'A firm announcement is dependent on this final stretch of work': Fans are spinning out over extraction shooter Sand's lack of a specific March release date

‘A firm announcement is dependent on this final stretch of work’: Fans are spinning out over extraction shooter Sand’s lack of a specific March release date | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these Games The PC game releases we’re most excited about in March FPS The PvPvE extraction shooter where you build and drive a huge stompy mechanical base across a ruined planet gets a Steam release window FPS Marathon release date is now official: After Xbox accidentally spills the beans, Sony sighs, throws up its hands, and says yes, it’s coming on March 5 Survival & Crafting ‘Please, let us cook more’: Windrose devs aren’t ready to give players a release date yet Games 2025 saw game developers scrambling to avoid heavy hitters like Grand Theft Auto 6 and Hollow Knight: Silksong FPS Marathon: Everything we know about Bungie’s sci-fi extraction shooter Action Crimson Desert secures a March release date as the ambitious Frankenstein’s monster of open world fantasy games goes gold FPS That team-based shooter with phantom horses that debuted at The Game Awards and then promptly disappeared is not actually dead: A showcase featuring ‘gameplay deep dive, year one plans, and much more’ is coming next week Survival & Crafting ‘There is a world beyond Embervale’: Enshrouded dev diary paves the way to 1.0 in fall of 2026, says ‘development will continue for years to come’ FPS As Destiny 2’s player count continues to tank, Bungie announces that the next major update is delayed until June and getting a new name Action After whiffing its release date by 5 years, Crimson Desert is putting out oodles of preview stuff as ‘We never want to be accused of hiding anything, because we have a lot of ground to make up’ FPS It’s hard to fault Highguard for giving the internet the silent treatment—wouldn’t you? 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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Somehow it’s already the end of March, and as the growing stack of upcoming 2026 games climbs ever taller, we’re rubbing our hands gleefully together at all the cool stuff we’ll be playing over the next several months.But hold up. We’re not quite done with March, yet Sand: Raiders of Sophie, the cool-looking PvPvE extraction shooter where you build, customize, and drive a huge stompy mechanical base across an alien planet, is due out this month. “March 2026” is the release date listed on Steam, but as I noted a moment ago, we’re running out of March, and a specific date has yet to be announced.I’m not the only one wondering if the multiplayer shooter is still on track. Sift through Sand’s Discord and you’ll wind up with double handfuls of “When?” Is Sand still coming out in March? If so, on what day? And the more dreaded question: is the reason we haven’t heard a date yet because it’s been delayed?Article continues below You may like The PC game releases we’re most excited about in March The PvPvE extraction shooter where you build and drive a huge stompy mechanical base across a ruined planet gets a Steam release window Marathon release date is now official: After Xbox accidentally spills the beans, Sony sighs, throws up its hands, and says yes, it’s coming on March 5 Under the bombardment of release date questions, community managers in the official Discord are doing their best to give hopeful players some information—but that’s tricky when there isn’t any information to give out at the moment.”We want to assure you that you’re not being overlooked,” tinybuild Discord manager Jacky said in a post that has been pinned to the channel. “We’re really sorry we can’t share a speci