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Starsand is a mystic survival game set among the dunes of an arcane desert. An open-world full of danger, vast environments and mysterious happenings await you! Explore, hunt, craft, build – and SURVIVE.

Starsand is a open world survival craft, survival and open world game developed by Tunnel Vision Studio and published by Toplitz Productions.
Released on November 17th 2022 is available only on Windows in 13 languages: English, Italian, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Thai and Turkish.

It has received 1,157 reviews of which 773 were positive and 384 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.5 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 6.71€ on Steam with a 60% discount, but you can find it for less on Eneba.

The Steam community has classified Starsand into these genres:

Open World Survival Craft Survival Open World Realistic 3D First-Person Exploration Crafting Base-Building Inventory Management Resource Management Sci-fi Atmospheric Story Rich Singleplayer Sandbox Mystery Building Aliens Early Access

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System requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows 7
Processor: Intel i3 (4th Generation) or equivalent AMD, min. 2.0 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 or equivalent AMD
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 7 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Sept. 2025

This is a more simply laid out desert survival game, with elemental effects, you need to understand directions when traveling as there is no set in stone map, honestly fun & has a bit of lore. https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44796497-NeLsInFiNiTy%2527s-Undead-Empire/

July 2025

Okay, so this game is a really weird anomaly. This is one of those few examples where the low popularity is almost 100% on the devs. this game had the foundation to be an amazing survival game, that said the devs pretty much released the game and abandoned it. What they left behind is a skeleton for what could have been a 9/10 or 10/10 survival game but because they stopped updating its insanely barebones. The only way i can describe it is Subnautica but in a desert setting with a little bit of The Mummy and Dune sprinkled in, its actually really cool. you start out with nothing much like in subnautica and slowly upgrade to traverse deeper and deeper into the dunes. Like i said it was a amazing foundation but heres where the problems creep in... theres only 2 armors(not counting the beginning clothes you start with, only 2 enemy types Hyenas and the alien bugs and severe lack of unique weapons. the core crafting and exploring is really great and is the main reason to play it. Finding a ancient pyramid only to be stopped because you dont have the ingredients to craft the item needed to proceed so you come back like 5 hours later with the right gear to explore even further, almost like crafting skill checks. If you dont like sand then youll hate this game as there will be times where youre dying of heat stroke, dehydrated and hunger for long stretches of desert before stumbling upon ancient ruins or a oasis which i believe is by design, long stretches make those moments of finding something far more memorable. So in conclusion, if you like survival games and like the whole ancient egypt esque setting i do think its worth playing as it is fun, just be warned about the severe lack of content.

June 2025

Nice Survival aspects with great game control and setup values. I my only gripe is the PRICE POINT, so if your like me you'll look for the SALE! Enjoy [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/28820007] Recommendations [url=https://www.youtube.com/@kreatorb] YouTube [url=https://www.tiktok.com/@iplaykreatorb] TikTok

April 2025

It's okay. It feels very barebones and not very well thought out. A few things are disappointing: - I finally built a base (which is grindy AF) then realised there was almost no benefit compared to just leaving everything in the open like a hobo - There only seems to be one enemy - There is a lot of travelling around from A to B - Navigation is designed to be intentionally annoying to try and get you lost. - Saving the game requires a shelter so if you ever need to logoff at short notice for dinner or smth you can lose 1 hour+ of progress - Chests are tiny and contain only 6 slots. Make the endgame chests with uncommon resources and you get... 9 slots. All of this aside, it's a fun B tier survival game if you've already burned through the S and A tier games like Subnautica and Green Hell. I got bored before finishing it, but it was interesting and fun to explore around.

Feb. 2025

well, its very intense. the scolos are intimidating. but you can get handle on them with time and traps. probably the least liked open world craft from a chill standpoint but i was intriqued by the waya to solve the constant attacks. give yourself a break and put it on easy for a bit to get the feel for it then restart with mideum and face the aliens. they are nasty.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Starsand is currently priced at 6.71€ on Steam.

Starsand is currently available at a 60% discount. You can purchase it for 6.71€ on Steam.

Starsand received 773 positive votes out of a total of 1,157 achieving a rating of 6.48.

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Starsand was developed by Tunnel Vision Studio and published by Toplitz Productions.

Starsand is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Starsand is not playable on MacOS.

Starsand is not playable on Linux.

Starsand is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Starsand. Explore additional content available for Starsand on Steam.

Starsand does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Starsand does not support Steam Remote Play.

Starsand is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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