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Steam app 244850 · updated 10 Sep 2026, 16:55 UTC

Space Engineers

Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.

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Keen Software HouseKeen Software House
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3,35824-hour peak
23,867all-time peak
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Game information

Updated 10 Sep 2026, 16:55 UTC
App ID
244850
Product type
Game
Developer
Keen Software House
Publisher
Keen Software House
Release date
28 Feb, 2019
Release status
Released
Early Access
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Game modes
Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Controller support
Declared DRM
Achievements
30
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Metacritic

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Partial Controller Support

Accessibility

Popular tags

SandboxBuildingSpaceSurvivalSimulationPhysicsOpen WorldMultiplayerBase BuildingSingleplayerCo-opModdableSpace SimPvPCombatActionExplorationPvEStrategyRealistic
About this gameFull description from Steam
Space Engineers is an open world sandbox game about designing, building and testing your own space machines. Construct ships, stations and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment, then explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes. Play solo or in multiplayer, from small co-op outposts to huge community servers. Start with a simple lander, grow into a mining and industrial empire, or focus on warships and planetary fortresses – the game gives you the tools and physics, you decide what to build. Space Engineers uses a volumetric physics engine: every block and voxel has mass, inertia and damage. Ships break apart, stations crumble and terrain can be drilled, carved and reshaped, so your engineering choices really matter. Space Engineers is grounded in real engineering and hard science fiction, driven by realism and plausible near-future technology. Think modern space programs extrapolated into the future: realistic ships, stations, tools and systems where everything is built and simulated block by block. It’s about the machinery you build, not about magic or scripted set-pieces. Why play Space Engineers (SE1) now? 10+ years of active development with many free updates every year – and still ongoing Huge Steam Workshop with thousands of ships, bases, mods, scripts and scenarios Stable, feature-rich sandbox ideal for long-term saves and big community servers All DLC is cosmetic-only – everyone plays with the same gameplay Active player base, dedicated servers and modding community Core features Build anything Design and pilot small and large ships, asteroid stations and planetary bases Over 200 functional blocks: thrusters, rotors, pistons, turrets, conveyors, production blocks and more First- and third-person building, symmetry tools and blueprints for fast large-scale construction Manual building in Survival: weld to assemble blocks, grind to disassemble and reuse components Fully destructible world Voxel planets, moons and asteroids with atmospheres, gravity and climate zones Drill, cut and blast terrain; carve tunnels, craters and underground bases Ships and structures take block-by-block damage and can break into pieces Deformable and destructible objects with real mass, storage capacity and integrity Play your way Creative – unlimited resources, instant building, no death Survival – manual assembly, resource and power management, death/respawn Singleplayer or multiplayer (co-op or competitive) with privacy settings and dedicated servers Scenarios, Workshop worlds and custom worlds so you can start in exactly the kind of universe you want Endless replayability Super-large worlds with procedural asteroids and exploration encounters Exploration systems that add ships and stations to discover, capture and conquer Visual Script Editor to create your own missions, game modes and campaigns Cargo ships, factions and AI-controlled threats to interact with – or defend against Modding & scripting Deep Steam Workshop integration for worlds, blueprints, mods and scripts Modding API in C# to change game behaviour and add new systems Programmable block for in-game automation and custom logic Support for custom textures, models and many other mod types Systems & survival Electricity, power grids and generators powering your entire base or ship Oxygen and hydrogen for life support and thrusters Weapons and combat blocks for ship-to-ship battles and base defense GPS, remote control, voxel hands, controller support and more quality-of-life tools Extensive language support with official and community localizations
Content & age ratings3 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUS14Violência
IGRS18Kekerasan · Interaksi Daring
PEGI12The game was rated PEGI 12 for occasional non-realistic violence. Not appropriate for persons below 12 years of age.
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS: Microsoft Windows 10 (latest SP) 64-bit Processor: Intel i5 @ 3.0 GHz or higher (or AMD equivalent) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce 750/Radeon R9 270X or higher DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 35 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX® compatible on-board Additional Notes: No internet connection needed for single player, but for multiplayer we recommend 5Mbit/s or more

Recommended

Recommended: OS: Microsoft Windows 10 (latest SP) 64-bit Processor: Intel Quad Core i7 @ 4.5 GHz or higher (or AMD equivalent) Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce 1070 GTX / Radeon RX Vega 56 or higher DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 35 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX® compatible on-board Additional Notes: No internet connection needed for single player, but for multiplayer we recommend 5Mbit/s or more
Supported languages16 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
German
Spanish - Spain
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Polish
French
Italian
Finnish
Hungarian
Norwegian
Portuguese - Brazil
Swedish
Russian
Simplified Chinese

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Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

30 achievements in total.

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Crayon BoxAchievement
Declare WarAchievement
I've Got Present For YouAchievement
Lock And LoadAchievement
MonolithAchievement
Number 5 Is AliveAchievement
Personality CrisisAchievement
Smile And WaveAchievement
Win-WinAchievement
Death WishAchievement

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