Hi everyone! After our trailer debut at the MIX Fall Showcase, we're excited to officially announce Smash It Wild, developed by Goblinz Studio in collaboration with Ernestine! This tactical turn-based game where volleyball and dodgeball meet in a fantasy universe is coming to you in Q2 2025!

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Features

• Turn-based tactics: play matches mixing volleyball and dodgeball, where every action can make a difference!
• Sailpunk universe: take part in a tournament in a fantasy world filled with animals with a wide variety of abilities.
• Roguelike progression: win consecutive matches to find victory. One defeat means starting from scratch!
• Perfect your strategy: each team has its own synergies and combos, offering a variety of gameplay styles and strategies to adapt to each match.
• Create combos: train your champions, unlock new attacks and equip them with powerful items.
• Secondary challenges: complete bonus objectives during matches to gain additional rewards.

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Hello everyone! As stated in the previous news, here's the first patch with a lot of different corrections! While every single ticket we fixed isn't listed there (as we've got more than 100 of them, and some of them fix the same feature), here's a list of what's changed between 1.2.2 and 1.2.3! Stay tuned for 1.2.4 coming soon!

Patch 1.2.3 Changelog

Fight

• A blocker was sometimes occurring during enemys turn in fight
• A blocker was sometimes occurring after moving a unit in fight
• Defensive stance was causing a blocker if the launcher was the last member of its team.
• Stuns were sometimes disappearing only after starting the units turn, causing it to last one more turn than expected
• Galvanised effect was sometimes giving Health in addition to the expected Shield gain
• In fight, all negative effects/traits of units are now correctly displayed to the left of their Shield, and all positive effects/traits to the right
• Enemies were sometimes skipping their turn
• Attack panel was sometimes disappearing during fight
• Using keyboard shortcuts in fight could sometimes activate your exploration abilities and start their cooldown

Exploration

• Keyboard shortcut for the Log screen was still active during the tutorial, causing a potential blocker
• All reputations were too high due to some traits allowing to stack it
• Leave to menu before leaving Lecwasi for the first time was causing a blocker
• A places UI was sometimes open after starting a new quest step
• The world wasnt always evolving correctly after finishing the Agromancy quest

Others

• Removing arrows keys navigation in menu to prevent blockers
• The Tamers beasts had broken descriptions.
• Many broken texts in Encyclopedia, quests and Exploration abilities
• Rewards preview in Events were sometimes wrong
• Several issues linked to tooltips (freezing after an alt-tab, impossible hiding) were fixed.
• Tamer entry couldnt be unlocked in the Encyclopedia

Polish & improvements

• Neocactus quest now gives hints about the location of quest objectives
• More guidance on the Hostages trading quest
• Several small UX improvements

Hi everyone, We know that many of you were looking forward to the 1.3 update, but weve decided to delay its release to focus on bug fixing and polishing the game. Thats why were rolling out the 1.2.3 patch today, with 1.2.4 to follow shortly after. Thanks to your feedback, were now entering a new phase of Sandwalkers early access, and we want to take a moment to share some of the challenges weve faced and how theyve shaped the development process. Sandwalkers has been an ambitious project for our small core team of 6-7 people. The game requires a lot of content and combines elements from different genres that pushed us to experiment and make adjustments, which led to some delays and technical issues along the way. While were actively working on new content (such as the next steps of main quest lines, new mobs, traits, upgrades), stabilizing the game is our top priority for now, and were committed to making improvements until we achieve the quality were aiming for. Well also be sharing an updated roadmap soon to give you more visibility on whats coming next. A huge thank you to all of you for your continued support and constructive feedback. Youre an essential part of Sandwalkers development, and your encouragement keeps us motivated to make this game the best it can be!

Hello everyone! Here we go for our latest patch, 1.2.2 While it is indeed on continuity to the 1.2 and 1.2.1 patch, we've also started a global polish phase. It does not mean that you won't have any content in the next updates, it just means that it might be a bit lighter with the content. But we'll focus on stabilizing the game, as we can see there's a lot of small bug here and there making the experience not as good as it could be! So basically, this patch contains fixes that were directly linked to 1.2, plus a lot of overall fixes. We would like to thank you for all your reports, namely via the in-game tool but also on the Forums and the Discord. Do not hesitate to keep on using the in-game tool, as it directly takes a screenshot and sends us your logs, which contains everything we need to makes corrections most of the times As for the content coming, you'll get more information soon, and there'll be even more bugfixes to come. Until then, please find the patchnote for 1.2.2 below Cheers!

