Space Engineers

Buy89%

Very Positive · 134k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

Keen Software House · Sandbox · Feb 28, 2019

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
30
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
16
Full audio0 of 16
Subtitles0 of 16

Should I buy Space Engineers?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 134k player reviews · updated

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
42% of themes are praise25% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I also really love the survival mechanics, my only issue being it just simply takes too long to do anything in this game.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
After 414 hours, I can say this game is good, me and my brother play it often and if you ever get bored of single player, you should get a friend online and co-op a world for fun.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There are so many different ways to play, and the multiplayer and modding communities turn it into something far bigger than the base game alone.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The learning curve is extremely steep, however, so if your willing to invest 10 hours learning the game, it is now my favourite game.
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Dev also one of those boomers who hates SteamOS/MacOS, good thing ProtonGE is soo good it can run it just fine.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay62 reviews
Co-op22 reviews
Multiplayer15 reviews
Difficulty14 reviews
Linux compatibility9 reviews
Divided opinion
Servers and matchmaking
50% still recommend
Combat
83% still recommend
Graphics
80% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
33% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend
Monetization
33% still recommend
Bugs
22% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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