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Lay of the Land

Lay of the Land

Lay of the Land is a sandbox adventure game set in a fantasy world where everything is physically simulated. Use the environment to your advantage and Explore, Fight, Loot and Build your way through mysterious lands.

Released Apr 8, 2026 Developer Southern Cross Interactive Platforms Windows AdventureActionVoxelSandboxRPG
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

80.0%positive1,227 reviews
Recommended · 28 found this helpful

“Unbelievable potential for this game. Amazing physics, magic system, everything. But PLEASE make the map way bigger. Its almost claustrophobic. Exploration is one of the best parts of a sandbox game, so when its possible to reach all the borders in a very short time, it makes…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 21 found this helpful

“This game is a voxel Teardown style second reincarnation of prime Cube World and the last thing that needs to be done is overwhelming the dev with negativity. This game ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ rocks for something made by one guy and I'd say just give it time. Totally worth it, fun, especially…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Not recommended · 212 found this helpful

“I wanted to love this game. Its a beautiful game but its boring. its the same thing over and over. the world is kinda bare and I kinda gave up on it when I saw co-op was never gonna be a thing. I was so excited to play this with my husband.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

703all-time peak
0 100 200 174 avg · Apr 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

25achievements
13.7%median completion
0.9%rarest: Green Thumb
87.6% of players 87.1% of players 83.1% of players 71.2% of players 43.8% of players 41.9% of players 39.5% of players 29.7% of players 20.0% of players 15.9% of players 15.4% of players 13.9% of players 13.7% of players 13.0% of players 12.9% of players 9.4% of players 8.2% of players 7.7% of players 6.3% of players 5.2% of players 5.0% of players 4.8% of players 3.6% of players 1.7% of players 0.9% of players 87.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
87.6%First Steps — Craft a Flint tool or weapon
87.1%Breaking Ground — Mine voxels with a tool or weapon
83.1%Bit by Bit — Build with voxels
Rarest badges of honor
0.9%Green Thumb — Use Fertilizer on a Crop
1.7%Master Chef — Cook a meal using a Stove
3.6%I Don't Like Sand… — Die from falling sand

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US19.99 USD
EU20.49 EUR
UK17.75 GBP
Australia28.50 AUD
Canada23.99 CAD
Japan2,600 JPY
Brazil67.99 BRL
China77.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$24

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 26, 2026
Lay of the Land Development Roadmap Update

Hi Steam Community, I thought I’d give an update on whats coming next to the game as development on the next update is taking longer than expected. The next update will be the split screen multiplayer

Aug 18, 2026
1.2.1 Patch Notes

Patch Notes: -Fixed hollow bridge start asset railings -Fixed attempting to spawn cooking effects on an invalid slot in the campfire

Aug 14, 2026
1.2.0 Cooking and Farming Update

Hi Steam Community, The Cooking and Farming update is here and brings with it a New Cooking System, Plant Composting, Fertilizer, New Furniture and a bunch of Quality of Life/UI Improvements and bug f

Jul 29, 2026
1.1.18 Patch Notes

Patch Notes: -Improved shadow rendering performance -Fixed clicking on a crafting recipe ingredient not showing the recipe for that ingredient

Jul 28, 2026
1.1.17 Patch Notes

Patch Notes: -Fixed taking damage from becoming buried in falling sand being unintentionally difficult -Fixed a race condition that could occur from incorrect bounds being used to wait for async voxel

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsAdventure · Action · Voxel · Sandbox · RPG · Open World · Exploration · Fantasy · Procedural Generation · Physics · Destruction · Building (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Stereo Sound · Partial Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Ukrainian
Achievements25
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel Core i5-8600 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: Graphic Settings: Low, Resolution: 1080p (Native), Target FPS: 30