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Sandustry
Explore and mine fully destructible worlds. Automate increasingly complex production chains. Delve deep to uncover an ancient civilization’s powerful secrets and learn to love the sand in this factory game where every pixel is a valuable resource.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-09-25.
“I played through this in just two (admittedly way too long) sessions, the concept is super fun and addicting. It's also one of the most well-polished games I've ever played, getting close to Factorio-levels of technical perfection, even though it's still in early access. Insane…”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played“Crazy good physics based factory automation game. Played 11 hours straight in one sitting. I haven't played something i liked as much as this game for a long time, buy it and just watch some sand getting launched around. Early access content can be finished around 10-15 hours…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“i like the fact that this game allows you to fly in front of the stuff you build unlike other games that permanently put the buildings on the same plane as the character.”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Update #4 - Replumbed Pipes, Unstalled Buildings and Various Fixes
:archon_sand: -- Greetings all prospectors! We're now one month into the release, and the response has been absolutely incredible. Honestly, it feels like I can barely keep up with all the amazing thi
Update #3 - Happier Critters, Hungrier Lava and Assorted Improvements
:zoe_sand: Hey everyone! I know the patches have been pretty fix-heavy so far. With this many players, even rare issues can affect a lot of people so I need to prioritize them. I've snuck in a couple
Modding & What's Next
First off: huge THANK YOU to everyone playing, messaging me and leaving reviews. The reviews especially are a massive help. ❤️ It has been a while since the last Update, but rest assured I haven't bee
Update #2 - Stability Improvements, Quality-of-Life and Bug Fixes
First of all, THANK YOU to everyone who has left a Steam review so far! ❤️ It's one of the best and most impactful ways you can support me and the game. Also a huge thank you to all the modders who ha
Update #1 - Better Filter Editing, Tier 5 Softlock Fixes and Red Block Removal
A smaller update with some bug fixes and QoL. Changelog v0.5.4 Improved Filter Config You can now press the filter overlay label or “Edit last placed” to quickly change a filter without having to over
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Sandbox · Automation · Crafting · Open World · Open World Survival Craft · Building · Exploration · Survival · Adventure · Simulation · Base Building · Strategy (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian,… |
| Achievements | 16 |
| Official site | https://sandustry.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670K (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-8100 (quad-core) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 550 Ti (1 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7750 (1 GB) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD Recommended