Ukrainian game SAND: Raiders Of Sophie about "Galicians in space" has a new release date

Lviv studio Hologryph announced that its Ukrainian-themed survival co-op SAND: Raiders Of Sophie will be released on PlayStation 5 and Steam on March 5, 2026.

The developers used the extra time to expand and improve the core gameplay. Another priority is focusing on optimization and performance improvements.

SAND: Raiders Of Sophie also received a new trailer showcasing the game's improved features.

SAND was previously expected to be released in early access on Steam on April 3. However, Hologryph decided to postpone the release and focus on optimization after closed playtests .

"Based on the results of the playtest, we made a huge list of Quality of Life items. Some solutions that we thought might be interesting for players were actually inconvenient. Something is complicated, something doesn't work the way players are used to, you have to relearn. There are dozens of such wishes, so we are working on them," noted Khrapai.

dev.ua spoke with the head of the Hologryph studio, Maksym Khrapai, about the development challenges, the release date postponement, gameplay features, and how the team is preparing for the release.

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