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Shifting Sands
ABOUT THIS GAME
A desert planet resets itself in a never ending shifting cycle.
Across the galaxy, countless ships have fallen into the sands of a nameless world... buried, revealed, and buried againby relentless storms. At its center stands the Nexus, an ancient monument that holds back the storm for a few fleeting hours each day.
You are a scavenger, drawn to the Nexus like countless others. Each day, you venture into the desert to search for wreckage, salvage what you can, and return before the sands erase everything.
EXPLORE THE DESERT
Each run reveals new wreckage, ruins, and hidden caches uncovered by the storm. No two days are the same, and pushing deeper always carries greater risk... and greater rewards.
Time is limited.
The storm always returns.
MANAGE WHAT YOU CARRY
Inventory space is scarce, and if you die, only what’s secured in your omnipack is kept. Choose between safe scrap or rare components that could change your future. Push for one more pile of salvage... or turn back and return to the Nexus.
What you bring back... or don’t... defines your progress.
UPGRADE AND ADAPT
Return to the Nexus to upgrade and modify your primary gear using salvaged components. New abilities unlock new paths... some improve efficiency and discovery, others increase survivability or grant access to hidden areas.
Your equipment evolves based on what you find and how you play.
DEFINE YOUR APPROACH
No two scavengers survive the same way.
Equip tools and devices that radically change how you approach each run. Slip through the desert unseen, bend probability in your favor, escape impossible situations, or push deeper than ever before. Your loadout determines whether you avoid danger, manipulate outcomes, or confront threats head on.
Every item is a tradeoff.
Every run is a choice.
SURVIVE THE WASTES
Raiders, creatures, and anomalies stand between you and valuable discoveries. Combat exists... but it is not the objective. Allied Protectors and Priests patrol the wastes as well, sometimes offering aid to those they trust.
Preparation, positioning, and knowing when to retreat matter more than brute force.
A WORLD OF SURVIVORS
Within the Nexus, survivors trade, scheme, and remember what the desert forgets. Relationships form through conversation, favors, and shared risk. Some allies open doors. Others quietly close them.
In a world that resets each day, people... and what they know... are the only things that persist.
THE WORLD RESETS... YOU DO NOT
The desert reshapes itself every day.
Your upgrades... and your knowledge... carry forward.
What will you risk to escape the shifting sands?
KEY FEATURES
Extraction Style Roguelike Loop … venture out, scavenge valuable loot, and return before the world resets
Daily World Reset System … storms reshape the map each day, revealing new wreckage, routes, and dangers
Procedurally Generated Expeditions … randomized maps, wrecks, loot, and encounters every run
Scavenging & Salvage Economy … collect scrap, xenotech, and rare components to upgrade gear or trade
Persistent Progression … permanent upgrades and gear improvements carry over between runs
Inventory Tetris Management … limited space creates constant risk versus reward decisions
Gear Modification & Customization … upgrade tools and equipment using modular salvaged components
Run Defining Tools & Loadouts … equip devices that change how you explore, evade, harvest, or survive
Narrative Driven NPCs … interact with survivors whose choices, favors, and secrets shape your path
Factions, Reputation & Consequences … alliances shift based on who you help, betray, or ignore
Isometric Real Time Gameplay … explore and act in real time isometric pixel art environments
Tactical Combat & Stealth Options … combat is situational, avoidable, and positioning focused
Pixel Art Sci Fi Wasteland … handcrafted desert environments inspired by classic science fiction
