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SPACE ENGINEERS

Space Engineers has 3,974 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 5,050 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 62% of the all-time peak of 6,461 players.
Last updated 5 months ago: Community Spotlight 🧐 April 2026.

Playing now

3,974

24h peak

5,050

24h change

▼ 21.3%

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ACROSS PLATFORMS

STEAMLIVE

Current

3.97K

24h peak

5.05K

All-time

6.46K

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