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Space Engineers 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.
Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 00:11 UTC | 2,676 |
| 29 Oct, 20:04 UTC | 3,387 |
| 29 Oct, 16:04 UTC | 2,636 |
| 29 Oct, 12:04 UTC | 1,924 |
| 29 Oct, 09:56 UTC | 1,662 |
| 29 Oct, 05:55 UTC | 1,641 |
| 29 Oct, 01:55 UTC | 2,428 |
| 28 Oct, 21:55 UTC | 3,158 |
| 28 Oct, 17:54 UTC | 3,071 |
| 28 Oct, 13:53 UTC | 2,129 |
| 28 Oct, 09:52 UTC | 1,683 |
| 28 Oct, 05:52 UTC | 1,648 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
Player Retention| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch (Early Access)October 2013 | 1,190 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJanuary 2014 | 1,001 | 84% | Holds players well (better than 91% of 7,560 other games) |
| 12 months onOctober 2014 | 5,106 | 429% | Holds players well (better than 99% of 6,584 other games) |
Space Engineers kept 84% of the average players it had at its Early Access launch in October 2013 after 3 months and 429% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Free WeekendsAbout 28 Aug – 1 Sept 2025: That month's peak was 3.8× the month before's average. The month after, players averaged 42% more than before, keeping 100% of the rise.
| Dates | Peak During | Change |
|---|---|---|
| About 28 Aug – 1 Sept 2025 | 13,977 (3.8×) | +42% |
| About 15–19 Aug 2025 | 13,977 (3.8×) | +82% |
| About 26–30 Oct 2023 | 17,755 (3.6×) | +7% |
Monthly averages: July 2025, August 2025 and October 2025. Monthly averages: July 2025, August 2025 and September 2025. Monthly averages: September 2023, October 2023 and November 2023.
Average players over the 7 days before and after each, and the most at once during it. Dates marked “About” are from the developer’s news post. How we count
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 2,320 | −368 | −13.7% | 4,167 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 2,688 | −670 | −19.9% | 4,792 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 3,358 | +376 | +12.6% | 6,177 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 2,982 | −364 | −10.9% | 5,034 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 3,346 | −678 | −16.8% | 6,261 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 4,024 | +787 | +24.3% | 7,811 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 3,237 | +43 | +1.3% | 6,220 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 3,194 | −130 | −3.9% | 5,993 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 3,324 | −238 | −6.7% | 5,951 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 3,562 | −431 | −10.8% | 6,189 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 3,994 | −303 | −7% | 7,857 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 4,296 | −935 | −17.9% | 7,862 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 5,232 | −1,500 | −22.3% | 10,637 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 6,731 | +2,361 | +54% | 13,481 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 4,371 | +678 | +18.4% | 13,977 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 3,693 | −241 | −6.1% | 6,286 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 3,934 | −749 | −16% | 7,410 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 4,683 | +1,328 | +39.6% | 8,888 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 3,355 | −405 | −10.8% | 6,115 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 3,760 | −677 | −15.3% | 6,697 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 4,436 | −1,165 | −20.8% | 8,412 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 5,602 | −32 | −0.6% | 10,365 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 5,633 | −580 | −9.3% | 10,036 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 6,214 | −364 | −5.5% | 12,724 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 6,577 | +2,350 | +55.6% | 15,842 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 4,227 | +288 | +7.3% | 8,018 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 3,939 | −91 | −2.3% | 6,852 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 4,031 | −497 | −11% | 7,033 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 4,528 | −86 | −1.9% | 8,748 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 4,614 | +12 | +0.3% | 8,761 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 4,602 | −453 | −9% | 8,554 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 5,056 | +522 | +11.5% | 8,963 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 4,533 | −473 | −9.5% | 8,098 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 5,007 | +465 | +10.2% | 8,561 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 4,542 | −764 | −14.4% | 8,011 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 5,306 | −425 | −7.4% | 10,443 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 5,732 | +785 | +15.9% | 17,755 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 4,947 | +366 | +8% | 8,718 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 4,581 | −799 | −14.9% | 7,865 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 5,380 | +598 | +12.5% | 9,065 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 4,782 | −1,041 | −17.9% | 8,729 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 5,823 | −674 | −10.4% | 10,918 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 6,497 | +1,685 | +35% | 13,297 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 4,812 | −252 | −5% | 9,024 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 5,064 | −310 | −5.8% | 9,216 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 5,374 | +314 | +6.2% | 9,395 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 5,060 | −257 | −4.8% | 8,776 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 5,317 | +869 | +19.5% | 10,869 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 4,448 | −60 | −1.3% | 8,071 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 4,508 | −267 | −5.6% | 8,182 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 4,774 | −399 | −7.7% | 8,090 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 5,173 | −17 | −0.3% | 8,625 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 5,191 | −1,148 | −18.1% | 9,206 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 6,338 | −6 | −0.1% | 12,162 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 6,344 | −279 | −4.2% | 11,693 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 6,623 | −2,358 | −26.3% | 12,586 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 8,982 | +3,293 | +57.9% | 17,179 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 5,689 | +1,185 | +26.3% | 10,426 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 4,505 | −132 | −2.9% | 7,521 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 4,637 | +382 | +9% | 8,659 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 4,255 | −481 | −10.2% | 7,402 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 4,736 | −1,149 | −19.5% | 8,587 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 5,886 | +1,386 | +30.8% | 10,140 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 4,500 | +122 | +2.8% | 8,791 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 4,378 | −1,210 | −21.7% | 7,650 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 5,588 | −538 | −8.8% | 10,172 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 6,127 | +103 | +1.7% | 10,964 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 6,024 | −1,776 | −22.8% | 10,842 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 7,800 | +220 | +2.9% | 16,237 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 7,580 | +626 | +9% | 12,889 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 6,954 | +677 | +10.8% | 12,420 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 6,277 | +611 | +10.8% | 12,518 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 5,667 | +246 | +4.5% | 13,170 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 5,421 | −822 | −13.2% | 9,560 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 6,243 | −88 | −1.4% | 10,812 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 6,331 | −305 | −4.6% | 11,301 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 6,636 | −698 | −9.5% | 11,938 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 7,334 | −1,032 | −12.3% | 12,517 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 8,366 | +1,060 | +14.5% | 15,099 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 7,305 | +338 | +4.9% | 14,091 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 6,967 | −1,515 | −17.9% | 13,463 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 8,483 | +2,803 | +49.4% | 15,477 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 5,680 | +292 | +5.4% | 11,813 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 5,388 | +329 | +6.5% | 10,202 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 5,059 | −835 | −14.2% | 10,291 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 5,894 | +396 | +7.2% | 11,805 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 5,497 | +369 | +7.2% | 11,717 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 5,128 | +488 | +10.5% | 9,621 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 4,641 | −561 | −10.8% | 8,307 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 5,202 | −1,686 | −24.5% | 10,445 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 6,888 | −3,084 | −30.9% | 