The Chinese open-world RPG Sands of Salzaar launched on Steam in January and was a huge hit, selling an estimated 50,000 copies in its first week. Although translation into English was listed as a "top priority," the game was only available in a simplified Chinese version, which limited its reach to an English audience.

Today, Han-Squirrel Studio and XD Network announced that the English release will hit Steam Early Access on September 22.

In addition to a complete translation of the nearly 500,000-word script, the English version will add new story content, including 30 new quests; mods will be supported through the Steam Workshop, and according to the developers, new characters, custom maps, multiplayer maps, bonus difficulty modes, etc. Hundreds of mods will be available when the game goes live.

Sands of Salzaar is set after the collapse of the old empire, with rival factions struggling to take control of the people in a mysterious desert world. as mentioned in January, it looks very promising: players will pursue epic quests in an open world sandbox, make friends and enemies Steven was particularly impressed with the large-scale combat, which he described as "a mix of Dynasty Warriors and Diablo."

XD Network is still running a closed beta test of the English version of Sands of Salzaar in advance of this release; you can sign up for it on the Sands of Salzaar Discord and check out the screenshots below.