Sandustry

Factory automation with destructible terrain and physically simulated resources

Lantto Games · Published by Hooded Horse · Released Aug 13, 2026 · Early Access

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 5,616
Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 96% of 665 in 30 days
Players: 1,200; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 week ago; Oct 21, 2026
Minimum PC: GTX 550 Ti; 4 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Sandustry?

An Early Access factory-building game set on an unexplored planet you assess for industrial development. You sift gold from sand, move materials through conveyors, pipes, and pumps, and unlock new processing technologies. You also explore an open world and search underground for artifacts left by an ancient civilization.

For you if...

+you enjoy tracking down bottlenecks in complex production lines
+you prefer experimenting with layouts over following rigid designs

Not for you if...

−you want cooperative or competitive multiplayer
−you prefer direct action over managing resources and logistics

What players say

97% of 5,616 reviews are positive · 96% of 665 in the last 30 days

Players praise the combination of factory building and exploration, and some find the automation less stressful than other factory games. A recurring complaint is that the current Early Access content is relatively short.

Screenshots and trailer

Sandustry system requirements

Minimum: GTX 550 Ti, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670K (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-8100 (quad-core)
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 550 Ti (1 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7750 (1 GB)
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: SSD Recommended

Does Sandustry have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Sandustry run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 16
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish.

Does Sandustry use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam