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Sands of Aura

Chashu Entertainment · indie.io · 2023-10-27

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ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Oct 21, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 26, 2026 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 26, 2026 (Xbox Series X|S), Feb 26, 2026 (PlayStation 5)

Sands of Aura is an open-world action adventure with a fantasy setting of a realm in its twilight--a world buried beneath a sea of sand. Sail across the sandseas to return life to a dying world in an unforgettable experience that is equal parts engaging story and unrelenting, souls-like combat.

Sands of Aura is an Action, Indie, and RPG game released in 2023, priced at $9.99, with Mostly Positive (75% of 847 reviews) and an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners.

2
playing now
75%
positive of 847 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
1
Nexus mods (353 downloads)
4.18★
PlayStation Store rating (95 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 26 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (101 reviews).
  • · Top 16% of 27,701 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 17k–38k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 847 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.49 at IndieGala Store (2025-04-30) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 155 of 204 observed days · $17.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
878720212026Week of 2021-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-09-15 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 8 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 7 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
491Oct 2021Sep 2026Oct 2021 — avg 15 · peak 44Dec 2021 — avg 5 · peak 17Mar 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2022 — avg 2 · peak 5Jan 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2023 — avg 3 · peak 15May 2023 — avg 5 · peak 20Oct 2023 — avg 34 · peak 236Dec 2023 — avg 18 · peak 51Feb 2024 — avg 32 · peak 184Apr 2024 — avg 8 · peak 28Jun 2024 — avg 6 · peak 22Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 14Oct 2024 — avg 6 · peak 21Dec 2024 — avg 4 · peak 11Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18Apr 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Oct 2025 — avg 4 · peak 10Dec 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7Feb 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10Apr 2026 — avg 4 · peak 9Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Sep 2026 — avg 3 · peak 12

▼ −1 avg players (−29.2%) vs prior month — Sep 2026

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$6.642021-10-212026-10-142021-10-21 — best price $19.992022-03-15 — best price $24.992022-05-27 — best price $17.492022-08-12 — best price $24.992022-11-22 — best price $14.992023-01-06 — best price $18.362023-03-03 — best price $16.742023-05-05 — best price $16.742023-06-23 — best price $13.742023-08-18 — best price $16.742023-10-14 — best price $24.992023-11-20 — best price $11.242023-12-24 — best price $13.492024-02-13 — best price $19.882024-03-18 — best price $11.192024-04-23 — best price $21.762024-06-01 — best price $23.742024-07-13 — best price $13.742024-08-30 — best price $17.542024-10-13 — best price $24.992024-12-04 — best price $24.992025-01-23 — best price $12.492025-03-17 — best price $24.992025-04-24 — best price $24.992025-06-18 — best price $9.992025-08-13 — best price $9.992025-09-25 — best price $9.992025-11-06 — best price $24.992025-12-11 — best price $7.992026-02-03 — best price $7.992026-03-25 — best price $24.742026-04-28 — best price $8.982026-06-02 — best price $18.712026-07-13 — best price $9.992026-08-22 — best price $9.992026-09-12 — best price $9.992026-10-02 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
73.7%
earned "Setting Sail"
4.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-11-14 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8171%72
PS5 (PlayStation)3611%46
Xbox Series (Xbox)130%45
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGIndieActionCraftingStylizedDifficultIsometricAction RPGOpen WorldSouls-like

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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