Full Patch 1.2.2 changelog

General Bugfixes

• Fixed a bug where moving cost was not displayed correctly le using an object
• Fixed a bug where the world map would only be showing fog in some cases
• Fixed a bug where Supplies amount was exceeding the "max supplies" stat
• Fixed a bug where text was displayed in yellow even without being a narrative hint
• Fixed a bug where you could spam a skill when leveling it up to level it up multiple times at once
• Fixed a display issue in portuguese with the current caravan's number
• Fixed a display issue in portuguese where two lines were displayed in japanese in the encyclopedia
• Fixed a bug where ennemies' tooltips where not displayed correctly when hovering them too quickly
• Fixed a non intended confusion when having a new item during the tutorial
• Fixed a technical issue with caravan placement when triggering map variations
• Fixed a bug where the damages where too high when the caser was more than lvl 1
• Fixed major notification displayed when it shouldn't
• Fixed fetish attack displayed in caravaneer replacement UI
• Fixed several issues with caravaneer skin change
• Fixed tooltips, UI and caravaneers' skin when dragging caravaneers during fight preparation
• Fixed an issue with effects displaying a white image when a fighter was hit by an attack with an effect removal behavior
• Fixed auto pinned behavior for a few quests
• Fixed an issue where health could still be displayed with decimals in UI
• Fixed an issue where event actions' tooltips could go out of screen when displaying the details on right click
• Fixed an issue preventing items to be equipped/unequipped on a caravaneer during fight preparation when double clicking it
• Fixed an issue where unequipping a fetish during fight preparation wouldn't remove the attack in the attacks UI section
• Fixed a lot of different localization issues in every languages (there's a lot of small stuff, so I'm not going into details!)
• Fixed the price of the followers, as it was not the one expected
• Fixed a bug with the bait item, that was not usuable
• Fixed a visual issue with an Ant attack
• Fixed a camera movement issue during quests

Hi everyone! Patch 1.2 has been live since yesterday, and we wanted to address some issues that might impact the experience as quickly as possible.

Bug Fixes

Known issue

The "Caravan's Legacy's" update is now live!

New content

New class: the Tamer

New Log Tabs: "Encyclopedia" and "Memories"

New Memories

New Quest

Character Customization

New Rules

Equipment Level Scalability

Hope Impact on Shield

Balancing

• Replaced some Sand tiles in the desert with a new biome that costs fewer Supplies. The goal is to smooth the early-game difficulty curve and give players more control.
• Burn now deals Fire damage instead of Pure damage.
• Rebalanced the early game to account for the Hope impact on Shield.

Bug Fixes

• Zoom/unzoom was sometimes blocked until the camera was moved.
• Some attacks displayed incorrect damage previews (most cases have been fixed).
• Some attacks displayed incorrect Shield gain previews.
• Fixed various text-related issues.
• Fight consumables' FX were not displayed correctly.
• Death animations were not playing correctly when the Explosive effect was applied.
• Attacks and abilities impacting units stats were not working correctly.
• An edge case was causing item duplication during trade.

UX Improvements

• Better display of Blinded, Protected, and Immune effects in combat.
• You can now see all potential targets of an enemys attack when hovering over it, in addition to the current target.
• At the beginning of a fight, Hope and weather modifiers will automatically be displayed.
• Recruiting a hero will now trigger a major notification.
• Completing a quest will now trigger a major notification.
• Completing a quest step will now trigger a minor notification.

Whats Coming Next

• Were still improving performance and fixing remaining issues, which will be addressed in upcoming small patches.
• The next major update should add new upgrades, traits, and followers to add variety to your build and improve exploration balancing. The exact content is still to be determined.
• Were working on the main questline, which will significantly extend the game content. Two new questlines (with the Nebulous and a new faction, the Azore) will be part of a dedicated patch in a few months. The exact release date is TBD. They will include two new maps, new units and bosses, and a fast-travel option that you can unlock as you explore Uwando. The final part, allowing you to reach Umama and attempt to save the world, will be the main feature of the full release patch. We will provide a more detailed roadmap as soon as possible.

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Patch 1.1.2 is here! Even if were mostly working on 1.2 and new content for later, we still have a lot of small improvements to make.

Balancing

• Swordman ability now gives the Barrier trait instead of Immuned (it was a bit overpowered, sorry!)