13,988 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 9,972 | +6,859 | +220.3% | 23,458 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 3,114 | −246 | −7.3% | 10,065 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 3,360 | +242 | +7.8% | 6,026 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 3,118 | +185 | +6.3% | 6,151 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 2,932 | −3 | −0.1% | 5,844 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 2,935 | −59 | −2% | 5,958 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 2,994 | −1,207 | −28.7% | 5,490 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 4,201 | −85 | −2% | 8,087 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 4,286 | +1,789 | +71.7% | 10,795 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 2,497 | −121 | −4.6% | 4,390 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 2,618 | −445 | −14.5% | 4,758 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 3,063 | −222 | −6.8% | 6,035 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 3,286 | −578 | −15% | 6,089 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 3,863 | +267 | +7.4% | 7,725 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 3,596 | −186 | −4.9% | 7,327 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 3,782 | +782 | +26% | 7,513 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 3,001 | +209 | +7.5% | 6,043 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 2,792 | −397 | −12.4% | 5,327 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 3,189 | +240 | +8.2% | 7,196 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 2,948 | +211 | +7.7% | 6,042 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 2,737 | +5 | +0.2% | 4,635 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 2,733 | −246 | −8.3% | 5,542 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 2,979 | −109 | −3.5% | 5,801 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 3,088 | +540 | +21.2% | 6,543 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 2,547 | −432 | −14.5% | 5,257 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 2,980 | −1,451 | −32.7% | 5,684 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 4,430 | +194 | +4.6% | 8,570 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 4,236 | +1,820 | +75.4% | 10,250 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 2,416 | −99 | −3.9% | 4,571 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 2,515 | −199 | −7.3% | 4,772 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 2,714 | −833 | −23.5% | 5,321 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 3,547 | +342 | +10.7% | 6,882 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 3,205 | +100 | +3.2% | 6,371 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 3,105 | −191 | −5.8% | 6,250 |
| May 2016May 2016 | 3,296 | −1,103 | −25.1% | 6,935 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 4,400 | +1,105 | +33.5% | 12,829 |
| March 2016Mar 2016 | 3,295 | −102 | −3% | 6,169 |
| February 2016Feb 2016 | 3,397 | −925 | −21.4% | 6,413 |
| January 2016Jan 2016 | 4,322 | −619 | −12.5% | 8,845 |
| December 2015Dec 2015 | 4,940 | −1,186 | −19.4% | 9,643 |
| November 2015Nov 2015 | 6,127 | +2,760 | +82% | 20,205 |
| October 2015Oct 2015 | 3,367 | +787 | +30.5% | 6,451 |
| September 2015Sept 2015 | 2,579 | −232 | −8.2% | 6,134 |
| August 2015Aug 2015 | 2,811 | +11 | +0.4% | 4,833 |
| July 2015Jul 2015 | 2,800 | +105 | +3.9% | 5,094 |
| June 2015Jun 2015 | 2,696 | −413 | −13.3% | 4,794 |
| May 2015May 2015 | 3,109 | −672 | −17.8% | 5,389 |
| April 2015Apr 2015 | 3,781 | −755 | −16.6% | 7,658 |
| March 2015Mar 2015 | 4,536 | −1,067 | −19% | 10,238 |
| February 2015Feb 2015 | 5,604 | +24 | +0.4% | 22,253 |
| January 2015Jan 2015 | 5,580 | +1,403 | +33.6% | 12,189 |
| December 2014Dec 2014 | 4,177 | +1,240 | +42.2% | 9,711 |
| November 2014Nov 2014 | 2,937 | −2,169 | −42.5% | 5,707 |
| October 2014Oct 2014 | 5,106 | +1,718 | +50.7% | 23,927 |
| September 2014Sept 2014 | 3,388 | −1,387 | −29% | 6,779 |
| August 2014Aug 2014 | 4,775 | −151 | −3.1% | 9,401 |
| July 2014Jul 2014 | 4,926 | +1,191 | +31.9% | 10,386 |
| June 2014Jun 2014 | 3,735 | −432 | −10.4% | 13,793 |
| May 2014May 2014 | 4,167 | −479 | −10.3% | 8,001 |
| April 2014Apr 2014 | 4,647 | +2,442 | +110.8% | 10,542 |
| March 2014Mar 2014 | 2,204 | +913 | +70.6% | 6,500 |
| February 2014Feb 2014 | 1,292 | +290 | +29% | 4,487 |
| January 2014Jan 2014 | 1,001 | +406 | +68.3% | 2,998 |
| December 2013Dec 2013 | 595 | −190 | −24.2% | 1,242 |
| November 2013Nov 2013 | 785 | −405 | −34% | 1,997 |
| October 2013Oct 2013 | 1,190 | — | — | 2,088 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.
