Sandwalkers

Goblinz Studio · Goblinz Publishing, H2 Interactive Co., Ltd.

Released: Apr 8, 2025
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Last updated: 12 Sep 2026, 17:47 GMT

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27 Apr 2026Developer post
Update 2.2.6
Patchnote 2.2.6 Optimization This patch brings a big performance improvement, which should fix most of the issues faced until now. Balancing We’re still trying to make the late game more challenging, while keeping a feeling of progression as you unlock bonuses. Roguelite upgrades
Patchnote 2.2.6
Optimization
This patch brings a big performance improvement, which should fix most of the issues faced until now.
Balancing
We’re still trying to make the late game more challenging, while keeping a feeling of progression as you unlock bonuses.
Roguelite upgrades for HPs and Shield give less bonus
The Captain Pirate weaknesses are drastically nerfed
Some caravaneers were too slow to be a viable option in most cases. That’s why we choose to boost the Oniromancer & the Protector from 2 to 3 speed. The Hunter and the Swordman are boosted from 3 to 4 speed
We continue to reduce the drop rate of some items to make the inventory a little less crowdy. All valuable drop 30% less.
Bugfix
Some Fragments were not obtained at the right time in the main questline
Fix a softlock occurring sometimes after defeating the Dragonopterous caterpillar
Fix a softlock occurring sometimes at the beginning of a fight
The fight against the rebels in the “Princess Egg” quest was repeating itself.
The UI was sometimes disappearing after using an ability in exploration
Using food in the fight setup was causing a blocker
Blockers could occur after saving and quitting during a fight automatically triggered during a quest
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22 Jan 2026Developer post
Update 2.2.5
Fix a blocker in the "Mushroom City" quest
Fix a blocker in the "Mushroom City" quest
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19 Dec 2025Developer post
Update 2.2.3
Fixed a blocker on "Livewood City" quest, where the caravan couldn't reach the next quest objective
Fixed a blocker on "Livewood City" quest, where the caravan couldn't reach the next quest objective
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19 Nov 2025Developer post
Update 2.2.2
Helloooo everyone! Long time no see! This patch comes with a long awaited addition: controller support! Controller support You can finally play Sandwalker with your controller! Any input on a connected controller will switch the control mode automatically. Balancing Monsters are
Helloooo everyone!

Long time no see! This patch comes with a long awaited addition: controller support!
Controller support
You can finally play Sandwalker with your controller! Any input on a connected controller will switch the control mode automatically.
Balancing
Monsters are now scaling stronger starting level 6, increasing fight difficulty in late game
Bosses rewards now scale with your Caravan’s level
Reputations now have less impact on shop prices
Bugfix
Various fixes on quests, removing some edge-case blockers and improving UX.
Custom controls should now be saved when you quit the game.
Bounty Hunters attacks weren’t working as intended.
Underground plants weren’t giving the right reward.
A Limuloid attack was giving Shield to its enemies.
The “Beast Lair” event wasn’t giving the expected trait in one of its choices.
Some upgrades weren’t working properly on the Swordman & the Protector.
Some Encyclopedia entries were missing, preventing players from completing the related Steam achievement.
And as always, probably other minor fixes that we forgot to mention.
It is probably the last major patch on Sandwalkers: thanks a lot for your feedback and support during the last few years!
We can’t wait to show you what will come next :)
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25 Jun 2025Developer post
Update 2.1.2
Hello everyone! Here's a new patch for Sandwalkers, with some balancing and some fixes! Please find the full patchnote below. Cheers, and thanks for playing Sandwalkers! Balancing Please note that we’re iterating cautiously on this one: many variables impact Sandwalkers' balancin
Hello everyone! Here's a new patch for Sandwalkers, with some balancing and some fixes!
Please find the full patchnote below.
Cheers, and thanks for playing Sandwalkers!
Balancing
Please note that we’re iterating cautiously on this one: many variables impact Sandwalkers' balancing and a small change can sometimes have tremendous impacts
We increased monsters’ HPs & Shield. We don’t want to increase the stats anymore on the first levels, but we might continue to increase them on higher levels.
Desertic & arid regions now provides between 10% & 20% less Supplies tiles
The weight of all equipments & fetishes is reduced to 1 instead of 3
Several minor tweaks
Bugfix
A blocker was occurring when encountering fire elementals
Equipments, Fetishes & fight consumables items have levels, but they were not behaving correctly.
Fix a blocker on Nebulous questline
Bloodworms weren’t positioned correctly in fights
Some attacks from the Sobek and the Terrasaur weren’t giving their side effects to the right target.
Other minor fixes
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30 May 2025Developer post
Hotfix 2.1.1
Hello! We're pushing a small hotfix as there was an issue with Renegades and Deserters monsters that could lead into a blocking situation Sorry about that! Fixed an issue with Renegades and Deserters monsters that could lead into a blocking situation
Hello!
We're pushing a small hotfix as there was an issue with Renegades and Deserters monsters that could lead into a blocking situation
Sorry about that!

