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Space Engineers 2

Keen Software House · 2025-01-27

Steam

ActionIndieSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Franchise: Space Engineers · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Jan 27, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Space Engineers 2 is a playable Early Access Alpha sandbox focused on engineering, exploration, and colonization in a fully destructible universe. Design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases while uncovering the story of Miro and Ivan Sokol. Help shape the future of the Almagest system.

Space Engineers 2 is an Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2025, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (75% of 5588 reviews).

471
playing now
75%
positive of 5.7k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1
twitch viewers (latest)
1.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
2
Nexus mods (26 downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

471 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Space Engineers 2 trailer thumbnail

Space Engineers 2 Official Alpha Reveal Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 471 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 621 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~78/week).
  • · Review velocity up 185% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 115k–258k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,728 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $23.99 at Steam (2025-06-24)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Featured in Valve's Top Releases of February 2025 (#10)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.1k1.1k20252026Week of 2025-01-27: 1,111 positiveWeek of 2025-01-27: 282 negativeWeek of 2025-02-03: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-02-03: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-02-10: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-02-10: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-02-17: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-02-17: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-02-24: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-02-24: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-03-03: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-03-03: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-10: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-03-10: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-03-17: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-17: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-24: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-03-24: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-31: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-31: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-07: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-14: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-04-14: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-21: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-28: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-28: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-05: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-05: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-12: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-19: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-19: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-26: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-05-26: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-02: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-09: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-16: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-23: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-23: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-06-30: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-30: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-07: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-07: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-14: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-14: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-21: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-28: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-07-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-04: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-11: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-18: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-18: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-25: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-25: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-08: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-08: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-15: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-15: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-22: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-22: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-29: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-29: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-06: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-06: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-13: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-20: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-27: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-27: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-03: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-03: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-10: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-10: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-17: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-24: 190 positiveWeek of 2025-11-24: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 341 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2025-12-08: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-12-08: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-12-15: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-12-15: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-12-22: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-12-22: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-12-29: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-12-29: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-01-05: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-01-05: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-01-12: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-01-12: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-19: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-01-19: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-26: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-01-26: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-02-02: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-02-02: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-02-09: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-02-09: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-02-16: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-02-16: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-23: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-02-23: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-03-02: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-02: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-09: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-03-09: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-03-16: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-16: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-03-23: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-03-23: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-03-30: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-03-30: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-04-06: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-04-06: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-04-13: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-04-13: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-04-20: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-04-20: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-04-27: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-04-27: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-04: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-05-04: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-05-11: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-11: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-18: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-18: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-25: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-25: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-08: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-08: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-15: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-15: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-06-22: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-06-22: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-06-29: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-06-29: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-07-06: 122 positiveWeek of 2026-07-06: 49 negativeWeek of 2026-07-13: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-07-13: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-07-20: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-07-20: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-07-27: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-07-27: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-08-03: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-08-03: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-08-10: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-08-10: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

95402026-09-14 23:00 — 518 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 337 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 607 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 585 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 503 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 589 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 545 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 249 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 483 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 834 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 372 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 382 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 631 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 348 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 514 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 954 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 428 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 301 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 627 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 491 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 465 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 613 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 518 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 471 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
96526Feb 2025Aug 2026Feb 2025 — avg 136 · peak 563Mar 2025 — avg 56 · peak 238Apr 2025 — avg 51 · peak 180May 2025 — avg 39 · peak 85Jun 2025 — avg 46 · peak 131Jul 2025 — avg 38 · peak 87Aug 2025 — avg 39 · peak 73Sep 2025 — avg 29 · peak 73Oct 2025 — avg 26 · peak 65Nov 2025 — avg 42 · peak 141Dec 2025 — avg 904 · peak 4,473Jan 2026 — avg 286 · peak 785Feb 2026 — avg 235 · peak 476Mar 2026 — avg 328 · peak 1,223Apr 2026 — avg 399 · peak 850May 2026 — avg 283 · peak 631Jun 2026 — avg 213 · peak 488Jul 2026 — avg 965 · peak 2,362Aug 2026 — avg 826 · peak 1,738
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
11112026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 11 new positive2026-09-21: 6 new negative2026-09-22: 3 new positive2026-09-22: 3 new negative2026-09-23: 4 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-24: 1 new positive2026-09-24: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 6 new positive2026-09-25: 2 new negative2026-09-26: 6 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-27: 3 new positive2026-09-27: 1 new negative2026-09-28: 9 new positive2026-09-29: 6 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 1 new positive2026-10-03: 3 new negative2026-10-04: 8 new positive2026-10-04: 5 new negative2026-10-05: 3 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new negative2026-10-06: 5 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 5 new positive2026-10-08: 9 new positive2026-10-09: 6 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new negative2026-10-10: 3 new positive2026-10-10: 3 new negative2026-10-11: 2 new positive2026-10-11: 2 new negative2026-10-12: 2 new positive2026-10-13: 3 new positive2026-10-14: 4 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$23.992024-12-192026-07-162024-12-19 — best price $29.992025-06-24 — best price $23.992025-07-01 — best price $29.992025-09-29 — best price $23.992025-10-06 — best price $29.992025-11-24 — best price $23.992025-12-08 — best price $29.992025-12-18 — best price $23.992026-01-05 — best price $29.992026-02-09 — best price $23.992026-02-17 — best price $29.992026-03-19 — best price $23.992026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-05-04 — best price $23.992026-05-12 — best price $29.992026-06-25 — best price $23.992026-07-16 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

9002026-09-30 22:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-01 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 84 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-10 07:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 32 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-12 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 16:34 — 82 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 1 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-01-27 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DSpaceActionSci-fiSandboxRelaxingStrategyRealisticFuturisticSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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