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Under the Sand REDUX - a road trip simulator

2020

Should you play it?

You. Your car. And world under the sand.

What works

  • Relaxing and atmospheric gameplay
  • Frequent developer updates
  • Low price and accessible
  • Simple vehicle maintenance mechanics
  • Pleasant low-poly art style

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited content and variety
  • Repetitive environments and pois
  • Lack of story and progression depth
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Some bugs and performance issues reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Easy Delivery Co.

  • Blossom: The Seed of Life

  • Digger: Galactic Treasures

  • Astrometica: Prologue

  • Star Trucker

  • FAR: Lone Sails

More violent

Games that feels like Under the Sand REDUX - a road trip simulator but with more combat and destruction

  • Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina

  • Outbreak Island

  • The Spotter: Dig or Die

  • Hitler is my crush

  • Used Cars Simulator

  • The Slaverian Trucker

Less fantastical

Games that feels like Under the Sand REDUX - a road trip simulator but with less imaginative fiction

  • Euro Truck Simulator

  • Jalopy

  • TWA - First Haul

  • Offroad Mechanic Simulator

  • Cheap Car Repair

  • Junkyard Truck

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Under the Sand REDUX - a road trip simulator but with less survival pressure

  • Titan Chaser

  • Will You Wheel?

  • OHV

  • Pure Rock Crawling

  • Construction Simulator 2 US - Pocket Edition

  • Tanuki Sunset

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Under the Sand REDUX - a road trip simulator: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Story.

Last update: 03/08/2026