Fixed an issue with Renegades and Deserters monsters that could lead into a blocking situation
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28 May 2025Developer post
Update 2.1.0
Hello everyone! For the last few weeks, we've been working on content, as well as overall imporvements : with the weather, with balancing, bugfixing, polishing, we've been busy! We do hope you'll love all that's been added in this 2.1.0 version! And if you do, do not hesitate to
Hello everyone!
For the last few weeks, we've been working on content, as well as overall imporvements : with the weather, with balancing, bugfixing, polishing, we've been busy!
We do hope you'll love all that's been added in this 2.1.0 version! And if you do, do not hesitate to leave a positive review! I know I ask every once in a while, but it is very important for us
Have a wonderful day!
Please find the full patch note below :
Content
All enemy groups have been reworked to improve variety and ensure a fair distribution of all existing mobs:

Each region now has a set of specific monster “factions” it can trigger
Each monster “faction” has more varied groups
We added a new version of some monsters, who will start fights with an active effect on them to add even more variety
All loot gained from monsters has been reworked:

More variety of items
Less loot most of the time
Enemies will drop items according to their level: you won’t get a +2 Agility item from a level 8 monster anymore!
New enemies
Ocelots

Berserker
Ogre
Cannibal
Fire Elementals

Fire Elemental
Fire Spawnling
Azore Mercenaries

Sobek
Terrasaur
Tracker
Weather improvements

More monsters related to the weather will appear
Monsters spawned by the weather now disappear when the weather changes
Balancing
Please note that we’re iterating cautiously on this one: many variables impact Sandwalkers' balancing and a small change can sometimes have tremendous impacts

Monsters will continue to scale after level 10
Leveling up will correctly scale after level 10
Monsters' HP & Shield progression is now related to their base HP/shield stats. Shield-based tanks & HP-based squishy damage dealers were looking the same in end-game because of our progression setup; it should be better now
Continue to tweak bosses’ HP with the same philosophy: more tankiness, less lethality
Bugfix

A blocker was occurring on quests sometimes
You could get blocked on the island during the Azore questline
You could get blocked after the final fight
Spamming inputs on the caravaneer selection screen could block the game
Broken description on the “Shield Up!” ability
Swordsman “Execution” wasn’t triggering its effect
Some followers were not working properly
Fixed some issues related to fast travel
“Infested” effect damage was wrongly calculated in damage previews
Key bindings were sometimes reset after closing the game
Fixed some broken texts
Other minor fixes
Polish

The amount of XP you gain as a quest reward is now displayed
“The Art of Forging” quest compass is more efficient & clear
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29 Apr 2025Developer post
Patch 2.0.14
Hello there! A quick fix for you today, mainly about making sure that old saves are up to speed with the latest changes. A small content update is still in the works, you'll just have to be a liiiittle more patient. As always, if you did enjoy the game, please don't hesitate to l
Hello there!
A quick fix for you today, mainly about making sure that old saves are up to speed with the latest changes. A small content update is still in the works, you'll just have to be a liiiittle more patient.
As always, if you did enjoy the game, please don't hesitate to leave a positive review, it helps us a whole lot!
That being said, please find the patchnote below ↓
~~Sands~~ Thanks a lot and have a wonderful day!
-The Sandwalkers team
Patchnote 2.0.14
Bugfix

Fixed older saves missing some achievements and memories
Fixed older saves not getting the right version of the Azore map
Fixed a bug preventing in-game music to start again after a fight
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24 Apr 2025Developer post
Patch 2.0.13
Boop! Here's a small patchnote because some save were stuck and that sucks, and now they should be unstuck which makes it unsuck. On a sidenote, thanks a lot for playing Sandwalkers! If you did enjoy the game, please don't hesitate to leave a positive review. As the game has not
Boop!
Here's a small patchnote because some save were stuck and that sucks, and now they should be unstuck which makes it unsuck.
On a sidenote, thanks a lot for playing Sandwalkers! If you did enjoy the game, please don't hesitate to leave a positive review. As the game has not been that much reviewed, there's not much of them needed to get the game out of "mixed" status on recent reviews, and that owuld help us a lot! So if you like the game and did not review it yet, we would be super glad if you could do it!
Next step, some content is coming for the next patch, we'll keep you updated!
That being said, please find the patchnote below
Thanks a lot and have a wonderful day!
-The Sandwalkers team
Patchnote 2.0.13
Bugfix

