UNDER the SAND - a road trip simulator

UNDER the SAND - a road trip simulator

Steam Deck Playable

IndieMax · Casual · Sep 25, 2020

Worth it for the right player.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $6.99.

78%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 7 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise42% are divided8% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Great gameplay, well optimized, good graphics,No story so far, would recommend.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
IndieMax, after releasing pretty much a complete overhaul of the game, has now released (at the time of writing this) 10 more consecutive updates.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Great gameplay, well optimized, good graphics,No story so far, would recommend.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
(but if this game gets multiplayer, then yeah you should buy it.)
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Oh and the Soundtrack is great but it all sounds like its coming out of a Bluetooth speaker.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
While it is listed as having partial gamepad support, the reality is this game is not well suited to a controller and absolutely is a hassle to play on the Steam Deck.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Gameplay35 reviews
Story and characters26 reviews
Graphics24 reviews
Multiplayer9 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Bugs15 reviews
73%
Interface10 reviews
70%
Difficulty7 reviews
86%
Controls5 reviews
80%
Monetization4 reviews
25%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes10 reviews
70%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should I buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $6.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
37
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.