Bugfix

• A blocker could happen when you were using an attack removing a debuff
• Burning damage were stacking for each stacks, which wasnt intended
• Broken text issue on some Abilities
• The Trait Voracious Ambition wasnt working properly
• Ruins service quest wasnt working correctly
• You could obtain some upgrades in inconsistent order
• Caustic rain weather could create a high density of monster groups next to each other
• Poison damage were not display
• Broken text in The Art of Forging quest
• The Art of Forging : tweak an event outcome dealing 0% damage
• Broken text in Yayah
• Other various broken texts (biomes, weathers, traits, etc.)
• Several edge cases were preventing Blinded to destack
• Units were visually overlapping in fight sometimes
• Big delay between the skill and its animation sometimes
• Attack tooltips could be cut at the edge of the screen in the Caravan menu
• Ardent trait wasnt working properly
• Pyromancer ability could remove destroyed SE and gain bonuses from it
• Fix broken texts in questboards from various cities

UX

• Several improvements on attack tooltips
• Better target wording of AoE skill
• We now have different feedback on target depending if were showing potential target or actual target (in a enemys preview for example)
• Column and line AoE texts are now used properly
• Poisoned damages are more clearly displayed
• Add a feedback when a skill miss its target (because of blinded effect for example)

Hi everyone! Here comes our first major update: Uwandos Mysteries ! With this update, we wanted to polish some features that are already present in-game (such as Weather and Effects) while adding more content and variety to the game.

Weather

Sunny

Drought

Scorching heat

Rain

Downpour

Caustic downpour

Strong winds

Storm

Hurricane

Effects

Quests

Monsters & Monster groups

Predators

Gigants

New group: Limuloids

New group: Fire Beasts

New group: Beasts

A new caravaneer: the Swordman

Exploration Abilities upgrade

Traits

• 12 new traits are now available for your Caravaneers.
• Traits can now be leveled up if a caravaneer obtains them multiple times during a run, amplifying their effects.

Bugfixes

• Fixed many broken localization keys.
• Improvements of performances and loading times.
• Various minors fixes.

Known issues

• Effect damage calculations may occasionally be incorrect.
• In specific situations that we cannot yet reproduce, some attacks may heal enemies instead of dealing damage.
• Hope still does not impact Shield.

Whats next

Play now:

Early Access Roadmap:

Hello everyone! As some of you has been asking, we're finally ready to activate the Cloud Saves on Sandwalkers! It should be seemless for the vast majority, and allow you to share your saves via the cloud between different Computers, including from different OSes. For exemple, you can start your game on Windows and continue it on MacOS. However since the game isn't officially supported on Steamdeck yet, I can't assure you cloudsaves will work there, but it should. I'd be more than happy if you could confirm though :D.

Now two things that I feel are important to tell you, please take a minute to read it :

Hi everyone, here comes a big update with some changes on attacks & recruitment. We are approaching the end of our optimization phase and are starting to work on new content for the game. We should be able to tell your more about that soon!

Patch 1.0.5 - 04/07/2024

Attacks

• Shield bash now applies Slowed even if the target has no Shield
• Pyromancers Burning swarms now deals damage to all enemies
• Pyromancers Fire coat attack was reworked
• Fire Resistance (3) +10 Shield & Thorns (1)
• Forgotten ritual now heals a flat amount of HPs instead of giving Health Regeneration effect
• Genius refactoring
• Incendiary cocktail (formerly Glue grenade) now deals fire damage
• Explosive prototype now deals base Air damages in addition to its random effects
• Tonic now deals Air damages to one target and apply either haste (2) or an agility bonus to the launcher
• All Genius attacks have an Intelligence ratio now
• Prob on attacks effects were changed
• Tweak many attacks & upgrades values
• Equipments HP/Shield bonus are drastically increased to give an actual impact
• Quests
• Delivery service will not direct you to a specific place instead of any place.
• Ruins service was leading to a broken underground map: it should now be fixed.

Recruitment

• Recruited caravaneers level is now correctly applied on their stats.
• Once theyre recruited, you will directly select your caravaneers upgrades
• Caravaneer recruitment pool are now handled differently:
• Their content is refreshed every 100 caravans movement
• You can recruit each caravaneer only once

UX/UI

• Support screen is now always displayed, even if you cannot get any follower yet
• Events & quests outcomes previews now work correctly: the item previewed should always be the right one
• Tweak some attacks & upgrades tooltips to make them more readable
• Attack tooltips size no longer depends on units position
• Quest rewards are now always displayed in the quest book

World

• There is now a path going east from Lecwasi when you start the game
• The roads upgrades in the Crystal Library now create road with reduced supplies cost compared to the nearby biomes.

