Black Sand Drift
Space shoot-'em-up with a story told through character dialogue
Echo Hall Studios · Published by Sometimes You · Released Sep 8, 2016
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 60% of 87
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- Aug 17, 2017
What is Black Sand Drift?
This single-player space shooter takes place in the Kotiro galaxy, where heroes fight the Spiral robots as the machines hunt for a resource called Black Sand. You steer the Tilda through 25 levels across five locations, shooting enemies and using special weapons.
For you if...
- +you like simple shooters that can still be difficult
Not for you if...
- −you prefer controlling when your ship fires
What players say
60% of 87 reviews are positive
Players praise the soundtrack. Their main complaints concern random enemy spawns, chaotic encounters, and repetitive gameplay.
Screenshots and trailer
Black Sand Drift system requirements
Minimum: 256MB, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Black Sand Drift?
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- OS
- Windows XP and above
- Processor
- 1.0 Ghz
- Graphics
- 256MB
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 260 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does Black Sand Drift have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Black Sand Drift run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Black Sand Drift use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
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Recent updates
- Aug 17, 2017 · Black Sand Drift v1.4
- Aug 17, 2017 · Black Sand Drift v1.4
- Apr 22, 2017 · Black Sand Drift v1.3
- Apr 22, 2017 · Black Sand Drift v1.3
- Dec 12, 2016 · Black Sand Drift v1.2
1 DLC available.