Add a way to unlock blocked saves on the “Usury” quest
Add a way to unlock blocked saves on the “The Art of Forging” quest
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22 Apr 2025Developer post
Patch 2.0.12
Hello everyone! We're comiong with patch 2.0.12, containing more bugfixes that we've been able to reproduce and fix, thanks to your help! Thanks again for playing Sandwalkers ; and if you feel like giving the game a positive review and you haven't yet, it would definitely help us
Hello everyone! We're comiong with patch 2.0.12, containing more bugfixes that we've been able to reproduce and fix, thanks to your help!
Thanks again for playing Sandwalkers ; and if you feel like giving the game a positive review and you haven't yet, it would definitely help us if you do so !
Have a wonderful day,
-The Sandwalkers team
Bugfix

Merchants were merging their inventories sometimes
A blocker was sometimes encountered during fights
Several blockers on quests “Usury”, “The Art of Forging”, “Livewood City” and “Temesgen Slaves” were solved
Some encyclopedia entries were unlockable
One of the archeologist upgrade was giving an insane damage bonus
We added a place action to gain Wood in Lecwasi during Agromancy quest as a safety net
Some broken texts
Various small fixes
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17 Apr 2025Developer post
Patch 2.0.10
Helloooo everyone! For today's patch, we're releasing some polished things that were not exactly as we intended ; we're also keeping on fixing bugs, and, finally, we're making some adjustments with the followers. Nerfing those that give damages, buffing those that give resistance
Helloooo everyone!
For today's patch, we're releasing some polished things that were not exactly as we intended ; we're also keeping on fixing bugs, and, finally, we're making some adjustments with the followers. Nerfing those that give damages, buffing those that give resistances!
This should improve a bit more the overall stability and game experience. Thanks for sticking with us, and, as always, for playing Sandwalkers!
-The Sandwalkers team
Patchnote 2.0.10
Polish

The Crystal Library upgrade providing XP is now increasing the base level of caravaneers instead
The upgrade selection flow has been fastened, so that selecting multiples upgrades would be less painful
A new upgrade in the Crystal library allows you to increase the max number of supports you can have
The Crystal Library cannot be accessed from Lecwasi anymore: the only way to enter it is to start a new caravan!
All bosses now have the “Unwavering” effect permanently applied to them, effectively preventing any stun
Bugfix

Some Memories were unlocked at the beginning of your playthrough
An attack of the Mycelium Brain boss wasn’t working correctly
Enemies could sometime spawn next to the boss in the arena
Azore Mangrove map was sometimes already fully discovered
Scorpicore could sometimes appear at a weird timing
Various small fixes
Balancing

Followers giving extra damages have been nerfed
Followers giving resistances have been buffed
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16 Apr 2025Developer post
Patch 2.0.9
Hello everyone! You thought you'd have a day without an update? Nope! :D We've got some more fixes we'd wanted to publish before our next patch, that will be a bit bigger, so stay tuned! The game should be more stable now, and with this patch and the next one, we expect all the i
Hello everyone!
You thought you'd have a day without an update? Nope! :D
We've got some more fixes we'd wanted to publish before our next patch, that will be a bit bigger, so stay tuned!
The game should be more stable now, and with this patch and the next one, we expect all the issues (or at least the main ones of course) to be gone. So before this final fixes, please enjoy today's Patchnote for 2.0.9!
Patchnote 2.0.9
Save fix

Fix a blocker on quests for some saves on 2.0.5
Hotfix

Fix a blocker occurring on a fight against a specific enemy group
Enemies will no longer play if they’re stunned and play last in turn order
Boss will no longer take “behind target” damage type when they are the target
Caravaneers can now be repositioned on an empty space in fight and fight setup
Prevent an issue sometimes occurring when reaching a specific tile
“Reaching Umama” achievement will not be gained when reaching Deadwood anymore
Fix position on map reset if quitting without moving after a travel
Polish