Other fixes

• Fix several issues linked to effects stacks depletion
• Infested effect is fixed!
• Insidious seed attack and its upgrade are back
• Several broken localization keys were fixed
• Caravaneers sometimes had a duplicate of their sprite
• Space Gem icon is now displayed correctly
• Immuned effect icon is now displayed correctly
• Poison damages are now displayed correctly
• Missing upgrades on Archeologist when leveling-up
• Fix an issue causing the 3rd Fragment to never be dropped after completing Terracers questline.
• You cannot stun a unit forever anymore, sorry!
• Other minor fixes

Bugfix

• Fix a blocker on Jet Fetish quest: some players didnt see the button to bring the Fetish to Musawenkosi
• Death Pulse attack not giving shield when it kills an enemy
• Remove duplicates of heroes sprites in combat
• Some broken localization keys
• Terracers Queen was level 1 in combat
• Broken values displayed on some followers
• The Yoz Sea area now turns permanently into a fertile land after finishing Yoz the twice-born quest

Following yesterdays patch 1.0.2, here comes patch 1.0.3 with some extra fixes! Were still in the optimization phase, but well soon share an Early Access update with more content and features to come.

Hotfix

• Players will now be able to find Wood for the Agromancy quest, even if the quest is already active
• Players will now have the required items for Umamas root quest, event if they were affected by the bug removing them too soon.

User experience

• Remove a spoiler from reputation screen

Localization

• Fix broken keys on quest boards

Bugfix

• Attacks with effects on the launcher were applied incorrectly in case of AoE. For example, the larva was applying its self-heal 4 times, as it has 4 targets.
• Hope related traits now apply their effects properly
• All Hope loss are now applied correctly (Traits, Events, Attacks)
• Reputation levels are now correctly displayed and named
• Remove Princess Egg when you choose to fight the royalists
• Wrong values on Max Weight Crystal library upgrades
• Unclickable Caravan button in exploration
• Static shock now grants 2 stacks Haste instead of 1

Hotfix

• Temporarily removed Insidious Seed attack from the Botanist as it can cause crashes.

User experience

• You can now end a run manually through the pause menu.
• Clearer feedback on fetishes & consumables items when theyre not unlocked yet

Balancing

• Rest buttons in cities now give more bonuses even when your Reputation is low
• Rebalance some caravaneers attacks (Death Pulse, Umamas night song, Serrated chitin,...) Having two angry ants playing before you could do anything was a bit frustrating.
• Remove heal from Dragonopter AoE, increase slightly the monotarget attack heal.The AoE heal was buggy and quite frustrating. We choose to increase the other attacks self heal slightly to keep the tactical challenge in this fight while making it more fair.
• Reduce speed of some enemies. Same than Red Ants on the previous patch: we dont want big packages of enemies playing before you. We tried to slow them and to spread them more in the turn order.
• Update Supplies cost when moving on road tiles to 0. Roads should now be the late-game shortcuts that we aimed them to be.
• Mysterious Sprouts tiles now gives 6 Supplies. Many players were deceived by their visuals and were frustrated to gain no Supplies on them. We now give a small amount, in addition to their previous rewards.
• Defeating enemies will now always gives you some food

Localization

• Fixed some broken localization keys

Bugfix

• Attacks that move unit now do it correctly
• Protected effect is now removed when the caster dies
• Blinded effect now destack correctly when it makes you miss an attack
• We added Wood in the Agromancy quest area (sorry discord people, we know you were looking for them)
• Fix a blocker on Umamas root quest removing the items before you could use them in an event
• Consumables can now be changed for another one before a fight

Optimization

• Reduction of RAM consumption
• Improve overall performance in long game sessions

Coming soon

• More work on optimization especially with the perfs dropping as the game session last.
• Fix the most critical bugs in priority (crashes, blockers, experience-breaker bugs)
• Continue to make high-priority tweaks on balancing

Hey everyone! We're pushing a small update that just fixed a special kind of tile in the desert giving you only 1 supply where it should give you 12 of them. That is a low risk update and was quickly tested on our side, but can have a huge positive impact on your survivability :D There is another patch coming early next week, with some bigger changes and fixes, that were not a good idea to push live at 6PM on a Friday! For exemple, allowing you to abandon a run and start a new one without having to go and get vainquished in a fight on purpose, or slowly starving your caravan to death This change, and many fixes are coming early next week! We'll tell you more when it's there Thanks for playing Sandwalkers and providing us feedback. We try our best to be active on the forum and Discord so we can answer your questions and gather your feedback and suggestions - they really help! Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Hello everyone! First of all, thanks for playing Sandwalkers! We already had some great feedback and we cannot thank you enough for taking the time to post them Here's a first patchnote about what's been fixed and what we're still working on!

