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The Sand Man
“I’ll tell you a scary story. It’s so scary you might not be able to take it. It’s the story of the Sand Man...” This is the second title in the Strange Man series, developed by Uri Games. Unable to sleep and exhausted, Sophie wanders into a town where everything sleeps. That is where the terror beg
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
“The story is solid but a little jarring. Especially when compared to the rest of the series. It's more trippy than spooky. The puzzles are fine. There is a stealth segment I found very enjoyable. However, I have to say this is my least favorite of the four games.”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“I think this game is worth a try! Be advised that it is quite different compared to the first entry of this series, leaning more into fantasy than horror. Gameplay is less lineal than TCM and there are many different endings, many bad, some good. I like Sophie as a character and…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“I really enjoyed this one. I would recommend playing this one after The Crooked Man since it spoils some of the plot of The Crooked Man. This time the focus is the weirdness of the fairy world. I think it did a good job of balancing the creepiness and silliness of the setting. I…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Achievement stats
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Price tracking
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Latest official news
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New Patch Update
Dear Fans, Thank you for playing THE SAND MAN. The following changes have been made in this patch. Changed the language setting so that it is configured within the game itself, rather than through the
New Patch Update
Dear Fans, Thank you for playing THE SAND MAN. The following changes have been made in this patch. Fixed minor bugs. Thank you for your continued support!
New Patch Update
Dear Fans, Thank you for playing THE SAND MAN. The following changes have been made in this patch. Fixed minor bugs. Thank you for your continued support!
New Patch Update
Dear Fans, Thank you for playing THE SAND MAN. The following changes have been made in this patch. Fixed minor bugs . Thank you for your continued support!
[THE HANGED MAN] Chinese language support update and the commemorative sale!
To all of our fans, Thank you for playing THE SAND MAN. We are pleased to announce that we have added Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese to the supported languages for The Hanged Man, the fina
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Casual · Adventure · RPGMaker · Horror · 2D · Pixel Graphics · Multiple Endings · Story Rich · Fantasy · Female Protagonist · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean |
| Achievements | 27 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or Greater Processor: Intel Core 2 1.06Ghz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated graphics DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 66 MB available space