Space Engineers 2

Space Engineers 2

Steam Deck Playable

Keen Software House · Sandbox · Jan 27, 2025

Worth it for the right player.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $23.99.

75%
Mostly Positive
5k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 49 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics are amazing thats it at its current stage, I just cant enjoy the graphics while it looks like screenshots of the game in a powerpoint presentation.
60 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Another great improvement over the first game is there is now a story and progression dynamic (if you choose to play in this mode).
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Not only was their focus off mark but their execution of said simplified gameplay leaves much to be desired.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
please if you choose to dedicate time to adding things please try to add them in with what would be relativly close to finished state they can always be touched up and optimized later but it makes it feel half implemented when things are added but missing essential aspects to them (especially when it seems quite simple to implement).
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Graphics60 reviews
Story and characters35 reviews
Gameplay29 reviews
Optimization26 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Performance41 reviews
61%
Interface28 reviews
46%
Multiplayer25 reviews
84%
Linux compatibility9 reviews
89%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes49 reviews
39%
Bugs34 reviews
59%
Combat8 reviews
25%
Monetization6 reviews
33%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $23.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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