Patch 1.0.1

Hotfix

• Temporarily changed Insidious Seed attack from the Botanist as it can cause crashes.

User experience

• The new run button on the title screen will no longer offer to erase your save. This has been changed to either start a new run, or continue a run you've started but not finished yet.
• You can still reset your save through a dedicated button in Options>General in the title screen
• Reworded some skill tooltips that werent clear enough
• Fixed misleading descriptions on Shield upgrades in the Cristal library, since its not giving +20 flat Shield but +20% max Shield

Balancing

• Red ant speed has been nerfed from 6 to 4 Having two angry ants playing before you could do anything was a bit frustrating.
• Starting max supplies are increased from 15 to 20 While we want the desert to be challenging in early game, we feel like adding 5 Supplies will slightly help most players in their first runs.
• Increased Supplies gain on Desert cactus & animals Again: we want you to be challenged, not to suffer from neverending starvation

Localization

• Korean language is now named correctly in the language settings

Bugfix

• Fixed the dynamic counter in the description of the Repairs quest
• Double clicking the Leave Place action for the first time was hiding the UI sometimes
• Effect stacks not decreasing correctly in fight (visual bug only)

Mac

• Fixed issues related to specific resolutions, preventing you from closing some screens (like the Map)

Linux

• Cinematics will now play normally

Coming soon

• Were aware that the introduction cinematic is missing some subtitles and are working on it: it will be tackled in the next hotfix!
• Were tackling a memory leak issue causing freezes and performance drops the longer a play session lasts. As a workaround, you can save and restart the game ; this should make things better even if it is not ideal
• Still working on improving the attack tooltips clarity
• Steam Cloud support
• And more!

[previewyoutube=lVtfoWXtkmk;full]https://youtu.be/lVtfoWXtkmk[/previewyoutube] This is it! After announcing our next in-house developed project, Sandwalkers, back in August 2021, the early access is now available for you all to play with a 10% launch discount! We have also released several bundles with some of our games (Legend of Keepers, As Far As The Eye and Hero's Hour), so all our biggest fans get an extra discount, and a bundle with the great Urtuk: The Desolation! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1639080/Sandwalkers/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/42687/Sandwalkers__Legend_of_Keepers/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/42612/Sandwalkers__Urtuk/ We've faced quite a few challenges internally, but after closed betas, two free prologues, a successful Kickstarter campaign, devlogs showcasing the game's progress, and tons of feedback, we are proud of where we're at now. And it's all thanks to you, so a big thank you to everyone who has supported us along the way! The journey is not over yet, as we have a lot to do before the 1.0 launch. We will share the early access roadmap with you very soon. As always, know that each piece of feedback is truly appreciated. If you have any, or if you just want to talk with the devs, feel free to join our Discord server! We poured our hearts and souls into this game, and we hope you will enjoy this early access version. If you do, a positive review would greatly help with visibility! Have fun! -Goblinz Studio

Hi everyone! As we are closer than ever to release, we wanted to push the game one last time with a new prologue version! Unlike Sandwalkers: The Fourteenth Caravan, which was an introduction to the game lore, this free prologue is more focused on gameplay and is more balanced than the latest demo. We would love for you to try it out and give us your feedback on Discord. If you like it, please consider leaving a positive review to help us for the early access release! We hope you are as ready as we are! Enjoy! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2995230/Sandwalkers__Prologue/

Hello everyone, The whole team at Goblinz is so glad to finally announce that Sandwalkers will launch into early access on June 19th! [previewyoutube=lVtfoWXtkmk;full][/previewyoutube] It's been a while since we first announced this game. We've gone through a successful Kickstarter campaign, released several demos, ran some betas, and tweaked the game the best we could. Your feedback helped us a lot to optimize the game as much as we could, and we just can't wait for you to dig into this early access version. There's still a long way to go until the full release, but we hope you will enjoy this first version and we're counting on you to get your feedback on our Discord server.

