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SAND: Raiders of Sophie drops to €15.99 (no fees) on Steam until 16 November. The cheapest Steam Key is €13.17 with NOVGOC10 (€14.57 with fees).
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SAND: Raiders of Sophie is part of the Steam weekly sale that started on Monday 9 November. The base game is down 20%, from €19.99 to €15.99 (no fees), and the discount runs until Monday 16 November at 7pm CET.
It's an extraction shooter that has been in Early Access on Steam since 22 June. Two bundles are reduced as well: "Sand to Sand Combat" at €36.88 (was €40.48) and the "Frost & Dust Bundle" at €40.48 (was €44.08). We haven't been able to confirm what each one contains, so below we only compare the base game.
Steam against the cheapest reseller
With the sale on, the gap with key stores has shrunk to almost nothing. The best Steam Key this morning is at Kinguin: €13.17 with coupon NOVGOC10 (€14.57 with fees). Next to Steam's €15.99 (no fees), and counting the fees, you save €1.42, about 9%.
For that kind of money, Steam has a decent case. You pay no fees, Steam's refund policy applies if the game doesn't click with you, and it goes straight into your library. The Kinguin key ends up in your library too once you activate it in the Steam client, but if anything goes wrong you sort it out with the reseller, not with Valve.
Gifts and accounts
Kinguin and Gamivo also sell Steam Gifts for about the same money as the key. A gift is redeemed as a present on your own Steam account, so the game is yours as well.
Further down there are much lower figures. Steam Accounts start at €2.93 with the Gocdkeys coupon at Difmark (€3.06 with fees). An account gets you a login to somebody else's account that has the game on it, and it never goes into your name. We don't recommend it.
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Early Access, and reviews split down the middle
The game isn't finished yet, and players haven't made up their minds about it. Steam reviews are "Mixed": 6,240 positive out of 12,735, or 49%. With half the players happy and half not, being able to ask Steam for a refund is worth more than a euro and a bit.
So where should you buy it?
If you already know you'll play it, the Kinguin key at €13.17 with NOVGOC10 (€14.57 with fees) is the cheapest way to have it on your own account. If you're unsure, pay the €15.99 on Steam and keep the refund option. Every store is on the page to buy SAND: Raiders of Sophie key, and if you'd rather hold out for a bigger drop, set a price alert.
The Steam discount ends on Monday 16 November at 7pm CET.
Prices checked on the morning of 11 November.
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