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Space Engineers

  • 6–16players
  • Evenings at a time
  • PC
  • PS5
  • Xbox

Building · Sandbox · Space

Build ships, stations and planet bases block by block, then mine, fly and fight in a physics sandbox where everything can break.

Who can play

  • No split-screen on any platform.
  • Online for up to 16 players on PC, up to 8 on PS5 and up to 6 on Xbox.
  • Crossplay between PC, PS5 and Xbox. PC, PlayStation and Xbox players meet on crossplay servers run through Epic Online Services; worlds hosted through Steam are PC only.
  • Each player online needs their own copy.
SteamPrice on SteamGet it (opens the store in a new tab)
A copy each

How it plays

  • A shared survival world turns into a slow engineering project: one person mines ore, another designs the refinery, someone else finally gets the first ship off the ground.

  • Expect long evenings, a lot of trial and error and the odd collapse that takes an hour of work with it.

  • Factions and weapons allow fights between players, but most groups build together.

  • Build & create
  • Strategy

Is it good

89%

Very positive on Steam

of 100,000 reviewsRead on Steam (opens the store in a new tab)

  • “Space Engineers bring you back to your childhood when you were fighting with your LEGO ships.”
    9/10 · SCORE
  • “Space Engineers makes welding, joining and glazing seem like the best jobs in the world. It looks superb.”
    Rock Paper Shotgun
  • “Buy, unless you are bereft of even the slightest shred of creativity”
    PCGamesN

From its Steam store page, where the publisher chooses the quotes.

2k playing on Steam, counted dailySteam Deck Unsupported

Every way to play together

Crossplay between PC, PS5 and Xbox. No split-screen. Online for up to 16 on PC, up to 8 on PS5 and up to 6 on Xbox. 89% positive of 100,000 Steam reviews.

    • PC
    PCEditor (how we check facts)
    Same screen
    No
    Same room, own screens
    No
    Online
    16players, co-op and versus, full story together

    Up to 16 in a world hosted from the game, the developer's recommended setting; dedicated servers can hold more.

    • PS5
    PlayStation 5Editor (how we check facts)
    Same screen
    No
    Same room, own screens
    No
    Online
    8players, co-op and versus, full story together

    A PS5 host takes up to 8 players, a PS4 host up to 4; dedicated crossplay servers hold more.

    • Xbox
    Xbox Series X|SEditor (how we check facts)
    Same screen
    No
    Same room, own screens
    No
    Online
    6players, co-op and versus, full story together

    An Xbox-hosted lobby takes up to 6 players (4 when a base Xbox One hosts); dedicated crossplay servers hold more.

Quick facts

Developer
Keen Software House
Platforms
PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Released
  • Feb 28, 2019 on PC
  • Apr 15, 2020 on Xbox One
Controllers
Partial controller support on PC
Languages
Text in 16 languages

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Answers

Updated

Does Space Engineers have couch co-op?
No. Space Engineers has no same-screen multiplayer; play it together online instead.
How many players can play Space Engineers together?
Online co-op and versus for up to 16 on PC. Online co-op and versus for up to 8 on PS5. Online co-op and versus for up to 6 on Xbox.
Is Space Engineers crossplay?
Yes. Crossplay between PC, PS5 and Xbox. PC, PlayStation and Xbox players meet on crossplay servers run through Epic Online Services; worlds hosted through Steam are PC only.
One of 147 PC and PS5 crossplay games
Do you need two copies of Space Engineers?
Yes. Each player online needs their own copy.
Can you play the Space Engineers story together?
Yes: the main campaign is playable together online.
What platforms is Space Engineers on?
PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
One of 290 co-op games on PS5
Does Space Engineers work on Steam Deck?
No: Steam rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
Is Space Engineers free?
No, it's a paid game.

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