Wishlist now:

As part of the Earth Appreciation Festival, we are thrilled to announce that a brand new version of the Sandwalkers demo is available now! [previewyoutube=Y3SIjkHBYzA;full][/previewyoutube] This demo contains approximately 2 hours of gameplay, including the following features:

• 3 Regions out of the 16 from the first map that will be available for early access
• 4 Quests out of the 30 that the game will contain for early eccess
• 8 Heroes out of the 12 that will be available in the early access
• About ten upgrades in the Crystal library

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Hello everyone, Welcome to our latest Devlog! Today, were going to talk about the details of quests and how they will affect the environment in Sandwalkers. We also have some exciting news to share. Sandwalkers is almost ready for release! You will be able to play it with all the content youve been seeing in the devlogs so far, and more! Thank you for your support, the finish line is almost there and well be back soon with the release date for our game. Stay tuned! The quest system will be at the heart of your experience. Players will encounter various objectives, each offering unique rewards that will be useful and necessary to your progress.
The main quest, Healing Umama, will be a constant element on your Screen to which you will be guided with a compass that will always point in the right direction.
The backbone of our approach lies in two types of quests: one-shot and repeatable. One-shot quests will only appear once and will provide significant roguelite rewards. They play a great role in shaping the game's world.
Completing a quest in a specific environment, like an arid desert, could trigger changes, such as the growth of vegetation- influencing the world for future explorations.
Repeatable quests will provide a constant source of progression during a run with random spawns.
You might encounter some objectives that will modify a zone permanently through the story you will get to play.
As for the impact on the environment - there are a few types a player can create. The environmental impact system will be designed to make the game world dynamic and responsive. Explo Skills will allow players to make minor systemic changes that won't be preserved between runs. For example, when harvesting elements for consumption and breaking a tile in the process, the used tile will not remain in the world at respawn.
Environmental variations will be both permanent and random. It will allow you to perform different actions to help you out when exploring. For example, transform a desert into fertile land to grow a lush forest, facilitating the caravan's journey through a once challenging area.
We hope you liked this devlog! We're getting ready to launch in Early Access soon, so keep an eye out for the official release date. Your support has been awesome, and we're almost there! Thanks a lot for being part of this journey with us. We can't wait to see you play the game!

Hello everyone, welcome to the 7th devlog for Sandwalkers! Last time, we delved into the Weather System, and since then, Sandwalkers has moved to its Alpha 2 phase undergoing significant changes that enhance the roguelite and exploration aspects of the game. Among these changes are a new user interface, the introduction of a Hope system, changes to the map, and modifications to combat! The in-game user interface has undergone a transformation
Quests and your characters can now be found on the left side of the screen, while general information, weather updates, and caravan effects are displayed at the top. And as you may have noticed There's something new! One of the most significant additions to Sandwalkers is the Hope system. This new resource is indicated by a flower icon at the top of the screen, representing your caravan's mood and hope in their quest.
The state of Hope fluctuates based on your actions. For example, making an unfortunate choice during an event might lower hope, causing the flower to wither. Conversely, taking care of your caravan, such as avoiding combat, will increase Hope. There are five levels of Hope, each providing bonuses or penalties to your gameplay.
Each level of Hope significantly influences both the exploration and combat capabilities of the caravan, as well as its relationships with factions and the overall morale of caravan members. This, in turn, can lead to a cascade of positive or negative events.
Changes have been made to the game map as well. It was previously split, but is now a single, expansive map with 19 regions featuring different enemies, weather conditions, events, rest areas, and intense zones with bosses.
Side quests guide you through different regions, each presenting unique challenges depending on weather and enemies. Progress is notably obstructed by bosses who guard access to the next region. To overcome this obstacle, players must strategically navigate the current region, completing quests and gaining power. Your actions in these regions can also modify the terrain, making it more fertile, especially when you help factions.
These modifications will persist over your next runs, making progression easier and rewarding! Lastly, we are currently working on changes to the combat system, which may trigger after a certain number of moves providing you with multiple ways to encounter enemies.
We hope you enjoyed this devlog and the changes that have come to Sandwalkers with this update. Stay tuned for future devlogs!

Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based exploration game where you lead a team through Phiti's unpredictable climates and hostile environments. On your journey, you'll face many dangers, gather knowledge and seek to locate and revive the ancient Mother Tree Umama.

