Rank 01Games like Sandustry
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- Updated Oct 12, 2026
Players who liked Sandustry also play
The closest matches to Sandustry: MineMogul, Alchemy Factory, Solarpunk™, Core Keeper, and Satisfactory. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares automation and crafting system with Sandustry.
- $17.99 (Price checked Oct 12)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
Rank 03Why this
Shares automation and base building with Sandustry.
- $18.39 (Price checked Oct 12)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
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Core Keeper
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Sandustry.
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Satisfactory
Why this: Shares base building with Sandustry.
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Tinkerlands
Why this: Shares crafting system and base building with Sandustry.
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Shares automation and resource management with Sandustry.
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- Released: 2026
- Developer: Lantto Games
- Price: $9.74−35%checked Oct 12
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 97% of 5,084 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Simulation, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Beautiful sand physics showing materials flow through your factory
- Completing a full run in 20 50 hours with good replayability
- Mixing elements like sand water and lava in physics based systems
- Cozy
- Immersive
- Relaxing
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sandustry at current Steam store prices.
Dustland Delivery
Why this: Shares base building and upgrade system with Sandustry.
Suncraft
Why this: Shares automation and upgrade system with Sandustry.
Terraria
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Sandustry.
The Survivalists
Why this: Shares base building with Sandustry.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Core Keeper
Why this: Shares automation and base building with Sandustry.
Satisfactory
Why this: Shares base building with Sandustry.
Tinkerlands
Why this: Shares crafting system and base building with Sandustry.
About Sandustry
The closest matches to Sandustry: MineMogul, Alchemy Factory, Solarpunk™, Core Keeper, and Satisfactory. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Sandustry is your kind of game, the closest matches are MineMogul, Alchemy Factory and Solarpunk™ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as cozy, immersive and relaxing, and single out its automation and base building. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About 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.
Is Sandustry worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 97% of 5,084 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 96% positive across 602 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- On sale: 35% off, now $9.74 (checked Oct 15).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 18 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 16 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Beautiful sand physics showing materials flow through your factory
- Completing a full run in 20 50 hours with good replayability
- Mixing elements like sand water and lava in physics based systems
- Optimization gameplaymaking production lines smaller and more efficient
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“It's fun for about 8 hours, so whether that's worth the money or not is up to you. It's quite similar to Terraria mechanically, and Noita visually - but do not expect any Noita-like gameplay here. The tools you have are very basic and…”
People who play it also play: MineMogul, Alchemy Factory, Solarpunk™
Frequently asked about Sandustry
Can I run it?
Does Sandustry run on Steam Deck?
Sandustry is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Sandustry cost?
Sandustry is listed on Steam at 9.74 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Sandustry?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sandustry are MineMogul, Alchemy Factory, Solarpunk™.
Who developed Sandustry?
Sandustry was developed by Lantto Games and published by Hooded Horse.