Do you feel the unbridled heat on your skin, the wind-blown sand tearing at your face? Wherever you look, nothing but a vast desert, but wait, what is that - something is moving in the far distance. Where are you? What has happened? 

Your day started as planned. The months of hard training should finally bear fruit. Motivated and full of ambition, you started the race of your life in the middle of the desert, surrounded by like-minded people who wanted to fulfil the dream of conquering the desert together with you and crossing the finish line with pride at the end of the Desert Race. 

But now you are suddenly alone in an inhospitable, hot environment. Deserted and unforgiving, the hot dunes stretch to the horizon. What happened? Where are you?

Dangers, mysteries, and puzzles await you! Find out what exactly happened, where you are and what connects you to the history of an extinct civilization. Will you manage to survive in this inhospitable environment, find answers and find your way back to your old life?

Find shade, find water, find life. Use your energy wisely, avoid too much effort in the heat, keep yourself warm through the coldest nights. You must keep your wits sharp to survive.

Hunt for food, make weapons, build a shelter, and secure it. The dunes are teeming with deadly creatures, familiar and otherwise.

In this desert you are both a hunter and prey. Insect-like predators come out of their dark nests, always looking for food. Protect yourself with fire, blow up enemies with explosive coconut grenades, secure your base and do whatever it takes to survive.

Find your way in the vast and lonely desert, orient yourself in sandstorms and mark your path. Thirst and heat become an invincible enemy during the day - cold endangers you during the night. Learn to live with adversity, see the beauty that the world holds, and learn from the animals and nature!

In short: EXPLORE, HUNT, BUILD ... and SURVIVE!

Featured from August 25th to 27th in the Arcade Village during Gamescom 2021, Starsand will be its early access debut date.

The long, cold night is over - things are heating up in the desert. Check out the new announcement trailer, featuring some of the otherworldly menaces players will be facing in this harsh and deadly world.

Key Features:

• Large open game world in an exciting desert setting with an area of over 64 km².
• The lovingly designed world, far away from civilization, holds many impressive monuments, artefacts, and creatures of the past, as well as modern times.
• Survival action par excellence! Weather and desert capers as well as terrestrial and extra-terrestrial enemies awaken the pure survival instinct!
• Gather, build, secure - for protection against heat, cold and the unknown enemy.
• Dynamic weather and day/night changes demand good planning, wise action, and a large portion of courage, especially in the desert.
• A mystical, thrilling story and the solving of numerous puzzles answer many open questions during the exciting journey into the unknown.

StarSand is in development for PC, coming to Steam Early Access on November 4, 2021.