Tweak camera speed when moved with arrows
And, as always, thanks for playing Sandwalkers!
-The Sandwalkers team
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15 Apr 2025Developer post
Patch 2.0.8
Helloooo everyone! We're here with a new patch ; correcting a pretty nasty bug. In our haste to fix some previous issues, we introduced a new one that went through our testing nets. We're very sorry about that, and we're providing a fix. We're also fixing an issue on the Pilot ev
Helloooo everyone!
We're here with a new patch ; correcting a pretty nasty bug. In our haste to fix some previous issues, we introduced a new one that went through our testing nets. We're very sorry about that, and we're providing a fix.
We're also fixing an issue on the Pilot event, and sliding in some balancing too.
Thanks a lot for your patience, your reports, and once again, thanks for playing!
-The Sandwalkers team
Hotfix

Fixed a blocker occurring on a fight against a specific enemy group
Blocker on “Pilot” event when triggering the fight against pirates
Balancing

Tweaked enemy resistances
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14 Apr 2025Developer post
Patch 2.0.7
Hello again everyone! For the second patch of the day, two major bugs are now properly fixed. We're tackling the Dragonopterous issue also for old saves. With this morning's fix of the blackscreen, we should normally have fixed the 2 major bugs that were still happenning. Thanks
Hello again everyone!
For the second patch of the day, two major bugs are now properly fixed. We're tackling the Dragonopterous issue also for old saves. With this morning's fix of the blackscreen, we should normally have fixed the 2 major bugs that were still happenning.
Thanks again for your patience, and do not hesitate to confirm in the forums if your issues have been solved!
Thanks for playing Sandwalkers, and stay tuned for further updates
-The Sandwalkers team
Save fix

Fixed all saves that were stuck in an empty Yoz without a Dragonopterous. There might be 2 of them, but defeating one will allow you to finish the quest.
Some saves were missing a Fragment due to a bug which has since been fixed. It should now be resolved.
Balancing

Enemies scale correctly again, depending on the regions and caravan’s level

It means that you won’t always face enemies matching your caravan’s level anymore
Bugfix / Polish

Fixed broken text on a support
Lowered the volume for the “Encounter gauge increase” sounds
Fixed a bug on music in Pause menu
Music doesn’t restart from the beggining after a fight anymore
Fixed an Aeromancer upgrade that wasn’t giving any bonus
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14 Apr 2025Developer post
Patch 2.0.6
Helloooo everyone! We're keeping on patching the game thanks to your feedback during the weekend. We're starting the day with two hotfixes : Fixing black screens that were happenning with the Crystal Library Slowed down the rate at which the encounter bar is being filled in almos
Helloooo everyone!
We're keeping on patching the game thanks to your feedback during the weekend. We're starting the day with two hotfixes :

Fixing black screens that were happenning with the Crystal Library
Slowed down the rate at which the encounter bar is being filled in almost every region
We'll try to slide in more fixes later today ; but it's still in testing so we couldn't give then to you yet!
Thanks again for playing Sandwalkers, and for your feedback
- The Sandwalkers team
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11 Apr 2025Developer post
Patch 2.0.5 - Balance overhaul & Fixes
Hi everyone! The past two days have been intense as we tackled major balancing issues. Some players were able to finish the game in a single run, defeating all enemies in just one turn — not exactly what we had in mind for Sandwalkers! This patch focuses on restoring challenge an
Hi everyone!
The past two days have been intense as we tackled major balancing issues. Some players were able to finish the game in a single run, defeating all enemies in just one turn — not exactly what we had in mind for Sandwalkers!
This patch focuses on restoring challenge and progression. Here’s what’s new:
Enemy Scaling & Encounters

Enemy scaling fixed
Enemy groups were no longer scaling with your caravan, leading to easy fights against low-level (Lv.1) enemies. This is now fixed.

Unit encounter rework We’ve restructured enemy groups to make encounters more varied and challenging:

2-enemy fights were too frequent and not engaging — most have been removed.
Stronger enemy groups have been added across all regions.
Each region now features more diverse enemy compositions.

More tweaks will follow — this is just the first step in our balancing effort.
Caravaneer Upgrades Nerfed / Roguelite Bonuses Buffed
Sandwalkers isn’t about a single overpowered caravaneer dashing to Umama. It’s about generations building on each other’s journey.

Caravaneer upgrades nerfed by ~30%.
Cristal Library combat upgrades have been buffed to reinforce roguelite progression.
General Balance Tweaks

Protector

Gains +2 Strength/level (up from +1).
"Raise Shield" ability nerfed.

Status Effects
Decaying Shield buffed.
Infested nerfed.
Blinded nerfed.

Bosses & Elites
HP increased, but Strength reduced at levels 3–5.

