Sandustry FAQ
Sandustry FAQ collects the questions that should not become their own doorway pages. If you need a full loop, use the beginner guide, gold, Fluxite, or research pages instead. Official store copy, the Hooded Horse wiki roster, and Steam patch notes are the only sources for numbers on this page. Community names stay in the alias column.
Factory loop
Wet Sand on a Shaker makes Gold and Residue. Gold buys research. Residue burns and then goes through a Kinetic Press. Fluxite is a second wallet for tool upgrades. Water has density 100. Gold has density 300. Dry Sand does nothing on a Shaker.
Names and stores
Residue is official. Slag is community. Kinetic Press is official. Kinetic Slag Press is community. The Japanese Steam title is Sandustry サンダストリー. The Simplified Chinese title is 沙金工业 Sandustry. There are no redeem codes on any official channel we searched on 15 August 2026.
More short answers
Hover costs 50 Gold and is worth it. Hydro Sponge is above-ground only. World wrapping was removed in Demo Hotfix 8. The current live branch on 15 August 2026 advertised itself as hotfix 0.5.3. Sixteen achievements exist. None of them require a redeem code.
More detail worth keeping
If your question is 'what is the best factory', the answer is the one you can still edit. If your question is 'what is the best research', the answer is Shaker, Logistics, Hover, then the jam. If your question is 'what is the best tool', the answer is Grabber then Flamethrower. If your question is longer than that, you want a dedicated page, not this FAQ.
Practice that survives a patch
Still stuck. Then you have a picture problem, not a wiki problem. Screenshot the tank, the Shaker, and the Residue trench. If you cannot tell them apart in the shot, neither can the factory. Rebuild until the three areas have different heights. Then come back to the gold page.
Close the loop
Last useful check. Is the Shaker diagonal. Is the feed wet. Is Residue leaving. Is Gold in a pit. If those four are true and you are still poor, you need time, not a new page.
If those four are false, you do not have a secret. You have a layout.
Frequently asked questions
How do I make Gold?
Wet Sand on a diagonal Shaker. Official chance is about one Gold in four pixels. Then burn Residue and press Burnt Residue for a second pass. Full steps live on the gold page.
What should I research first?
Shaker for 20 Gold, Logistics for 30, Hover for 50. Fluxite does not buy those nodes. See the research page for the rest of the unpublished costs.
Why is my factory flooding?
Sand absorbs Water and the 1+1=2 rule will convert an entire dune if you hose it. Use a tank and pipes. Read the water page.
Is there a mobile version?
Steam lists Windows, macOS, and Linux. Trailer copy adds GOG and the Microsoft Store. Android pages on SEO farms are not first-party.
Where are the cheat codes?
There are none. Progression uses Gold, Fluxite, Energy, and Auralite. A codes page would be fiction.
Slag or Residue?
Residue is the official wiki name. Community guides still say Slag. Same pixel. The glossary keeps both.