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The Sand Man

Uri Games · PLAYISM · 2018-01-29

Steam

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 28, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

“I’ll tell you a scary story. It’s so scary you might not be able to take it. It’s the story of the Sand Man...” This is the second title in the Strange Man series, developed by Uri Games. Unable to sleep and exhausted, Sophie wanders into a town where everything sleeps. That is where the terror begins...

The Sand Man is an Adventure, Casual and Indie title released in 2018, priced at $2.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 372 reviews).

1
playing now
93%
positive of 372 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
4h
to beat · rushed 3h
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$2.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

For days now, Sophie Grundler has been unable to sleep. Bullied at school, and her father busy with work, she simply has to endure. Then one night, the clock in her room stops ticking...(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 33 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 45% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 9.3k–22k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 372 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2022-05-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $2.99 · on sale 7 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-08-12 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$12.99$1.492018-01-302026-08-062018-01-30 — best price $2.692018-06-22 — best price $2.392018-07-23 — best price $2.992018-11-21 — best price $2.392019-01-21 — best price $2.392019-02-25 — best price $2.992019-05-10 — best price $2.092019-07-09 — best price $2.992019-10-14 — best price $2.092019-11-12 — best price $2.992020-01-23 — best price $1.792020-03-23 — best price $2.992020-06-25 — best price $1.792020-11-02 — best price $2.992020-12-22 — best price $1.792021-03-08 — best price $2.992021-06-05 — best price $1.792021-08-16 — best price $2.992021-11-06 — best price $1.792022-01-05 — best price $2.992022-06-23 — best price $1.492022-11-01 — best price $2.992022-12-23 — best price $1.492023-03-23 — best price $2.992023-08-01 — best price $1.492024-01-04 — best price $2.992024-05-25 — best price $1.492024-08-14 — best price $2.992024-12-06 — best price $1.492025-03-08 — best price $2.992025-05-21 — best price $1.492025-08-14 — best price $2.992026-01-17 — best price $1.792026-05-24 — best price $2.992026-08-06 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
74%
earned "The Crooked Man"
39.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)36437%27

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

Player tags

2DAnimeIndieCasualHorrorFantasyRPGMakerAdventureStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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