Sandustry Guides — Build factories in a living pixel world
Launch-week answers for your first Gold factory, Shaker problems, blueprints and automation in a world where every production line has to respect pixel physics.
What is Sandustry?
Sandustry is a factory automation game from Lantto Games, published by Hooded Horse. You explore a destructible planet, mine raw materials and build logistics that turn chaotic physical systems into reliable production chains.
The interesting part is that materials are not just icons in an inventory. Sand, water, ice, steam, seeds and other pixels interact with the world, so layout, temperature, gravity and transport all become part of the recipe.
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First Gold Factory
Turn Sand and Water into Wet Sand, route it through a Shaker and collect your first repeatable Gold.
Shaker Not Working?
Diagnose dry input, blocked Gold output, Residue jams and short runs that only look broken.
Blueprint Guide
Select, copy, save and reuse factory modules while accounting for Early Access keybind changes.
Beginner Factory Route
A practical first-session route from loose materials to a readable production line you can debug.
Research Order & Costs
The best unlock order tier by tier — Shaker first at 20 gold — with the full official cost table for every research in the game.
Water, Steam & Infinite Water
The ice-water-steam-rain cycle, pump and pipe rules, three renewable water sources and the Tier 5 Steam Turbine.
Release Date & Roadmap
Early Access since August 13, 2026 — price, platforms, demo, the ~1 year plan and what the full version adds.
Crackstone Explained
What the hard material is, which late-game tools break it, and why it drops nothing when destroyed.
Sandustry FAQ
The first questions to answer before you feed a new factory.
What kind of game is Sandustry?
Sandustry is a single-player factory automation game set in a fully destructible world where pixels are physical resources. You mine, process, transport and automate materials while exploring the planet.
Does every pixel really behave like a resource?
The official descriptions present sand, snow, seeds, spores, ice and other materials as physical entities with their own properties. Reactions such as melting, boiling, falling and absorbing water are part of the core planning challenge.
Is Sandustry in Early Access?
Yes. The Steam listing describes a fully playable Early Access version, with future plans for more buildings, resources, production chains, quests, biomes and technologies.
Is there a demo?
A free demo is available through the game's official itch.io page. Check the current store pages for the latest build and platform details.