# Sands of Salzaar

> Open-World Sandbox PRG

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6443875944](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6443875944)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6443875944`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** X.D. Network Inc.
- **Category:** Roleplaying
- **Rating:** 4.10 / 5 (56 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-10
- **First published:** 2023-01-08
- **Size:** 1.91 GB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sands-of-salzaar/id6443875944)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.xd.com/privacy?lang=en](http://www.xd.com/privacy?lang=en)

## Description

Sands of Salzaar is a desert-spanning open-world strategy-action RPG where rival tribes vie for control and darkness grows in the shadows.

Start with a single unit and grow into a mighty army. Customize your hero with a wide range of skills, choose factions to ally with, and plan your strategies to become the lone wolf, a wealthy trader, a city lord, or a war schemer—leading epic battles across vast dunes.

## Rankings

- #175,259 — Overall

## Review summary

Players broadly praise Sands of Salzaar as an enjoyable, Kenshi-like open-world RPG and value its mobile port for on-the-go play. However, recurring issues—localization bugs (Chinese language, missing translations, DLC text), mandatory online login with no true offline mode, performance/stability problems (crashes, FPS drops, overheating), and lack of controller support—temper the experience and lead to mixed impressions.

### Pros

- Engaging, enjoyable open-world sandbox RPG with a PC-to-mobile port feel.
- Playable on iOS, allowing gaming on the go and broad accessibility for portable play.
- Kenshi-like depth and sandbox gameplay that fans appreciate.

### Cons

- Localization/translation bugs persist: language switching to Chinese, missing English translations, and DLC text problems.
- Online login requirement blocks offline play; single-player offline mode is not available.
- Performance and stability issues: frequent crashes, FPS drops during large battles, and device overheating.
- Lack of built-in controller support; fans request Backbone and other controller compatibility.

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