Loulan: The Cursed Sand has been officially revealed, and this action-RPG will see players take control of a skeletal warrior–who goes by the on-the-nose name of Cursed Sand–on a quest to rescue his beloved princess. Thanks to magical sand powers, the resurrected warrior stands a fighting chance against the monsters standing between him and the princess as he travels along the ancient Silk Road.
In a PS Blog post, game director Hongwen Huai revealed that the design of Cursed Sand is inspired by the Loulan mummies and the desert sand of China’s western regions. This resulted in developer ChillyRoom creating a “dual-form” protagonist, who wraps himself in golden sand to take on a human-like appearance. When he uses his powers, he shifts from Sand Form to Bone Form, which Huai described as a powerful stance built for one-against-many combat.
“On his journey, he will face powerful factions ranging from the Loulan royal family–who embody the power of the sun–to the frost-bound spiders of the Western Regions,” Huai said. “We’ve reimagined iconic landscapes of the western region through a fantastical lens, from vast deserts to flowing rivers of sand.”
