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VR Sand

VR Sand Steam metadata

Phylliida | Feb 7, 2019 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 00:46:20 UTC

CasualIndieSimulationVRSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)408
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,631
  • Review score100% positive

VR Sand metadata records Steam app facts, developer and publisher details, platform support, store categories, language support, and reference links.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)408
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,631
  • Review score100% positive
  • Total reviews12
  • Release dateFeb 7, 2019
  • DeveloperPhylliida
  • PublisherPhylliida

Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: PhylliidaPublisher: Phylliida

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VR Sand Steam metadata

VR Sand metadata records Steam app facts, developer and publisher details, platform support, store categories, language support, and reference links.

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Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

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SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/632040/metadata
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/632040/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/632040
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Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Positive

100% positive, 12 positive, 0 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 7 February 2019

Latest Steam announcements

  • Update 3: Added oil and natural gas - 22 February 2019

    This update adds oil and natural gas. I think you guys will really enjoy them :) I also fixed ants so they will burrow in dirt, but mostly only multiply in Plant. Finally, I fixed the zooming issue. The tricky part I have with adding new blocks is that since everything is done in a compute shader, the more blocks I add, the more logic needs to be done per step, and this can result in lower performance. This update's performance should still be comparable to before, but it's been tricky navigating this tradeoff, that's what's taken me some time. The main goal I had with a 3D falling sand game is I wanted to be able to make "pipes" and "rivers" and such where you can have water that will actually flow down them. I also wanted the amount of water to be preserved. I decided to not implement any kind of pressure mechanic, which allowed me to have simple local rules, using a sort of "turbulen…

  • Update 2: Added Ants and Lava - 9 February 2019

    You guys requested more interactions so I've been working on adding some. This most recent update adds ants and lava. I also tweaked fire a bit so it looks nicer

  • Update 1: Added zoom and fixed controls some more - 9 February 2019

    This update does the following: 1. Fixes Vive controls so they are less buggy (including left handed mode) 2. Lets you zoom by grabbing with both hands 3. Water source blocks look different (this was a bug) and can no longer be destroyed by plants 4. Plant source blocks can no longer be destroyed by fire (otherwise a plant source block makes no sense) Thanks for all of your feedback so far! As always, let me know if you run into any bugs and I'll fix them ASAP

  • Official Steam Release! - 8 February 2019

    Today VR Sand is officially released on Steam :) It has been on Oculus Home for a while, but supporting Vive took me a little while because I don't have a Vive so I had to borrow one from a friend. Everything should be working good now :) To celebrate, I pushed an update on Steam and Oculus Home that includes the following features: 1. Text (so you can see what the elements are called, there was some confusion for what things actually were so hopefully this helps) 2. Dirt 3. Seeds: Plant them in Dirt and see what happens 4. Destroyer block: destroys anything that touches it 5. Optimizations that allow slightly more blocks I also cleaned up some of the interface that people found confusing. You may notice in the game that the background is gray, unlike the trailer. I made this modification to address Godrays. If you want to see someone playing VR Sand, I really enjoyed The VR Shop's Vide…

Patch notes and updates

S.noRelease datePatch nameGID number
122 February 2019Update 3: Added oil and natural gas2480825216190672900
29 February 2019Update 2: Added Ants and Lava2461683368391155391
39 February 2019Update 1: Added zoom and fixed controls some more2461683368390208682
48 February 2019Official Steam Release!2461683368386501485

Complete SteamPulse Game Data

Full game metadata

FieldValue
Steam app typegame
Steam App ID632040
Live current players0
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Live count (today's peak floor)0
Price$4.99
Free to playNo
Discount0%
Original price USD$4.99
Current price USD$4.99
Release dateFeb 7, 2019
DeveloperPhylliida
PublisherPhylliida
Owners estimatedNot available
SteamSpy owner estimate minimum0
SteamSpy owner estimate maximum20,000
Review typePositive
Positive review percent100%
Positive reviews12
Negative reviews0
Total reviews12
Steam recommendationsNot available
AchievementsNot available
Average playtime forever37 minutes
Windows supportYes
macOS supportNo
Linux supportNo
Parent gameNot available
Store URLhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/632040/

Short description

VR Sand is a 3D falling sand toy made for VR. Place various elements with your controllers and experiment with their reactions.

About this game

VR Sand is a 3D falling sand toy (similar to the popular two-dimensional Powder Toy) which allows you to watch and interact with various colored elements. Within the outlined play area you can place sand, concrete, water, wall, plant, fire, gunpowder, and C4 to experiment with many elemental reactions; with controls made for VR. Feature List Supports sitting, standing, and 360 degree room-scale configurations Interact with the elements in a box in front of you, or make the box much larger and explore the interactions as a world around you Left and right-handed support Variable brush sizes Source blocks that generate other blocks Use up to 512,000 (80x80x80) particles of elements - this will be expanded in the future as more optimizations are made

Supported languages

English

Steam categories

Category IDCategory
2Single-player
52Tracked Controller Support
54VR Only
62Family Sharing

Steam marketplace comparison data

Price History Overview

USD uses SteamPulse's own locally recorded daily store snapshots, so this overview reflects the exact regional price history that SteamPulse has captured for this currency.

Coverage And Tracking Window

  • Snapshots: 1
  • Coverage: Sep 22, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026
  • Lowest observed: $4.99
  • Highest observed: $4.99

VR Sand's USD price history spans from Sep 22, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026, with 1 recorded snapshot across 1 calendar day. Each row records the available final price, listed base price, and discount metadata for that observation. Within this coverage the lowest recorded price is $4.99, the highest is $4.99, and the first visible tracked price is $4.99. These comparisons apply only to the snapshots SteamPulse holds; missing observations can contain changes that are not represented here.

For USD, SteamPulse uses locally captured regional storefront snapshots and does not reconstruct older prices with exchange-rate conversion. The chart and table show the values recorded for this exact currency from the stated coverage start. Additional snapshots extend that record, but they do not fill unobserved days or prove what the storefront displayed between observations.

Discount Windows And Sale Timing

  • Discount windows: 0
  • Discounted days: 0 days
  • Deepest markdown: No discount tracked
  • Latest sale window: No sale window tracked

VR Sand's tracked USD rows do not contain a discount window. This means no available snapshot in the stated coverage has usable discount metadata; it does not prove that the game was never discounted. Missing snapshots or archived rows without complete metadata can hide a sale, so SteamPulse does not infer pricing strategy from this absence.

If a later snapshot includes discount metadata, it will appear here with its recorded depth, price, date, and sale name when available. Until then, this section should be read only as a description of the available rows, not as evidence about the publisher's promotion policy.

Observed Price Changes And Stable Runs

  • Observed price drops: 0
  • Observed price rises: 0
  • Longest stable run: 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking
  • Current run: 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking

Outside rows carrying discount metadata, the tracked price has not recorded a separate price rise or drop yet. That means the observed undiscounted level has stayed stable across the snapshots SteamPulse currently holds. This is a statement about the recorded coverage only; it does not prove that an older or missing price change never happened.

The longest unchanged price stretch in the current record lasts 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking at $4.99, from Sep 22, 2026 through Sep 22, 2026. Among rows without discount metadata, the longest unchanged run lasts 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking at $4.99. The latest run records $4.99 for 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking as the same recorded undiscounted price. Run lengths describe consecutive stored observations only and do not establish that a price is permanent.

Latest Snapshot And Sales Context

  • Current price: $4.99
  • Current list price: $4.99
  • Distinct observed prices: 1
  • Source mode: SteamPulse local tracking

The latest tracked snapshot records VR Sand at $4.99 in USD, with no active discount metadata. Across the available history SteamPulse has recorded 1 distinct final price in this currency. This supports comparisons with the lowest, highest, and most common values present in the retained record, subject to the stated coverage limits.

The live sales view and Steam sales record provide calendar context for these dates. A date overlap can be compared with a named Steam event, but it does not prove why a publisher changed a price. As new daily rows arrive, this overview recalculates its observed prices, discount windows, and run lengths automatically.

Regional Steam prices

CountryCurrencyFinal priceOriginal priceDiscount
United StatesUSD$4.99$4.990%
United KingdomGBNot availableNot availableNot available
Euro AreaEUNot availableNot availableNot available
AustraliaAUNot availableNot availableNot available
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RussiaRUNot availableNot availableNot available
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JapanJPNot availableNot availableNot available
South KoreaKRNot availableNot availableNot available
MexicoMXNot availableNot availableNot available
NorwayNONot availableNot availableNot available
PolandPLNot availableNot availableNot available
SwitzerlandCHNot availableNot availableNot available
New ZealandNZNot availableNot availableNot available
SingaporeSGNot availableNot availableNot available
Hong KongHKNot availableNot availableNot available
South AfricaZANot availableNot availableNot available
UkraineUANot availableNot availableNot available
KazakhstanKZNot availableNot availableNot available
IndonesiaIDNot availableNot availableNot available
ThailandTHNot availableNot availableNot available
MalaysiaMYNot availableNot availableNot available
PhilippinesPHNot availableNot availableNot available
VietnamVNNot availableNot availableNot available
United Arab EmiratesAENot availableNot availableNot available
Saudi ArabiaSANot availableNot availableNot available
IsraelILNot availableNot availableNot available
ChileCLNot availableNot availableNot available
ColombiaCONot availableNot availableNot available
Costa RicaCRNot availableNot availableNot available
KuwaitKWNot availableNot availableNot available
PeruPENot availableNot availableNot available
QatarQANot availableNot availableNot available
TaiwanTWNot availableNot availableNot available
UruguayUYNot availableNot availableNot available
ArmeniaAMNot availableNot availableNot available
ArgentinaARNot availableNot availableNot available
TurkeyTRNot availableNot availableNot available
PakistanPKNot availableNot availableNot available

Tracked regional price history

The tracked Steam price is stable at $4.99.

CountryCurrencySnapshotsFirst trackedLatest trackedChangeLatest discount
United StatesUSD1$4.99$4.99No changeNo discount
United KingdomGB0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Euro AreaEU0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
AustraliaAU0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
CanadaCA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
IndiaIN0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
BrazilBR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
RussiaRU0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ChinaCN0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
JapanJP0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
South KoreaKR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
MexicoMX0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
NorwayNO0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PolandPL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
SwitzerlandCH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
New ZealandNZ0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
SingaporeSG0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Hong KongHK0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
South AfricaZA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
UkraineUA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
KazakhstanKZ0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
IndonesiaID0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ThailandTH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
MalaysiaMY0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PhilippinesPH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
VietnamVN0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
United Arab EmiratesAE0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Saudi ArabiaSA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
IsraelIL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ChileCL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ColombiaCO0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Costa RicaCR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
KuwaitKW0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PeruPE0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
QatarQA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
TaiwanTW0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
UruguayUY0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ArmeniaAM0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ArgentinaAR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
TurkeyTR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PakistanPK0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount

United States price history (USD)

Tracked price is stable at $4.99.

DateCurrent priceOriginal priceDiscountSource
2026-09-22$4.99$4.99No discountSteam Store

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