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SeriesSpace Engineers

Space Engineers

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First release
Feb 28, 2019
Engine
VRAGE
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Simulator, Strategy · Sandbox, Open world, Warfare, Action, Science fiction, Survival
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5

Space Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and maintenance of space works. Players build space ships and space stations of various sizes and utilization (civil and military), pilot ships and perform asteroid mining. Space Engineers utilizes a realistic volumetric-based physics engine: all objects can be assembled, disassembled, damaged and destroyed.

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Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Feb 28, 2019
Xbox One
Apr 15, 2020
PlayStation 4
May 11, 2023
All 4 release dates
PlayStation 5
May 11, 2023
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
26h
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person, Third person
Keywords
space combat, space mining, steam workshop, destructible environment

At a Glance

Critic Score
80
Main Story (IGDB)
26h
OverviewHow it playsMediaCommunityBehind the gameRelated

Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Very Positive, 100,662 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerSteam · 16 Oct
  • Online co-opIGDB · 30 Oct
  • LAN co-opIGDB · 30 Oct
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 30 Oct

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