Early Access Games

Sandustry has been in Early Access on Steam for 3 months, since Aug 13, 2026. The last update to Sandustry was posted 24 days ago (Oct 21, 2026), one of 4 in the past 90 days. Updates to Sandustry arrive about every 11 days over the past year. Sandustry peaked at 979 players in the last 24 hours.

In early access3 monthssince Aug 13, 2026
Last update24 days agoOct 21, 2026
Updates, 90 days4about every 11 days
Players, 24-hour peak979
Positive reviews97%of 5,720
Price$19.99

Update activity, past year

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A year ago6 updates in the past yearThis week

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Is Sandustry still being updated?

Yes. The last update to Sandustry was posted 24 days ago, on Oct 21, 2026. Over the past year updates to Sandustry have come about every 11 days.

  1. UpdateUpdate #5 - Orbital Delivery, Snow Biome and Silica Extraction
  2. UpdateUpdate #4 - Replumbed Pipes, Unstalled Buildings and Various Fixes
  3. UpdateUpdate #3 - Happier Critters, Hungrier Lava and Assorted Improvements
  4. UpdateUpdate #2 - Stability Improvements, Quality-of-Life and Bug Fixes
  5. UpdateUpdate #1 - Better Filter Editing, Tier 5 Softlock Fixes and Red Block Removal
  6. UpdateHotfix - Better Logging, Memory Optimizations & Clearer Objectives
  7. UpdateDemo Hotfix 8 arrives to restore botanical order!
  8. UpdateDemo Hotfix 7 is out!
  9. PatchA bunch of Demo Hotfixes
  10. PatchDemo Hotfix

How long has Sandustry been in early access?

Sandustry entered Early Access on Steam on Aug 13, 2026 and has been in it for 3 months.

How many people are playing Sandustry?

Sandustry peaked at 979 players on Steam in the last 24 hours.

What is Sandustry?

Steam users tag Sandustry as Sandbox, Automation, Crafting, Open World and Open World Survival Craft. Sandustry is single-player only and priced at $19.99, and 97% of its 5,720 Steam reviews are positive.

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.

How Lantto Games describes it on its Steam store page, which also has the developer's own answer on how long it expects to stay in early access.

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Steam tags: Sandbox, Automation, Crafting, Open World, Open World Survival Craft, Building, Exploration, Survival, Adventure, Simulation.

StatusActive
Early access sinceAug 13, 2026
Last updateOct 21, 2026
Typical gap11 days between updates
Playing now863 (Nov 14, 23:48 UTC)
7-day peak979
Steam reviews97% positive of 5,720
Price$19.99
PlaySingle-player
Steam DeckPlayable
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
DeveloperLantto Games
PublisherHooded Horse
DemoAvailable on Steam

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