Sands of Salzaar

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Sands of Salzaar is a single player role playing game. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Open-world strategy ARPG

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Single-Player

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63%

Audience ScoreBased on 229 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

optimization3 negative mentions

The game offers deep and engaging strategy RPG gameplay with a unique fantasy setting and sandbox elements.
There is a lot of content including multiple DLCs and mods, and the PC version is highly praised.
Developers have fixed major bugs in updates, improving stability and adding features, with good potential for future improvements.

The mobile version suffers from frequent crashes, loading issues, and lag, making the game often unplayable on many devices.
Language and localization are problematic, with many parts of the game and mods remaining untranslated or switching to Chinese unexpectedly.
The Android version has been neglected with slow or no updates compared to other platforms, and poor customer support reported by some users.

gameplay
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay offers a mix of isometric action RPG and sandbox elements with MOBA-like battles, providing fun and immersive experiences for many players. However, some users find it repetitive and lacking in mechanic explanations, suggesting the need for a tutorial. Technical issues, such as crashing and loading problems, also impact the overall gameplay experience.
- “It offers a lot of gameplay coupled with amazing art style, making this game very good.”
- “A mix of an isometric action RPG with sandbox mechanics similar to the Mount and Blade franchise.”
- “Besides the fact that you have to restart your phone/device every hour or so otherwise the game will crash, the gameplay is surprisingly fun and immersive.”
- “No explanation on any mechanic.”
- “The gameplay is incredibly repetitive and boring from the get go, you basically start grinding immediately and that's no fun at all.”
- “I think the game would benefit from a tutorial explaining the basic mechanics of the game.”
story
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is described as vast and interesting, with engaging characters and unique gameplay elements, but players face significant issues such as difficult-to-read interface text, frequent crashes, language glitches, and bugs that prevent quest completion, severely impacting the overall experience.
- “Enticing story.”
- “The story is vast!”
- “A fun and amazing game, with interesting storyline coupled with unique hero skills and gameplay.”
- “The game has glaring bugs including the quest for secret character Threnody not working, and minor quests sometimes unfinishable because the target doesn't show up.”
- “Story mode crashes at certain points, and when you reboot you end up in some Asian dialect, forcing you to clear all data and lose progress to fix it.”
- “Game crashes when starting story mode; after trying to change settings, everything turns into Chinese, making it unplayable.”
graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features a stunning and beautiful art style that many find impressive, though some users feel the aesthetics are just average. While the graphics are generally praised, performance issues like lag, especially at higher speeds, indicate room for optimization.
- “It offers a lot of gameplay coupled with an amazing art style, making this game very good.”
- “Beautiful art style.”
- “The graphics are jaw dropping.”
- “Aesthetics are... meh.”
- “Overall good, but there are lags even at low graphic settings when using 2x speed, so improvements are needed.”
optimization
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization is currently lacking, with noticeable performance issues such as stuttering on the map and lag during speed-up. Disabling auto-save can improve performance somewhat, but the mobile port remains buggy and poorly optimized overall, needing significant updates to enhance stability.
- “Turning off the auto save seems to help with performance.”
- “Waiting for more future updates (please, more and more game optimization).”
- “Second, the game has performance issues.”
- “There is some stuttering while running on the map, especially when sped up.”
- “Looks like a good game, but this mobile port is heavily bugged and poorly optimized.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game exhibits notable stability issues, including frequent bugs, occasional freezes, and balance problems. Despite these technical flaws, many players still find it enjoyable and worth the investment.
- “Characters are still missing their ex stories and the game itself is pretty buggy and unbalanced at times.”
- “Hi, game freezes after a few minutes of gameplay, I don't know why?”
- “Best strategy RPG resource management; it's like Civilization ran into Age of Empires, buggy but worth every penny.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in the game is described as repetitive and boring, with players having to start grinding immediately, which diminishes the overall enjoyment.
- “The gameplay is incredibly repetitive and boring from the get-go; you basically start grinding immediately and that's no fun at all.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Character development is hindered by technical issues, as the game experiences frequent crashes even on low settings after completing character design.