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2026 PCSteam Deck playable 19.99 € 97 % positive Overwhelmingly positive, 5,667 reviews on Steam

Sandustry blends mining and factory automation in a fully destructible sand-physics world. You dig deeper, build logistics chains, and uncover the secrets of an ancient civilization along the way.

What defines Sandustry:

  • Lots to discover
  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Strong character progression

The closest matches for Sandustry are Nova Lands, Forager and Havendock. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Sandustry special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Nova Lands

90 %

2023 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified 19.99 € 90 % positive Very positive, 2,823 reviews on Steam

  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Lots to discover
  • Strong character progression

A relaxed factory-building and island-management game on an alien planet where you explore, automate production chains, and handle light combat along the way.

Forager

Strong character progression

Forager is a relaxed 2D gathering and crafting game where you grow a tiny island into a sprawling realm piece by piece. Constant unlocks of skills, lands, puzzles and dungeons make the harvest-and-expand loop wonderfully addictive.

Havendock

Strong character progression

A cozy ocean colony builder where you scavenge floating debris, welcome settlers, farm, automate production and explore the deep sea by submarine.

Apico

Strong character progression

Apico is a relaxed pixel-art beekeeping sim where you breed bees with different traits, gather resources, build up your home and explore colorful lands. Its blend of genetics tinkering and cozy crafting sets it apart.

Stranded Sails

Accessible and relaxed

After a shipwreck you build up farms and gear on an archipelago, explore the islands and solve their mysteries to escape. It is a relaxed crafting and survival adventure in the vein of Stardew Valley.

Astro Colony

Accessible and relaxed

A space colony-building sim where you found colonies on different celestial bodies, automate production with conveyor belts and look after your astronauts. The appeal lies in optimizing an efficient network of colonies.

Doloc Town

Strong character progression

As a young scavenger you build a vertical farm platform by platform in a harsh wasteland, reshaping the climate into a green paradise. Survival scrounging gradually turns into a relaxed farming tycoon experience.

Isles of Sea and Sky

Puzzles and brain teasers

A relaxed island-hopping puzzle adventure built around block-pushing challenges, where new abilities gradually open up more of the world. Discovery and secrets take the place of combat and pressure.

Starseed Pilgrim

Puzzles and brain teasers

An experimental puzzle-platformer where you plant seeds and grow blocks with different properties into structures to climb higher and travel further. You discover the rules yourself through experimentation.

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