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Castle in the Sands

90% positive of 22 Steam reviews

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Released
2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam

Made by Winter Apple.

About the game

Castle in the Sands is a pixel art visual novel set in a world inspired by "One Thousand and One Nights" and North African culture. The adventure begins in the heart of the desert and leads you to fairytale places full of magic and danger.

Tagged by players

  • Visual Novel
  • Interactive Fiction
  • Choices Matter
  • Pixel Graphics
  • Story Rich
  • Fantasy
  • Multiple Endings
  • Magic
  • Atmospheric
  • Colorful
  • Stylized
  • Adventure

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What players say

  • Recommended
    I enjoyed the stories within stories approach to this. The pixel art is very lush, very pleasing on the eye. The music is well chosen. The stories move along very nicely between the few decision points, and the North African setting is used to good effect.

    40 min played when written. 2 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    A nice short story! Has some great pixel art and i liked learning different african terminology. Hope to see Tiziri and Idir on another adventure one day!

    2 h played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 1 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    I'm a little conflicted on whether I like this game or not. The art and design of the game is very well done, and reminds me a bit of the PC-98 era of games. I particularly like how intricate and on theme the UI and border are. The music is also great, though at some parts the volume feels either too loud or too quiet. The Main issue for me is the story. To put bluntly, the writing just isn't very good, and that's…

    1.5 h played when written. 16 found it helpful.

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