Gods of Sand

Before I even knew what kind of game God of Sand was, the pixel style art had me very interested in learning more about it. This is an early access game that still is not yet complete so please keep that in mind as we go forward. I just wanted to shine a bit of light on this game and why I think it could be one of the more fun titles to be released in the first part of 2022.

Welcome To Gladiator School

Did you know what a Ludus was? Before Gods of Sand, I sure as hell did not, but think of it like a school for gladiators, where they train, live, and make money. You have a Ludus, but it is far past its glory days, and you are tasked with bringing it back to glory!

You do this by training fighters and heading out all over the place to fight other warriors so you can make money, improve your standing and make money so your Ludus can be great once again. I love the whole premise of this and they do say that the game is based on another game called, Swords and Sandals.

Preparing For War

There are many different builds that your gladiators can have in Gods of Sand. Any gladiator can use any kind of gear or weapon so there is a ton of choice here from fire to a good old sword, you can decide what kind of gear and weapons you want any given gladiator to specialize in. Each gladiator also has their own stats which as you have guessed can be improved as they win more battles. Winning battles is the key to moving forward in this game, the more you win, the more money you make and the better gear you can have.

Training To Win

Before you can battle in the various arenas you have to make sure your gladiators are ready for war. In Gods of Sand, your Ludus can be made better and you can train your gladiators so they are much better in combat. Combat is turn based and there is way more strategy to it than you would think. You have to cleverly decide when is the right time to use a certain attack or weapon. While I like the idea of this, I think having a bit of hack and slash action here could have been fun too.

There Is Something Advanced About This!

As far as the visuals go, I already touched on how Gods of Sand uses pixel art, but it truly is some of the best I have seen in this early part of 2022. I just love the whole personality everything here has; it is a great deal of fun and it reminds me of something that would have been on the Game Boy Advance or perhaps even something earlier like the Game Boy Color. I know that as this game is still in the early access phase as I write this and not officially released, we cannot look too deeply into it.

Pros:

• The idea of running a school for gladiators is pretty cool
• I really like the pixel art graphics the game has
• There are many different builds for your gladiators to have
• There is a lot of strategy required to make your Ludus a success

Cons:

• I like turn based combat, but I do think it could use a tad more action
• Do too many games use pixel art these days?