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Sand: Raiders of Sophie’s server slam slammed so hard it that early access got booted to June 22
The point of a server slam test is to ensure that the backend architecture of a multiplayer title is ready for an influx of players at launch. So by that metric, the server slam test held this past weekend for dieselpunk PvPvE extraction shooter Sand: Raiders of Sophie was extremely successful...

Whoops! Sand: Raiders of Sophie's server slam got so slammed it isn't coming out tomorrow anymore
Welp! Just yesterday, Sand: Raiders of Sophie devs Hologryph and TowerHaus shared the release times of the desert-set extraction shooter where you have your own steampunk mobile fortress, which was set for release tomorrow, June 10th. Today, however? That release date has gone out the window. Read...

One day before launch, extraction shooter Sand gets delayed again—oh, and it's an early access game now, too
Welp, once again Sand: Raiders of Sophie—the hotly anticipated PvPvE extraction shooter where you build and pilot big stompy mechanical bases across an alien planet—has been delayed... Read more.
SAND delayed at the last minute after overwhelming server slam success
Just one day before its planned release, SAND: Raiders of Sophie has been delayed, though players won’t have to wait long to jump in. Developer Hologryph and publisher tinyBuild announced the dieselpunk extraction shooter will forgo its June 10th release date for one a bit later, on June 22nd via...
Dieselpunk Extraction Shooter ‘SAND: Raiders of Sophie’ Launches Next Week on Steam
Publisher tinyBuild and developers Hologryph and TowerHaus have announced that their multiplayer dieselpunk extraction shooter SAND: Raiders of Sophie will launch for PC via Steam on June 10, 2026. Players can also experience an open server slam playtest running through the weekend ahead of launch....
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