Once docked, it's Diablo with soulslike rules-complete with stand-ins for bonfires and estus flasks. When in your sand boat, Sands of Aura zooms out to a third-person sailing view that reminds of my relaxing trips across the seas of Wind Waker.

Sands of Aura has a neat little premise: the world is covered in sand, not due to some ecological meltdown caused by the mistreatment of the planet, but because god got angry and shattered the hourglass of time, burying civilization in the process. It's got a very pretty world, lanky characters with Tim Burton proportions, and a wind sailing mechanic that looks like natural fun. The RPG initially hit early access in 2021, and I'm surprised I didn't check it out at the time. Featured during today's livestream was Sands of Aura, a top-down action RPG that hit 1.0 in October.ĭeveloped by 12-person studio Chashu Entertainment, Sands of Aura didn't ping my radar until recently. We're counting down the most anticipated PC games coming in 2024 and beyond during the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted, but not everything in the show is yet to come.

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