Roman Sands RE:Build

About this game

Welcome to Roman Sands RE:Build, an apocalyptic trip from the studio behind the IGF Award-winning Paratopic.

A shape-shifting absurdist adventure that twists two stories together, taking you from a luxury tropical resort to post-apocalyptic survival.

The Resort

Wash up on the beach of an indulgent Resort. According to the guests, you work here—AND you're slacking off. Race against time to rank up and earn equipment to stem their never-ending tide of demands. The only catch to your employment: the sun is days away from swallowing the world, and the guests couldn't care less.

Look under the surface: uncover the resort's secrets and solve puzzles in an attempt to escape.

The Facility

One of the last people left alive, you are the caretaker of a decaying zoological research station. Your only companions are a dead cow and a voice on the radio; it sounds familiar, but ... from where?

A parasite clogs the guts of your station: will you exterminate it and preserve the station's work, even at the cost of your own survival?



Are these worlds the same? When are they? WHAT are they!? Two distinct narratives overlap and mutate in a delirious genre apocalypse: adventure, visual novel, puzzle solving, survival simulation, and atmospheric horror collide to tell a story of escaping the inescapable.

Latest news

• Press Coverage·7 Jun 2025

  A Roman Sands RE:Build release date and a tease for a new edition of Paratopic is exactly what the doctor ordered

  I've been excited about Roman Sands RE:Build since the moment I laid my eyes on it, particularly because it's from the same studio behind the ever-haunting Paratopic. Roman Sands just has a ridiculously strong art direction to it, very much one that could easily be dubbed Y2K, but I think more accurately should be seen as an evolution of the aesthetic/ era. Almost as if this is the direction it could have gone in. Read more
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• Community & Events·6 Feb 2024Official

  Roman Sands RE:Build opens for visitors on our Steam Next Fest Livestream

  Roman Sands RE:Build is participating in Steam Next Fest, and we bring you a new demo and a playthrough with live commentary. Catch a broadcast with the creator, Jessica Harvey, and the talented voice behind the game, STPeach. Washed ashore on a surreal luxury retreat. Serve the whims of unhinged inhabitants and find a way to escape the Sun's doom. Explore themes of love, decay, toil, and reward. This delirium-charged journey into the apocalypse collides through adventure, puzzle-solving, horror, and survival simulation. Join us on February 9th and 10th at 11 am PT to get a glimpse of the new demo and wishlist the game!
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• Community & Events·5 Feb 2024Official

  Roman Sands RE:Build opens for visitors on our Steam Next Fest Livestream

  Roman Sands RE:Build is participating in Steam Next Fest, and we bring you a new demo and a playthrough with live commentary. Catch a broadcast with the creator, Jessica Harvey, and the talented voice behind the game, STPeach. Washed ashore on a surreal luxury retreat. Serve the whims of unhinged inhabitants and find a way to escape the Sun's doom. Explore themes of love, decay, toil, and reward. This delirium-charged journey into the apocalypse collides through adventure, puzzle-solving, horror, and survival simulation. Join us on February 9th and 10th at 11 am PT to get a glimpse of the new demo and wishlist the game!
  Read full article on Community Announcements (mate.gecser)

• Announcements·3 Nov 2023Official

  NEW demo released for IndieCade Award!

  Roman Sands RE:Build has been nominated for Excellence In Visual Design by IndieCade! While waiting for the award ceremony, join us for the IndieCade Steam Event and catch the broadcast with the creator, Jessica Harvey. Washed ashore on a surreal luxury retreat. Serve the whims of unhinged inhabitants and find a way to escape the Sun's doom. Explore themes of love, decay, toil, and reward. This delirium-charged journey into the apocalypse collides through adventure, puzzle-solving, horror, and survival simulation. Get a glimpse of the new demo and wishlist the game!
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• Press Coverage·20 Dec 2022

  Doki Doki Literature Club publisher has another visual horror novel on the way

  Doki Doki Literature Club is one of my favourite games, and one of the best free games of all time. It’s not exactly innovative or outstanding, if I’m being honest, but it is one of the most memorable gaming experiences I’ve had. The visual novel may look like just that - a narrative game - and nothing more. You’re a boy joining a literature club of girls, all of which end up being romantic interests. This all leads you to believe that Doki Doki Literature Club is simply a visual novel and dating simulator, and that’s where you’re wrong. Very wrong. It takes a horrific turn for the worse, to say the least, and that’s all I’ll say. If you are yet to play Doki Doki, the less you know, the better it is. Read more
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