The Sand Man on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

“I’ll tell you a scary story. It’s so scary you might not be able to take it. It’s the story of the Sand Man...” This is the second title in the Strange Man series, developed by Uri Games. Unable to sleep and exhausted, Sophie wanders into a town where everything sleeps. That is where the terror begins...

The Sand Man is a indie, casual and adventure game developed by Uri Games and published by PLAYISM.
Released on January 29th 2018 is available only on Windows in 5 languages: English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Korean.

It has received 301 reviews of which 284 were positive and 17 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 1.49€ on Steam with a 50% discount.


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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7 or Greater
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 1.06Ghz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated graphics
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 66 MB available space

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Jan. 2025
I found myself cutting onions on the good ending. The second entry of The Strange Man series is an imaginative experience. Great Game!
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Jan. 2025
Different vibe from Crooked Man and very enjoyable story.
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Aug. 2024
Drastically different from the first entry of the series, this one is more fantasy than horror. Still pretty good, overall enjoyed the whole thing; my only complaint is the lack of hints (on what to do/where to go) at certain points, leading to some VERY annoying backtracking, but it might just be my dumb ass (reading some of the reviews it seems to be a shared feeling, so). Also have to point out the noticeable endings improvements from TCM, which aren't just '50/50 prompt options with a 30 seconds dialogue afterwards' anymore, but actual turn of events. Anyways, we love you Sophie, and we still love you David
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July 2024
The game is very nice and has a great vibe. I also really love these kind of games a lot, i would recommend people to give it a try!
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July 2024
To be completely honest, I didn't expect TSM to be this humorous, I thought it will be more similar to TCM. But the vibe was really cool! I loved the little references, but meeting with Boogieman made me think we will encounter him in the next game... and I was a little disappointed that we didn't. It's a great game and I had a lot of fun playing it!!! It's my second favorite in the Strange Men series (the Hanged Man solos). I recommend playing TSM, as well as the other Uri games!
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The Sand Man
8.6
284
17
Online players
1
Developer
Uri Games
Publisher
PLAYISM
Release 29 Jan 2018
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