Early Access launches August 13, 2026
Sandustry calculators and fix-it guides
Size your gold line with your own measured rates, plan a research order that compounds, and fix the jams, floods and dead pipes that stop a factory. Every number on this site says where it came from.
Tools, not another wiki
Sandustry already has an official wiki. What it does not have is arithmetic — so that is what this site is for: calculators and planners you would otherwise do on paper.
Sourced or labelled
Every claim links to the Steam thread, devlog or official page it came from, and carries a tag so you can see at a glance what is solid.
ConfirmedCommunityNot documented
No invented numbers
Sandustry has not published machine throughputs. Rather than print plausible-looking guesses, the calculators take your measurements — and say so.
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Fixes for what actually breaks
- How to Build Your First Automated Gold LineI am hauling sand by hand and it is slow. What is the smallest setup that starts producing gold on its own?
- How to Fix a Kinetic Slag Press That Keeps JammingThe press works for a while, then burnt slag stacks on top of it and the whole line backs up until I clear it by hand.
- How to Stop Shakers and Filters From CloggingI keep adding shakers and filters and the line still clogs. More machines is not making it faster.
- How to Stop Rain From Flooding Your FactoryRain got into my factory, the pumps cannot pull all the water back out, and now water is in the way of every material line I have.
- How to Fix Pipes That Do Nothing in SandustryI placed a run of pipe and nothing happens. I do not know whether I built it wrong or it is a bug.
- How to Move Lava and Steam Without PipesI want to automate lava for burning slag, and stop steam collecting in my grotto ceilings, but neither goes through a pipe.
- How to Get More Water When Your Gold Line Runs DryMy gold line eats water faster than I can find it, and I do not know which of the duplication tricks people mention actually work.
- How to Install Sandustry Mods With FluxloaderI want to run mods and custom maps, but I do not know which loader is current or what it needs from me.
Six things to get right early
Learn the gold loop
Mine sand, wet it with water, drop the wet sand on a shaker built on a diagonal. Gold falls through, slag carries on.
Build at the source
Manual hauling is the biggest early time sink. A short belt from the dig site to the shaker pays for itself immediately.
Throttle before you scale
Machines clog because too much arrives at once, not because you have too few. Filter upstream first, then add machines.
Turn slag into a second gold line
Burn slag to burnt slag, drop it from height onto a Kinetic Slag Press. It breaks into gold and spores.
Roof the base before it rains
Steam rises, condenses and falls back on you. A slanted roof moves it away before it becomes your flooding problem.
Spend gold in an order that compounds
Gold is the research currency. Buy the things that produce more gold or remove more hauling, in that order.
What the game looks like
Screenshots are official Sandustry store artwork by Lantto Games / Hooded Horse, used to illustrate this unofficial fan site.
Frequently asked
What is Sandustry?
A factory automation game by Lantto Games, published by Hooded Horse, set in a fully destructible 2D world where every pixel is a mineable resource with physical properties. It combines production chains with falling-sand physics.
When does Sandustry release?
It enters Steam Early Access on August 13, 2026, releasing on Steam, GOG and the Microsoft Store, and joining PC Game Pass on day one. A free demo is available on Steam.
Does Sandustry support Chinese and other languages?
Yes. The store page lists 23 supported languages, including Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, German, French and Spanish.
Is Sandustry multiplayer?
No. The Steam store page lists it as single-player, with Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing.
Is this the official Sandustry wiki?
No. This is an unofficial fan site of calculators and troubleshooting guides. Sandustry has an official wiki at sandustry.wiki.gg, which is the right place for encyclopedic lookups.
Why do some numbers on this site say "not documented"?
Because no official machine throughput figures have been published. Rather than print plausible-looking guesses that would ruin builds, this site leaves those fields empty and says so. They will be filled in from the shipped Early Access game data.
About Sandustry
Sandustry is a factory automation game by Lantto Games, published by Hooded Horse, set in a fully destructible 2D world where every pixel is a mineable resource with physical properties. It enters Steam Early Access on August 13, 2026, releasing on Steam, GOG and the Microsoft Store, and joining PC Game Pass on day one. It supports 23 languages, including Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and ships with modding support.