Sandustry
Shares rank 11 of 12 sandbox games by recommenders
People recommend it as a sandbox game that combines Noita and Factorio ideas, and early players who tried the demo found it very cool.
People recommend it as a sandbox game that combines Noita and Factorio ideas, and early players who tried the demo found it very cool.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Blends Noita and Factorio ideas
“"Noita meets Factorio" is genuinely not something I ever thought I would see.”
Comment from 10 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)” “a game I'm now working on full time (think Noita meets Factorio)”
Comment from 9 Feb 2026 in “Sandboxels” Fun demo and promising release
“Looks really fun! Best of luck with the release”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)” “I played the demo, it was very cool.”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)”
Other sandbox games people recommend
The four most recommended other sandbox games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minecraft | 222 | 149 | 60% | 13 | 10 yrs11 owners | — |
| Luanti | 23 | 4 | 85% | 7 | — | Approved |
| No Man's Sky Cosmos | 22 | 31 | 42% | 1 | — | — |
| Voxile | 16 | 1 | 94% | 3 | — | — |
| SandustryThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“"Noita meets Factorio" is genuinely not something I ever thought I would see.”
“Looks really fun! Best of luck with the release”
“I played the demo, it was very cool.”
“a game I'm now working on full time (think Noita meets Factorio)”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.