Sandy's Great Escape

Released: Oct 19, 2023
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Last updated: 14 Sep 2026, 15:35 GMT

Updates & announcements

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26 Oct 2023Developer post
Patch note updates for 10/26/23 - v1.5
Sandy's Great Escape is 1 week old! Thank you to all our players, the community reception has been wonderful so far. Just a small patch... Level Changes Various decoration / tileset visual fixes. Features Added achievement descriptions under achievement skin names in the skin sel
Sandy's Great Escape is 1 week old! Thank you to all our players, the community reception has been wonderful so far.
Just a small patch...
Level Changes

Various decoration / tileset visual fixes.
Features

Added achievement descriptions under achievement skin names in the skin select menu.
Other / Bug fixes

Achievement pop-ups last slightly longer now.
Fixed bug where Achievements would not trigger if Steam overlay was disabled.
Fixed bug where the rewind effect wouldn’t show when using the UI rewind button.
Fixed order of dictionary entries.
Now hiding mouse when using keyboard or gamepad controls.
Fixed bug where Sandy could bump into invisible objects when sliding ladders on ice.
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20 Oct 2023Developer post
Small post-launch bug fix (Evil Sandy de-sync)
Fixed a bug that could cause you to easily de-sync Evil Sandy's movements.
20 Oct 2023Developer post
Launch Day Quick Bug Fix
Fixed a bug that prevented the "Best" move score from updating if the player already achieved 3 coins in a level.
19 Oct 2023Developer post
Sandy's Great Escape is OUT NOW!
We are SO EXCITED to announce Sandy's Great Escape is available to download, now! We've been so hard at work on this project, I hope you all enjoy. Thank you for all of the support and happy puzzling!
12 Oct 2023Developer post
Demo Update v1.3
Hi crab friends! We've made a few minor updates to the demo, mainly regarding save data and bug fixes. Sandy's Great Escape - DEMO Patch Notes - Version 1.3 October 12th, 2023 Level changes Various decoration fixes Features Made it tougher to accidentally delete save data, includ
Hi crab friends!
We've made a few minor updates to the demo, mainly regarding save data and bug fixes.
Sandy's Great Escape - DEMO
Patch Notes - Version 1.3
October 12th, 2023
Level changes

Various decoration fixes
Features

Made it tougher to accidentally delete save data, including extra confirmation and holding button requirement.
Steam cloud sync files should now work across different OS.
Backup saves are now kept and accessible.
Bug fixes

Fixed a bug where rumble level wasn’t changeable in full screen.
Fixed a bug that would cause you to rewind a step closing out of the pause menu.
Fixed audio sound FX not being effected by slider.
Fixed issue with mouse not responding to button inputs when swapping between keyboard/mouse controls.
Happy puzzling!
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09 Oct 2023Developer post
Demo Update v1.2
Hi all! Thank you for the continued feedback and support on the demo. We've gone ahead and pushed a demo update with lots of changes, check out the patch notes below! Sandy's Great Escape - DEMO Patch Notes - Version 1.2 October 9th, 2023 Level changes 1-1 Hello, Sandy! - Increas
Hi all! Thank you for the continued feedback and support on the demo.
We've gone ahead and pushed a demo update with lots of changes, check out the patch notes below!
Sandy's Great Escape - DEMO
Patch Notes - Version 1.2
October 9th, 2023
Level changes

1-1 Hello, Sandy! - Increased difficulty
1-2 First Steps - Increased difficulty
2-4 Crabby See Crabby Do - Decreased difficulty
2-5 Arrow to the Shell - Increased difficulty
2-9 The Right Path - Increased difficulty
2-13 Slipstreams - Increased difficulty - full level redesign
1-6 But I can’t Swim! - Minor level layout change
1-9 Conveyor Crab - Minor level layout change
1-15 Beach Hopping - Minor level layout change
Minor decoration updates across several levels
Features
Controls

Added ability to control menu options with keyboard controls, making the game fully playable without mouse.
Added R as level reset button.
Added Z as undo button.
Added in gameplay option to start the camera fully zoomed out.
Added in the gameplay option to control rumble level.
Added rumble to more mechanics.
Made end screen more celebratory on level complete.
Best score is shown from the pause menu now.
Scores achieved during the SGE demo are appended with “Demo”. Any level re-beaten in the retail version of the game will overwrite the Demo score.
Updated icon for dictionary page
All legendary skins (yellow names) now have unique particles and/or sound FX.
Bug fixes

Fixed bug where you could dip into negative move counter when interacting with Evil Sandy.
Fixed bug with camera not being able zoom out fully.
Fixed bug that caused darkened zones to not be view correctly on ultrawide monitors.
Various audio bug fixes.
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09 Oct 2023Developer post
Sandy's Great Escape Next Fest Live Stream
On October 12th, 9 PM PST, the developers will be live streaming some Sandy's Great Escape puzzles live and fielding any questions you may have about the game. Come and say hello!
28 Sep 2023Developer post
Sandy's Great Escape Demo is LIVE!
The Sandy's Great Escape demo is now LIVE! You can now get your claws on Sandy and help him escape! To prepare for Steam NextFest participation, the demo is now live and will be through the foreseeable future! Be sure to test the game out and join the discord to let us know your

Updates & announcements

Level Changes

Features

Other / Bug fixes

Sandy's Great Escape - DEMO

Patch Notes - Version 1.3

October 12th, 2023

Level changes

Features

Bug fixes

Sandy's Great Escape - DEMO

Patch Notes - Version 1.2

October 9th, 2023

Features

Bug fixes