Sandmade
Worth it · Short indie · 2018
The verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $0.63.
- Length
- 1h 1h to 100%
- Value
- $0.63/hr
- Reviews
- 91% of 243 positive
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Buy now or wait
It is 36% off today.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Look closely and imagine, do those structures fit together? Sandmade is a beautiful puzzle game that starts simple and relaxing but will soon challenge your brain and test your spatial skills. How good are you at visualising objects in your mind? Immerse yourself in the world of sand shapes and find out.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, Graphics card with 1GB memory, 102 MB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 88 times in the 8 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 30 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today's $0.63 at 36 percent off still sits 29 percent above the floor, so a deeper cut exists in its history.
On value it sits in the top 3 percent of its genre. It is cheaper than 85 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 93 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Sudocats ($1.99, scores 97) beats it on value, while it beats Oik 3 ($0.99, scores 72).
More about Sandmade
Inside the two-hour refund window, 91 percent of the 192 reviews written there were positive, against 91 percent overall, and those are 82 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
95% start to 45% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Sandmade is a minimalist puzzle game that uses both your brain and your ability to visualise objects. Each level had you piecing two or more sand structures together to make one big cube/ cuboid. I personally enjoyed each level as it put my mind to the test. The difficulty spikes in some sections pushing me to think more creatively. It kept my mind active the entire time I was playing. I did struggle with a few but...
2 more reviews
Not a bad 3D puzzle, music is good and sound when completing puzzle is satisfying. I just had 2 problems with it: - To repetitive to finish the game up to level 100. - No option to turn the pieces unless you select 2 of them, and even then the rotation is lacking. If you fail you restart with new pieces, never the same as before. Some are harder that others besides being the same level. Overall this is a great step...
Sandmade is the kind of puzzle game that doesn't need elaborate storytelling, flashy effects, or mechanical gimmicks to make an impression. Developed and published by Manic Hyena, it embraces a minimalist philosophy that focuses squarely on spatial awareness and visual logic. At first glance, its presentation appears almost austere-muted palettes, clean geometry, and quiet transitions-but that restraint quickly...
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Cite this score
Sandmade scores 76/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/851730/sandmadeReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 2, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.