When did Sandustry release?
Sandustry launched into Early Access on August 13, 2026 on Steam.
Independent · Source-checked · Community-driven
Sandustry Wiki Info
Explore a fully destructible planet where every pixel is a resource — mine sand, automate production lines, and dig for an ancient civilization's secrets. This independent wiki collects beginner guides, mods, and tips, with sources noted where possible.
- Early Access
- Launched Aug 13 2026
- Steam Rating
- 97% positive (1,509)
- SteamDB Rating
- 92.17%
- Play Style
- Single-player
No source, no stat.Everything on this site is checked against official patch notes, in-game text and reproducible testing before it is published. Anything unverified is clearly labelled.
Start Here
Your Sandustry Journey
From your first sand shaker to automated gold lines — start in the right order.
Sandustry does not hand you a traditional tutorial — it hands you a shovel and a planet. The guides below follow the order the game actually unfolds in: learn the dig-wet-gold loop, pick up the hotkeys and systems knowledge that save hours, then go deep on the liquids and production chains that define the mid-game. Every guide links to the next, so start at the top and read your way to a working factory.
About
What is Sandustry?
Sandustry is a falling-sand automation game from indie developer Lantto Games, published by Hooded Horse. You arrive on a fully destructible planet where every pixel is a resource.
In practice that means the materials are the machines: sand piles up and flows, water runs downhill and boils into steam, lava melts through your floor unless you freeze it into cinder first. Your job is to turn that physics into production - sift gold from wet sand, spend it on research, and rebuild the planet as a factory one conveyor at a time. It entered Early Access on August 13, 2026 and sits at 97% positive on Steam after its first week.
- Falling-sand physics: sand, water, steam, lava and more all interact pixel by pixel
- Build automated factories with conveyors, launchers and filters
- Delve underground for water, lava and the secrets of an ancient civilization
- Battle bosses and solve puzzles to acquire key artifacts
Guides
Popular Sandustry Guides
Browse every guide, filtered by type.
Quick Answers
Quick Answers About Sandustry
Is Sandustry on Xbox Game Pass?
Yes - it joined PC Game Pass on day one (Aug 13, 2026). No Xbox console version exists.
Is Sandustry multiplayer?
No. Steam and GOG both list it as single-player. The "online" version is a browser demo.
Can I mod Sandustry?
Yes - Steam Workshop mods (38 items at launch week) plus the Fluxloader community loader. See the mods guide.
When is the full Sandustry release?
No date yet - the developer expects about a year of Early Access, with content growing throughout.
Recently Reviewed
Recently Updated Sandustry Guides
- Sandustry beginner guideOfficial
- Sandustry release date & priceTested
- Sandustry Lava & Water mechanicsTested
- Sandustry mods & modloaderCommunity
FAQ
Sandustry Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sandustry?
Sandustry is a falling-sand automation game from indie developer Lantto Games, published by Hooded Horse. You arrive on a fully destructible planet where every pixel is a resource — dig, mix and process materials to build automated factories and delve deep for an ancient civilization's secrets.
When did Sandustry release?
Sandustry launched into Early Access on August 13, 2026 on Steam, GOG and the Microsoft Store. The developer expects Early Access to last about a year, and the 1.0 version is planned to add richer procedural generation plus new buildings, resources, production chains, quests, biomes and technologies. An exact 1.0 date has not been announced.
Is Sandustry multiplayer?
No. Steam and GOG both list Sandustry as single-player. The "online" version you may see mentioned is the browser demo, not online multiplayer.
Is Sandustry on Xbox Game Pass?
Yes - Sandustry joined PC Game Pass on August 13, 2026, day one of Early Access, as a Game Preview title. You can verify it on the Xbox store page. There is no Xbox console version, so console Game Pass subscribers can't play it.
Is Sandustry similar to Factorio?
In some ways — it shares Factorio's automation and production chains, but adds falling-sand pixel physics: the whole world is destructible, and every pixel can be mined, mixed and processed. It's also single-player only.
Can I mod Sandustry?
Yes. The community has built a mod loader (Fluxloader) and Steam Workshop mods are available in Early Access. There's no stable official mod API yet, so mods work by replacing game files.
What does Sandustry cost?
The list price is $14.99 with regional pricing. A 35% launch discount (about $9.75) ran on Steam and GOG through late August 2026. The developer has said the price may rise as Early Access content is added, so the launch window is the cheapest it's likely to be.
Does Sandustry run on Mac and Linux?
Yes. Steam lists separate system requirements for Windows, macOS (12+) and Linux, and the minimum specs are modest - a decade-old mid-range PC clears them. There's no official mobile version; the browser demo on itch.io is the closest thing.
How is Sandustry holding up in Early Access?
First-week reception: 97% positive across roughly 1,500 Steam reviews, with two patches shipped (a hotfix on August 14 and Update #1, v0.5.4, on August 17). The developer is actively working through crash reports and takes feature requests on the Nolt feedback board.
Is this Sandustry wiki official?
No. This is an independent player project, unaffiliated with Lantto Games or Hooded Horse.
Ready to Industrialize the Planet in Sandustry?
From your first sand shaker to automated gold lines and ancient artifact hunts, our community wiki has you covered.
Advertisement