Sands of Salzaar
Sands of Salzaar (trans.: Tribe and Scimitar) is a 2021 fantasy strategy action role-playing game for Microsoft Windows and iOS. It was developed by Chinese indie video game company Han-Squirrel Studio, and published by Hong Kong company XD. The player controls a customized character to battle, recruit troops, manage a fief, and explore dungeons. The game was launched as an early access on January 3, 2020 and fully released on December 16, 2021. The game is set in the fictional realm of Salzaar, a region marred by war after the collapse of a great empire with a fantasy blend of pre-modern Turkic, Chinese, Mongolian, and Arabic cultures.
Sands of Salzaar
- Date
- 2021
- Publisher
- XD
- Language
- English · Simplified Chinese
- Genre
- adventure video game · role-playing video game · strategy video game
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Sands of Salzaar (trans.: Tribe and Scimitar) is a 2021 fantasy strategy action role-playing game for Microsoft Windows and iOS. It was developed by Chinese indie video game company Han-Squirrel Studio, and published by Hong Kong company XD. The player controls a customized character to battle, recruit troops, manage a fief, and explore dungeons. The game was launched as an early access on January 3, 2020 and fully released on December 16, 2021. The game is set in the fictional realm of Salzaar, a region marred by war after the collapse of a great empire with a fantasy blend of pre-modern Turkic, Chinese, Mongolian, and Arabic cultures.
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Each area has settlements in which five major factions vie for control. The player may choose one among eight classes or create their own, and pick a side or start their own faction. The game features both story-driven campaign and sandbox mode. Described as a mix of Mount & Blade, Diablo, League of Legends, and Dynasty Warriors.
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• Title — Sands of Salzaar • Developer — Han-Squirrel Studio • Publisher — XD • Composer — Chan Tang • Engine — Unity • Released — December 16, 2021 • Genre — Action role-playing • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — * Microsoft Windows, iOS
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The game's RPG approach and isometric view usually brings comparisons to the Diablo series and games like it: the progression, the equipment, the mouse and keyboard oriented controls, the character's set of skills on the bottom part of the screen. It drew comparisons to the war strategy RPG series Mount & Blade and the isometric strategy-oriented gameplay of League of Legends,
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- 1.B., Todd. Sands of Salzaar strategy support in principle. Linux Game Consortium. Sep 28, 2020.
- 2.Messner, Steven. Sands of Salzaar is like a Chinese fantasy Mount and Blade, and it's just as janky too. PCGamer. October 1, 2020.
- 3.Gassner, Mitch. Not So MMO: Sands of Salzaar Review. MMORPG. January 3, 2022.
- 4.Vega, Sin. The best game you missed in January 2020: Sands Of Salzaar. Rock Paper Shotgun. December 20, 2020.
- 5.Vega, Sin. Sands Of Salzaar review: a sparkling, but occasionally muddy action RPG gem. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. 2022-01-13.
- 6.Sporen, Michael. REVIEW Sands of Salzaar. LifeisXbox. 2022-02-11.
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