Join us for a preview of the game during our pre-recorded live broadcast scheduled for October 15 at 1pm PDT/10pm CEST!

Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based exploration game where you lead a team through Phiti's unpredictable climates and hostile environments. On your journey, you'll face many dangers, gather knowledge and seek to locate and revive the ancient Mother Tree Umama.

Join us for a preview of the game during our pre-recorded live broadcast scheduled for October 13 at 12pm PDT/9pm CEST!

Hello everyone, Welcome back for this brand new Devlog! In our previous update, we introduced you to the concept of caravan actives, and today we're excited to talk about our upcoming weather system! But before we dive in, we have an important announcement to make. We've chosen to push back the Early Access launch of Sandwalkers to the beginning of 2024. This extra time will give us the opportunity to fine-tune and perfect the game, so we can offer you the best possible experience. We're grateful for your patience and support throughout this project. In the meantime, please stay tuned for many more development updates and exciting surprises. Thank you for being a part of this journey with us! In the vast world of Uwando, you'll encounter weather phenomena that can make survival challenging for wandering caravans. This meteorological chaos is known as the Phithi. During your travels, you may come across various weather types such as Sandstorms and Acid Downpours :
In each playthrough, you'll discover different weather phenomena depending on the regions you explore, which will significantly impact how you approach your journey on the world map. The choice is yours whether to brave these challenges or take a more cautious path.
You might ask, why would you choose to go through this chaos? Well, these weather phenomena seriously limit your visibility and, at the same time, present their own set of unique challenges and rewards! In them, you will encounter some new types of enemies.
These elementals can only be found within the weather phenomena on the map, as they are a manifestation of the Phithi's unrest.
The weather you encounter can modify certain elements of the map, causing watchtowers to collapse and wells to become contaminated with acid. In conclusion, as you start your adventure in Uwando, the chaotic weather can be both your greatest challenge and a source of unique rewards. Thank you for following Sandwalkers development, stay tuned for more updates soon! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1639080/Sandwalkers

Hello everyone, Welcome to another Sandwalkers devlog! Today we're going to introduce you to two essential features of the game: Biomes and Active Caravan Capabilities. In Sandwalkers, every expedition begins with the carefully designed placement of Biomes.
These unique regions define the terrain of your adventure and greatly influence your strategy. Our team has worked hard to create a diversity of Biomes, from welcoming territories to the most hostile lands.
One of our key goals is to ensure that no two runs in Sandwalkers are the same. To achieve this, we have implemented a dynamic weather system, which we'll discuss in detail in a future devlog. This system introduces variations between runs, making each playthrough a fresh and exciting experience.
Moving through these Biomes is a captivating experience, as their cost varies according to their nature. Some of the friendlier Biomes will only require 1 travel point, while others, such as the dangerous Sand Dunes, will cost up to 5, so choose your route wisely to bring your Caravan to its destination.
What's more, each Biome has a list of specific cells that can appear, each with its own probability of occurrence. For example, the Arid Biome is more likely to offer you dried-out cacti, while the Sand Dunes Biome may be home to grazing herds. Each Biome has its own character, making each exploration unique and exciting.
Your Caravan is made up of members specialized in different trades, and each has an Active Exploration Ability. These skills are essential for survival and prosperity in the world of Uwando.
Take, for example, the Hunter, whose active skill is tracking wild beasts. This skill can be used to obtain valuable resources or to escape perilous situations.
Some of these abilities allow you to influence the environment's Biomes, opening up exciting possibilities for shaping your adventure. For example, the Botanist possesses the power to rejuvenate the soil. On the other hand, the Hydromancer harnesses the elements to extract moisture, transforming it into precious drinking water. However, this process unintentionally causes the surrounding huts to become dry and arid, making the choice crucial.
It's important to note that each Active Ability can only be used once, before having to recharge when you rest in town. This adds a tactical dimension to your expedition, where you'll have to decide wisely when and where to use these skills to optimize your journey. Thank you for taking the time to read this devlog update for Sandwalkers! We hope you enjoyed learning about the handcrafted Biomes and the exciting Active Abilities of the Caravan. See you in the next one!

