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SPACE ENGINEERS

Space Engineers has 1,916 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 4,038 and its all-time peak is 6,461. Data refreshes every 5 minutes from the official Steam Web API.

DEV · Keen Software House2019

Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.

Solid daily community. Plenty of people to play with right now.
Currently at 30% of the all-time peak of 6,461 players.
Last updated 2 months ago: Community Spotlight 🧐 April 2026.

Playing now

1,916

24h peak

4,038

24h change

▲ 2.3%

Quick verdict

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ACROSS PLATFORMS

STEAMLIVE

Current

1.92K

24h peak

4.04K

All-time

6.46K

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