Space Engineers

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

Genres

• simulation video game

• sandbox game

• strategy video game

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  4^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

Localized titles

• Space Engineers

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Indie^*
• Simulation^*
• Strategy^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• PvP^*
• Online PvP^*
• Co-op^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Steam Workshop^*
• Partial Controller Support^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Includes level editor^*
• Family Sharing^*
• Cross-Platform Multiplayer^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Czech^*
• Danish^*
• Dutch^*
• Polish^*
• French^*
• Italian^*
• Finnish^*
• Hungarian^*
• Norwegian^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Swedish^*
• Russian^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• Space^*

  Votes · historical

  3,690^*

• Sandbox^*

  Votes · historical

  3,135^*

• Building^*

  Votes · historical

  2,832^*

• Open World Survival Craft^*

  Votes · historical

  2,420^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  2,404^*

• Survival^*

  Votes · historical

  1,928^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  1,873^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  1,790^*

• Physics^*

  Votes · historical

  1,580^*

• Crafting^*

  Votes · historical

  1,465^*

• Destruction^*

  Votes · historical

  1,290^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  1,244^*

• Futuristic^*

  Votes · historical

  1,100^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  1,092^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  1,076^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  1,030^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  963^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  872^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  798^*

• Early Access^*

  Votes · historical

  670^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Microsoft Windows 10 (latest SP) 64-bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel i5 @ 3.0 GHz or higher (or AMD equivalent)^*

  Memory

  8 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Geforce 750/Radeon R9 270X or higher^*

  Graphics API

  Version 11^*

  Storage

  35 GB available space^*

  Audio hardware

  DirectX® compatible on-board^*

  Conditions

  No internet connection needed for single player, but for multiplayer we recommend 5Mbit/s or more^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Quad Core i7 @ 4.5 GHz or higher (or AMD equivalent)^*

  Memory

  16 GB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Geforce 1070 GTX / Radeon RX Vega 56 or higher^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  16 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Unsupported^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  727^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Unsupported^*

Developers

• Keen Software House

Publishers

• Headup Games
• Keen Software House^*

• 2013-10-23

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2019-02-28

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

• 2020-04-15

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2019-02-28 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2019-02-28^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Feb 28, 2019^*

Detailed specifications