Something new from SandzStudio
A new world is taking shape in our studio. Details coming soon.
About the studio
"Small team.
Relentless craft.
Worlds that stay with you."
Who we are
SandzStudio is an indie game development studio driven by a genuine obsession with crafting worlds that linger long after the screen goes dark. We are a small, dedicated team united by the belief that the best games are born from conviction — not formulas.
Our games span the edges of horror, action, and fantasy. We chase atmosphere over spectacle, and player agency over hand-holding. Every title we ship is a piece of ourselves — built with intent, released with pride.
The name "Sandz" is a reminder: great things are shaped grain by grain. Patience, craft, and stubborn creativity layered over time. That is what we bring to every project.
Portfolio
Action
Immersive cold war themed packaging & inspecting simulator. Every mistake is treated as a sabotage, every package can be a danger. It's simulator of loyalty and survival in very thin boundary between order and paranoia.
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Horror
Something is wrong with the house. Something is wrong with you. A psychological horror experience where the line between hiding and becoming disappears.
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Multiplayer / shooter
An asymmetric first-person/third-person shooter pitting hunters against ducks. The gameplay reverses their roles. The ducks prey on the hunters, using skills and resources to destroy the hunters' infrastructure and prevent them from hunting. Players take on the roles of ducks and hunters in a 3v3 game.
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This is our first step, but it already brings a LOT. See full change log ...
Big day for us, internal testing for Counter Ducks officially kicks off today! For now, we're focusing on fast-paced, symmetrical 3v3 action, all happening on ...
A candid look at where we are heading: new genres, a bigger community push, and a mysterious project that has been quietly absorbing all our bandwidth ...
Community
Find us where you hang out. We share updates, answer questions, and show the process — the rough parts included.
Our very first internal build is live — and it already brings a LOT to the table.
Version 0.1.0a marks the beginning of our closed internal playtesting phase for Counter Ducks. The build ships with core movement, basic duck and hunter abilities, and our first map: Duck's Eye Lake.
This release is exclusive to the internal team for now, but we're documenting everything carefully. A full change log will be shared with the community very soon. Stay tuned.
Big day for us — internal testing for Counter Ducks officially kicks off today!
For now, we're focusing on fast-paced, symmetrical 3v3 action, all happening on our first core map: Duck's Eye Lake. This is a huge milestone for us, and we can't wait to start showing you more of what we've been working on.
The map is designed around a central lake with asymmetric cover points for hunters and movement corridors for ducks. Both sides have distinct play styles that we're actively balancing through these sessions.
Stay tuned — more updates are coming soon.
A candid look at where we are heading: new genres, a bigger community push, and a mysterious project that has been quietly absorbing all our bandwidth.
2026 is a turning point for SandzStudio. Counter Ducks is moving toward its first public milestone, and the team has quietly been prototyping something entirely different — something that leans harder into horror and atmosphere than anything we've shipped before.
We're also investing more in community this year. That means more devlogs, more behind-the-scenes content, and a bigger presence on Discord where we can talk to you directly.
More details on all fronts will follow in the months ahead. Thanks for following along.