All enemies

Strength reduced at levels 3–5, but increased from level 7 onward.

Merchants

Merchants in Cities now give more items
Bug Fixes

Fixed several attacks that dealt pure damage with no type.
"Ban Hammer" Fetish now correctly targets the launcher.
Known Issues (Still Investigating)

Rare black screen blocking progress.
Some units show the wrong sprite when stunned.
Bosses can be stunned, even when they should be immune.
Trade with merchants can be broken, allowing players to get insane amount of items
Thank you all for your patience and invaluable feedback — it really helped us identify and fix this core issue. There’s more to come, but this patch should make Sandwalkers feel closer to our original vision.
— The Sandwalkers Team
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10 Apr 2025Developer post
Patch 2.0.4
Hello again! We're pushing live a fix for a blocker, along with some more minor issues that were ready to be pushed and safe to release. Thanks a lot once again for your feedback and patience! Patch 2.0.4 - Full changes Fixed a bug with the Dragonopterous not reappearing if you l
Hello again!
We're pushing live a fix for a blocker, along with some more minor issues that were ready to be pushed and safe to release. Thanks a lot once again for your feedback and patience!
Patch 2.0.4 - Full changes

Fixed a bug with the Dragonopterous not reappearing if you lost against him once, preventing you to complete the quest
ATTENTION, this is right now only fixed for new players doing the quest after this patch. To apply the fix on currently locked save, we need more time as it require editing the saves. We should be ready to deploy this on monday. If this happened to you, please wait monday (or alternatively you can delete your save files and start over). We're very sorry about this, but rather deploy the fix now for future players even if it is partial
Fixed an error in Ban Hammer's fetish description
Azor boss cannot be stun anymore
"Shields Up!" attack :
Now give 90% of his shield to the protected person (previous value : 180%)
Memory Overload attack :
Base ratio reduced from 1.8 and 1.5 to 1.3 and 1.3
Fixed an upgrade that was boosting ratios AND adding another "Deal Damage"
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10 Apr 2025Developer post
Post-Release Checkpoint - Balancing & issues
Hello everyone! It's been a few days Sandwalkers is out now, and we wanted to talk about it! We know not everyone's checking patchnotes, Steam forums and everything, so this is your place to get posted about the release! First of all, we want to of course thank you all for playin
09 Apr 2025Developer post
Patch 2.0.3
Hi again! Yes I know, another patch. But there was just one nasty bug we wanted to fix, so here we are :D Sandwalkers - 2.0.3 version - 09/04/2025 full patchnote Fix an issue with the follower rising global experience gain instead of just combat experience Cheers! :D
Hi again!
Yes I know, another patch. But there was just one nasty bug we wanted to fix, so here we are :D
Sandwalkers - 2.0.3 version - 09/04/2025 full patchnote

Fix an issue with the follower rising global experience gain instead of just combat experience
Cheers! :D
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09 Apr 2025Developer post
Patch 2.0.2
Hi again everyone! Here's another small updates with some hotfixes. Thanks again for your feedback, and sorry for the inconvenience! We hope you're all enjoying your time on Sandwalkers! Patch 2.0.2 changelog Fixed a bug when some players were stuck while trying to access another
Hi again everyone! Here's another small updates with some hotfixes. Thanks again for your feedback, and sorry for the inconvenience!
We hope you're all enjoying your time on Sandwalkers!
Patch 2.0.2 changelog

Fixed a bug when some players were stuck while trying to access another map
Fixed a bug with enemies encounters happening way too often on the new maps
Fixed the broken text in “Hostage” quest
General audio fixes
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Updates & announcements

Optimization

Balancing

Bugfix

Controller support

Balancing

Bugfix

Balancing

Bugfix

Content

New enemies

Ocelots

Fire Elementals

Azore Mercenaries

Weather improvements

Balancing

Bugfix

Polish

Patchnote 2.0.14

Bugfix

Patchnote 2.0.13

Bugfix

Bugfix

Patchnote 2.0.10

Polish

Bugfix

Balancing

Patchnote 2.0.9

Save fix

Hotfix

Polish

Hotfix

Balancing

Save fix

Balancing

Bugfix / Polish

Enemy Scaling & Encounters

Caravaneer Upgrades Nerfed / Roguelite Bonuses Buffed

General Balance Tweaks

Bug Fixes

Known Issues (Still Investigating)

Patch 2.0.4 - Full changes

Bug issues

Balancing

Sandwalkers - 2.0.3 version - 09/04/2025 full patchnote

Patch 2.0.2 changelog