Space Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction, exploration and survival in space and on planets. Players build space ships, space stations, planetary outposts of various sizes and uses, pilot ships and travel through space to explore planets and gather resources to survive.
- Space (3562)
- Sandbox (3021)
- Building (2712)
- Open World Survival Craft (2317)
- Multiplayer (2303)
- Survival (1848)
- Simulation (1824)
- Open World (1706)
- Physics (1516)
- Crafting (1397)
- Destruction (1249)
- Co-op (1169)
- Futuristic (1069)
- Indie (1062)
- Sci-fi (1037)
- Singleplayer (990)
- Action (943)
- Strategy (846)
- Adventure (771)
- Early Access (687)
Release Date | Feb 28, 2019 |
Price | $ 19.99 Top 10% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 89.8% (very positive) Top 25% / 88.8% Top 30% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 88.4% Top 5% / 87.6% Top 10% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 80.4K Top 1% / 108.4K Top 1% |
Curators | 513 reviews Top 1% |
Median Play Time | 148.9 hours Top 1% |
Play Time per Dollar | 7.5 hours Top 1% |
Followers | 327.6K Top 1% |
Owners | ± 5.9M Top 1% |
Copies Sold | ± 4.2M Top 1% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 44.1M Top 1% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This chart shows Space Engineers's Steam rating and reviews from October 2013 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 97.2% (January 2014) to 87.4% (May 2019).
With 108.4K reviews Top 1%, Space Engineers is definitely a major AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.
Review Languages
This doughnut graph shows Space Engineers's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (65%), followed by Russian (9%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 28 languages represented. The game is translated in 16 languages, which is nice.
Time Played
This chart displays the number of hours played in Space Engineers depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The reviews during the game's time in Early Access are visible too. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 588 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 5.7 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some Space Engineers players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 324 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.
Players' Feedback
Game's Strengths | Game's Weaknesses |
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These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's 89.8% rating Top 25% should be factored in during their evaluation.
Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Space Engineers's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.