Sandustry Update 0.5.5

Update #2 for Early Access is v0.5.5, posted 19 August 2026 — six days after launch and three days after Update 0.5.4. Lantto Games titled it Stability Improvements, Quality-of-Life and Bug Fixes. This is the larger crash patch hinted at in Hotfix 0.5.3. Instructional videos are replaced with animated images, a fullscreen toggle arrives, macOS gets a right-click workaround, and the Aura Extractor gains clearer controls. Crash logging is significantly expanded.

What to install

Steam, GOG, Microsoft Store, and PC Game Pass desktop should show 0.5.5 or newer. If you are still on 0.5.4, you are missing the video-to-image fix that stopped GPU crashes on hover, and the expanded crash logging. There is still no Xbox console build and no Cloud Gaming — Launch Week still holds.

Expanded crash logging

v0.5.5 adds significantly more logging to diagnose and debug crashes. Log file locations:

OS	Log file
Windows	C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Roaming\sandustry\logs\main.log
macOS	/Users/<you>/Library/Logs/sandustry/main.log
Linux	/home/<you>/.config/sandustry/logs/main.log

The developer also added optional Crashpad diagnostics. Since crash dumps may contain sensitive information, Lantto will reach out to players experiencing crashes and explain how to enable it. This is opt-in, not automatic. Attach main.log when posting on Steam discussions or Discord — see Crashes and Performance for the full reporting checklist.

Instructional videos replaced with animated images

The biggest stability fix in this patch: instruction videos are now animated images instead of video files. This fixes:

• GPU crashes that occurred when hovering over video previews in the building UI.
• OBS capture hook loss — streamers no longer lose their capture when mousing over a preview.

The trade-off: expect slightly reduced quality and a somewhat larger install size. If you crashed in the first hour while browsing buildings or during tutorial overlays, this is the fix. Combined with the decoder-unmount work from Hotfix 0.5.3, video-related crashes should be largely resolved.

Alt+Enter fullscreen toggle

You can now press Alt+Enter to toggle between fullscreen and windowed mode. The game also remembers which monitor you last played on. Previously, switching display modes required the settings menu. This is a small QoL change that matters on multi-monitor setups.

Bind additional display controls on Keyboard Shortcuts.

macOS right-click workaround

A bug caused the right mouse button to get stuck on macOS, making tools like the Vacuum spray forever. v0.5.5 adds a workaround — the proper fix is still pending. If you play on macOS and experienced stuck input, update and test. The workaround should prevent the Vacuum from locking into spray mode.

This does not affect Windows or Linux. If you still see stuck input on those platforms, report it with a log file.

Tutorial softlock fix

You can no longer accidentally softlock yourself by using the radial menu in the tutorial. If you got stuck during the opening sequence and had to restart, this should not happen again. The tutorial is the same content covered on How to Play and Getting Started — you can also skip it and read those guides.

Aura Extractor improvements

The Aura Extractor receives clearer hover guidance and swarm targeting indicators. The Extractor is a late-game building used to gather ambient resources. If its controls felt opaque before, the new visual cues should make targeting and collection more intuitive.

For other late-game buildings, see Buildings Hub.

What v0.5.5 did not change

• No shaker yield change, no new biome, no new research nodes.
• No Xbox console port and no Cloud Gaming.
• No replacement for --sandustry-no-overlay-gpu-flags if overlay crashes persist (Crashes and Performance).
• Filter editing improvements from Update 0.5.4 remain unchanged.
• Red-block demolish (256-tile limit) from 0.5.4 is not modified.
• Demo Hotfix 8 rules still live on Demo Patches.

Patch timeline

Patch	Date	Focus
Hotfix 0.5.3	14 Aug 2026	Logging, memory, objectives, overlay flag
Update 0.5.4	16 Aug 2026	Filter editing, Tier 5 repair, red blocks, zoom
Update 0.5.5	19 Aug 2026	Crash logging, video fix, fullscreen, macOS, Extractor

Play after the patch

Update the client. If you crashed on video hover before, test the building UI. If macOS input was stuck, try the Vacuum again. If you are a streamer, OBS capture should survive building previews. Then go back to the factory loop on Guides.

Related

• Update 0.5.4 — Filter editing, Tier 5 repair, red blocks, zoom.
• Hotfix 0.5.3 — First EA patch: logs, memory, objectives.
• Crashes and Performance — Log paths, overlay flag, memory tips.
• EA Roadmap — Post-launch themes and milestones.
• Launch Week — Price, Game Pass, discount.

Update the client, grab a log if it still crashes, and keep building.