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Hi Sandwalkers, First of all, we apologize for not bringing more news about Sandwalkers, but we certainly have made some progress on the game and as usual, we cant wait to show you more. As weve reorganized our marketing team, well be able to bring more news about the development of the game through bi-monthly devlogs. Anyway, let's dive into our fourth devlog! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1639080/Sandwalkers/

DEVLOG #4: IN-GAME ITEMS

Consumables

Supplies

Exploration Consumables

Combat Consumables

Orb of Insight

Equipment

Accessories

Fetishes

Tradeables

Valuables

Containers

Quest items

Hello everyone! First of all, Goblinz Studio is wishing you all a wonderful year full of games and happy moments. Today, we decided to get into fresh new stuff we have been polishing for a while, and the start of 2023 is the perfect opportunity to show our progress! Before we truly dive into the new stuff, we also want to thank you again for the amazing support as Sandwalkers recently passed the 100 000 wishlists milestone which we could not reach without your huge support <3 So, whats new? Well, what about a spotlight on our new city and new biomes? That sounds always exciting, providing a good insight at what youre going to find or evenfight!

Totong, the capital of Terracers

Arable land

Nebulous highland

Saline creek

Mangrove

Dear everyone,

Our free prologue is now live along with our Kickstarter campaign!

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Hello Sandwalkers! As our beloved game Kickstarter campaign will start on October 26, we wanted to keep you posted about Sandwalkers development. Today, we want to put a spotlight on core mechanics through Exploration, Cities and finally Battles! The world of Sandwalkers In Sandwalkers, the player explores the world of Uwando through an hexagonal grid, on which are disposed the different places and events that characters will encounter in the game. Along the way, you will cross the path of many other characters, who can be peaceful or aggressive depending on your luck! Both have pros and cons of course.
It's a trap!
Welcome to Yayah A word about biomes Each specific tile represents one of the biomes that exists in the game, such as Sand, Arid land, Cactuses or Bones. They come in different variations that depend on the region the player is currently traveling in. Regions also have specific biomes that are more rare than these ones - but well keep these for a next time. Biomes are also home to some elements with which the player can directly interact on the map. For example, this big cactus will give you some Supplies to help with your journey!
Supplies are key Unexpected encounters When you meet aggressive NPCs (or if your negotiation attempt went wrong), you will begin a battle phase against the enemy team. Each enemy has its own weaknesses and strengths, and learning about them will help you evaluate the risk that comes with each encounter.
Better get ready for that one: the Scorpicore But even if your fight goes wrong (or if you forgot to take supplies with you before leaving for the desert), you will be able to save some of your progress for the next run. Each memory you save is sent to the Crystal Library, where you will be able to see the various bonuses you unlocked for future runs.
The Crystal Library Beginning our journey with Kickstarter is a huge step for the studio and the project in itself. The campaign will allow us to go further in the development, bound to the campaign stretch goals, but also being able to offer high quality physical versions and new mechanics. Its also an efficient way to talk about the game, which is key for the community who can follow the development and give relevant feedback. For the rewards, we have some surprises that we can not unveil yet, wait until October 26 to discover what we have been cooking for you all this time! In the meantime, you can always follow the Kickstarter page to be notified when it goes live! In our next devlog, well take a closer look at the characters you will encounter by crossing this vast, untamed land, after the devastating climate change. Thank you for reading and see you next devlog! Join the community and get involded if you want! https://discord.gg/BRQJDJrKAs

Dear everyone, We are so proud to announce the free prologue of Sandwalkers, The Fourteenth Caravan, will be out on October 26th along with the Kickstarter campaign!
We are counting on you to play it, give us feedback on Discord, wishlist the prologue and/or follow the Kickstarter page! Thank you for your support and see you on October 26th! -The Goblinz Team

Hello everyone, and welcome to this devlog focused on our core game design and amazing art. We are eager to share more and more with you about Sandwalkers, and we'll have lots of surprises to reveal over the course of our Kickstarter campaign!

Exploration rework

New enemies and pixel art

Environmental concept arts

What's next?

Hello everyone, We are happy to announce we will release a prologue for Sandwalkers (planned for this summer). You can now wishlist it to get notified for the launch: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1966290/Sandwalkers_The_Fourteenth_Caravan The prologue will let you play the 14th caravan and discover the world of Sandwalkers. We will also run closed beta tests in the next weeks/months before the prologue, you can subscribe to our newsletter if you want to participate

Hi everyone, We are so glad to finally be able to share the new announcements we made at Gamescom with you all! Here is a recap of them all.

New reveal trailer: Sandwalkers

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New reveal trailer: Oaken

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New gameplay trailer: Diluvian Winds

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New gameplay trailer: Terraformers

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