Under the Sand

Under the Sand is set in an alternative 1980s, where global warming has turned the world into an endless desert and the remains of civilization are gradually being buried. You drive an old pickup on a long journey to fulfill your late father’s last request, searching for a place where it might still be possible.

Travel the desert

The road is generated from over 200 kilometers of unique asphalt and off-road sections, with more than 20 points of interest to encounter. Forks and crossroads let you choose your route, and roadside stores give you places to sell junk. The game focuses on driving and exploring; it has no zombies, maniacs or crazy animals.

Maintain and tune cars

You can find cars of different classes while traveling and build an expandable fleet. Almost all parts can be removed and replaced, including wheels, doors, the hood, steering wheel, engine, battery, roof headlights and dashboard figures. Cars need gasoline to run and water in the radiator to prevent the engine from overheating.

Tires behave differently on different surfaces, accidents can damage car parts, and the cars have working suspension. Choose between an economical engine for a calmer drive or a racing engine for drifting, and customize your car’s appearance by painting parts from the body to the wheel rims.

Create your character

You can customize your character’s appearance, from hair to eyebrows, and choose from several classes, from a wanderer to a punk. Each class has its own characteristics.

Customize the experience

Settings let you adjust the character’s damage, thirst, hunger and fatigue, as well as car damage and fluid consumption. You can also choose how many objects and locations appear in the world.

Other features

The game uses stylized low-poly graphics that fall between cartoonish and semi-realistic. Music cassettes let you listen to different genres on the car radio, from calm lo-fi to hard rock. There is also a cat at home that needs feeding.