Sand Land

Sand Land is a singleplayer action JRPG developed by ILCA and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is based on the ONA adaptation of the manga of the same name by the late Akira Toriyama.

The game was released on April 26, 2024 via Steam.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate		Deluxe Edition also available.
		Deluxe Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam		Deluxe Edition also available. Requires the Steam client to be running.^[2]

Demo

A demo is available from the Steam.

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition includes the game and the Deluxe Edition Upgrade Pack.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	The Deluxe Edition content can be purchased separately as DLC.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	The game does not contain microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Custom Vehicle Colors (3 Types)
Decal and Special Main Weapon Pack	Free.
Deluxe Edition Upgrade Pack

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\SANDLAND\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\*.ini
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\SANDLAND\Saved\SaveGames\<user-id>\System.sav
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1979440/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\SANDLAND\Saved\SaveGames\<user-id>\SaveData*.sav
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1979440/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save data files are numbered starting with 1.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		100.00 MiB available.

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		The game adapts to any ultrawide resolution the desktop is using when first booted, but it switches to pillarboxed 16:9 as soon as any graphics option is changed from the default value.^[3] Cutscenes are also pillarboxed 16:9.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		FOV and camera distance can be tweaked with the mod Custom FOV.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Scales with Texture Quality setting.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Off, Low, Medium, and High options for TAA.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Options for 30 FPS, 60 FPS, 120 FPS caps and No limit.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		Settings for Protanopia, Deuteranopia, and Tritanopia.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Ultra-widescreen Cutscene Fix

Manually modify the executable file Open `<path-to-game>\SANDLAND\Binaries\Win64\SANDLAND-Win64-Shipping.exe` in a hex editor (e.g. HxD). Search for `39 8E E3 3F` as hex and replace all instances to have ultrawide cutscenes with `26 B4 17 40` for 2560x1080, `8E E3 18 40` for 3440x1440, or any other desired aspect ratio value converted to hex. Save the changes.

Input

Controls settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Camera movement is hard-coded to mouse input, while pause is hard-coded to `Esc`.
Mouse sensitivity		Labelled as Up/Down Cam Spd and L/R Cam Speed.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Labelled as Camera Up/Down. X-axis can also be inverted with the L/R Camera option.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Certain actions, such as moving, camera, ally skills, zoom in/out, pause menu, item menu and capsule menu cannot be changed.
Controller sensitivity		Labelled as Up/Down Cam Spd and L/R Cam Speed.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Labelled as Camera Up/Down. X-axis can also be inverted with the L/R Camera option.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4, DualSense, DualSense Edge
PlayStation button prompts		DualShock 4 and DualSense button prompts require Steam Input. Without Steam Input, the game will display Xbox button prompts regardless of the controller being used.
Motion sensors support
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)		Nintendo Switch Pro Controller is supported.
Additional button prompts		Nintendo button prompts require Steam Input. Without Steam Input, the game will display Xbox button prompts regardless of the controller being used.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Digital movement support
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Rapidly changes button prompts.

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Steam Input prompt modes
Steam Deck button prompts
Steam Controller (1st gen) button prompts
Motion sensors support
Official controller preset(s)

Controller and Keyboard & Mouse remapping

Audio

Audio settings

Language settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sliders for Master Volume, BGM Volume, SE Volume, and Voice Volume.
Surround sound		Up to 7.1 surround.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Issues unresolved

Shader compilation stutter

The game suffers from shader compilation related stutters, this occurs whenever a new effect is displayed and thus whenever a new shader has to be compiled.^[4]

Other information

Game settings

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12	Direct3D 11 can be selected from the launch options. 12 is the default.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Criware, Ogg Vorbis, XAudio2
Cutscenes	Criware

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10	11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-9400F AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 590 DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Intel Arc A750

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Minimum system requirements are for 1080p 60 FPS on Low settings; recommended system requirements are for 1080p 60 FPS on High settings.

Notes

↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2.0^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1979440/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1979440) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Jigen123 on 2024-04-26
Manually verified the game executable.
↑ Verified by User:Jwillikers on 2025-09-26
Confirmed that SANDLAND.exe requires Steam to be running when launched directly through the game folder, regardless of whether a steam_appid.txt file or the Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\Steamworks\Steamv151\Win64\steam_api64.dll library was present in <path-to-game>.
↑ Verified by User:Jigen123 on 2024-04-26
Tested on a 5120x2160 monitor.
↑ Verified by User:Jigen123 on 2024-04-26

[2] Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2.0^[1]

[Proton_path_note-4] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1979440/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1979440) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1979440/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (1979440) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Unreal_Engine_4_version-1] Verified by User:Jigen123 on 2024-04-26
Manually verified the game executable.

[3] Verified by User:Jwillikers on 2025-09-26
Confirmed that SANDLAND.exe requires Steam to be running when launched directly through the game folder, regardless of whether a steam_appid.txt file or the Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\Steamworks\Steamv151\Win64\steam_api64.dll library was present in <path-to-game>.

[5] Verified by User:Jigen123 on 2024-04-26
Tested on a 5120x2160 monitor.

[6] Verified by User:Jigen123 on 2024-04-26

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Developers

	ILCA
Publishers
	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	April 26, 2024
Reception
Metacritic	75
OpenCritic	74
IGDB	76
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Open world, JRPG
Vehicles	Automobile, Hovercraft, Motorcycle, Robot, Tank
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Fantasy