Sandustry is a factory automation game that treats every pixel in its destructible 2D world as a buildable resource. Released into early access in August 2026, it combines Terraria-style exploration and mining with Factorio's automation systems, creating a sandbox where players excavate planets and construct increasingly complex production chains.
The game has made a strong early impression since launch. It arrived day-one on Xbox Game Pass across multiple tiers alongside a Steam release, and reached over 100,000 sales within its first week. Community guides have already emerged covering factory construction fundamentals, while the game's unique approach to automation - sidestepping genre conventions in favor of its own direction - has earned praise from players and critics alike. An early multiplayer mod has also surfaced, extending the game's cooperative possibilities during its early access period.
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Before we talk about Sandustry , the excellent new spelunking factory builder from Lantto Games and Hooded Horse, we need to revisit that most quintessentially vidyagame of topics, the post-industrial countryside of Wales. Early on in my recent 105-mile "review" of the MSI Cyborg…
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Released only a week ago, publisher Hooded Horse sent word that Sandustry has managed to hit over 100K sales already which is mighty impressive. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
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Learn how to build your first Gold factory in Sandustry with this quick guide.
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With 2D maps reminiscent of Terraria, pixel physics in the vein of Noita, and automation reminiscent of Factorio, Sandustry has me hooked.
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Also included with PC Game Pass.
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Sandustry released into Early Access today and takes a pass on most of the automation genre tropes to wander off in its own unique direction.
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Hooded Horse picked another good one to publish here from developer Lantto Games. Sandustry is a factory automation game where every pixel is a resource. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
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It's quite the month for sand-related games! Sandcastle, a literal sandbox game , received a demo earlier this month, and now here we are today with the release of Sandustry, another, entirely different literal sandbox game. Where Sandcastle is about building, uh, castles out of…
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Xbox Game Pass adds Sandustry in Early Access alongside Cricket 26 and MIO: Memories in Orbit today across multiple tiers.