Sandustry Achievements Roadmap: All 16
Sandustry ships 16 Steam achievements for 1,000 Gamerscore, with no hidden achievements VERIFIED (official database, cross-checked against fan wikis). The list looks approachable until you hit the gold hoarding walls — here's how to read it and the order that saves the most backtracking.
The Full List of 16
| Achievement | What it takes | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Promotion Protocol | Your first promotion | Opportunistic |
| Flux It Up | First Fluxite (first cache mined ~200) | Opportunistic |
| Gold in the Bin | Collector holds 1,000 gold | Hoarding |
| Ancient Technology | Engage ancient tech | Opportunistic |
| First Bloom | Grow your first flower (Planter Box) | Opportunistic |
| Void Touched | Reach a Tier-4 anomaly | Opportunistic |
| Critter Catcher | Capture a critter with a Corraller | Opportunistic |
| First Spark | Produce your first unit of energy | Opportunistic |
| Quartermaster | Hold 10,000 gold | Hoarding |
| Conservatory Curator | All species: Lumlings / Redweavers / Voltblubs / Voidgrazers | Opportunistic |
| Stratacore Secured | Secure the Stratacore | Opportunistic (deep) |
| Aura Extractor | Swarm Console, 1,000 Auralite threshold | Opportunistic |
| Full Circle | Complete the loop | Opportunistic |
| Final Schematic | Complete the entire tech tree | Opportunistic (deep) |
| Vaultkeeper | Hold 100,000 gold | Hoarding |
| Heliodyne Tycoon | Hold 1,000,000 gold | Hoarding |
The Gold Rule: "Held Simultaneously"
The four gold achievements — Gold in the Bin (1k), Quartermaster (10k), Vaultkeeper (100k), Heliodyne Tycoon (1M) — are judged on gold held at the same time, not cumulative VERIFIED. Spending toward the 7,500-gold Synthesizer can reset your "held" total, so plan a moment where you bank the threshold and let the achievement pop before spending.
Opportunistic vs Hoarding
The clean mental model COMMUNITY:
- Opportunistic — earned naturally while progressing: Promotion Protocol, Flux It Up, Ancient Technology, First Bloom, Void Touched, Critter Catcher, First Spark, Conservatory Curator, Stratacore Secured, Aura Extractor, Full Circle, Final Schematic.
- Hoarding — require a mature economy and a deliberate "bank it" moment: the four gold milestones above.
Recommended Order
Grab the opportunistic achievements as you go — most are on the critical path anyway. Leave the hoarding ones for when your economy is stable; the Final Schematic (full tech tree) is the capstone, and only about 0.5% of players reach it globally COMMUNITY — a signal of both the tree's size and how many fall before the 7,500-gold Synthesizer.