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.

Positive Now
89%100,729 reviews on Steam
30-Day Trend
no change+38 reviews since 21 Oct 2026
Last 12 Months
84%−4 pts on 88% since launch
Reviews Last Month
202September 2026, −37% on the 12-month average
Including Off-Topic
89%102,794 reviews, review bombs counted
| Month | Positive | Negative | Average players |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 112 | 24 | 2,325 |
| September 2026 | 163 | 39 | 2,688 |
| August 2026 | 156 | 55 | 3,358 |
| July 2026 | 196 | 66 | 2,982 |
| June 2026 | 177 | 38 | 3,346 |
| May 2026 | 251 | 50 | 4,024 |
| April 2026 | 174 | 41 | 3,237 |
| March 2026 | 224 | 35 | 3,194 |
| February 2026 | 223 | 25 | 3,324 |
| January 2026 | 251 | 44 | 3,562 |
| December 2025 | 295 | 45 | 3,994 |
| November 2025 | 527 | 50 | 4,296 |
| October 2025 | 283 | 59 | 5,232 |
| September 2025 | 496 | 105 | 6,731 |
| August 2025 | 288 | 68 | 4,371 |
| July 2025 | 269 | 54 | 3,693 |
| June 2025 | 243 | 44 | 3,934 |
| May 2025 | 303 | 60 | 4,683 |
| April 2025 | 263 | 39 | 3,355 |
| March 2025 | 302 | 35 | 3,760 |
| February 2025 | 270 | 37 | 4,436 |
| January 2025 | 433 | 74 | 5,602 |
| December 2024 | 504 | 74 | 5,633 |
| November 2024 | 506 | 49 | 6,214 |
| October 2024 | 534 | 109 | 6,577 |
| September 2024 | 349 | 70 | 4,227 |
| August 2024 | 313 | 40 | 3,939 |
| July 2024 | 377 | 58 | 4,031 |
| June 2024 | 361 | 64 | 4,528 |
| May 2024 | 400 | 86 | 4,614 |
| April 2024 | 388 | 62 | 4,602 |
| March 2024 | 457 | 59 | 5,056 |
| February 2024 | 376 | 46 | 4,533 |
| January 2024 | 431 | 51 | 5,007 |
| December 2023 | 405 | 40 | 4,542 |
| November 2023 | 812 | 75 | 5,306 |
| October 2023 | 462 | 80 | 5,732 |
| September 2023 | 427 | 58 | 4,947 |
| August 2023 | 393 | 46 | 4,581 |
| July 2023 | 543 | 77 | 5,380 |
| June 2023 | 396 | 49 | 4,782 |
| May 2023 | 381 | 38 | 5,823 |
| April 2023 | 514 | 73 | 6,497 |
| March 2023 | 420 | 59 | 4,812 |
| February 2023 | 394 | 55 | 5,064 |
| January 2023 | 569 | 85 | 5,374 |
| December 2022 | 531 | 67 | 5,060 |
| November 2022 | 703 | 103 | 5,317 |
| October 2022 | 352 | 26 | 4,448 |
| September 2022 | 365 | 32 | 4,508 |
| August 2022 | 422 | 44 | 4,774 |
| July 2022 | 473 | 74 | 5,173 |
| June 2022 | 464 | 53 | 5,191 |
| May 2022 | 560 | 71 | 6,338 |
| April 2022 | 598 | 80 | 6,344 |
| March 2022 | 1,294 | 341 | 6,623 |
| February 2022 | 884 | 406 | 8,982 |
| January 2022 | 673 | 85 | 5,689 |
| December 2021 | 558 | 69 | 4,505 |
| November 2021 | 591 | 85 | 4,637 |
| October 2021 | 429 | 46 | 4,255 |
| September 2021 | 472 | 63 | 4,736 |
| August 2021 | 608 | 92 | 5,886 |
| July 2021 | 554 | 119 | 4,500 |
| June 2021 | 462 | 52 | 4,378 |
| May 2021 | 555 | 81 | 5,588 |
| April 2021 | 679 | 90 | 6,127 |
| March 2021 | 657 | 73 | 6,024 |
| February 2021 | 917 | 124 | 7,800 |
| January 2021 | 905 | 85 | 7,580 |
| December 2020 | 994 | 95 | 6,954 |
| November 2020 | 1,201 | 107 | 6,277 |
| October 2020 | 755 | 65 | 5,667 |
| September 2020 | 599 | 56 | 5,421 |
| August 2020 | 768 | 78 | 6,243 |
| July 2020 | 869 | 80 | 6,331 |
| June 2020 | 987 | 145 | 6,636 |
| May 2020 | 913 | 117 | 7,334 |
| April 2020 | 1,324 | 161 | 8,366 |
| March 2020 | 1,308 | 159 | 7,305 |
| February 2020 | 1,061 | 75 | 6,967 |
| January 2020 | 1,768 | 131 | 8,483 |
| December 2019 | 1,841 | 87 | 5,680 |
| November 2019 | 3,657 | 111 | 5,388 |
| October 2019 | 511 | 81 | 5,059 |
| September 2019 | 237 | 87 | 5,894 |
| August 2019 | 221 | 56 | 5,497 |
| July 2019 | 1,099 | 91 | 5,128 |
| June 2019 | 868 | 87 | 4,641 |
| May 2019 | 165 | 52 | 5,202 |
| April 2019 | 300 | 114 | 6,888 |
| March 2019 | 585 | 179 | 9,972 |
| February 2019 | 251 | 46 | 3,114 |
| January 2019 | 194 | 47 | 3,360 |
| December 2018 | 230 | 57 | 3,118 |
| November 2018 | 777 | 45 | 2,932 |
| October 2018 | 136 | 26 | 2,935 |
| September 2018 | 143 | 39 | 2,994 |
| August 2018 | 242 | 69 | 4,201 |
| July 2018 | 295 | 99 | 4,286 |
| June 2018 | 194 | 60 | 2,497 |
| May 2018 | 161 | 69 | 2,618 |
| April 2018 | 209 | 59 | 3,063 |
| March 2018 | 225 | 89 | 3,286 |
| February 2018 | 298 | 103 | 3,863 |
| January 2018 | 296 | 80 | 3,596 |
| December 2017 | 353 | 111 | 3,782 |
| November 2017 | 684 | 67 | 3,001 |
| October 2017 | 213 | 83 | 2,792 |
| September 2017 | 324 | 122 | 3,189 |
| August 2017 | 310 | 103 | 2,948 |
| July 2017 | 299 | 108 | 2,737 |
| June 2017 | 315 | 114 | 2,733 |
| May 2017 | 225 | 72 | 2,979 |
| April 2017 | 298 | 133 | 3,088 |
| March 2017 | 271 | 79 | 2,547 |
| February 2017 | 437 | 119 | 2,980 |
| January 2017 | 506 | 124 | 4,430 |
| December 2016 | 716 | 205 | 4,236 |
| November 2016 | 862 | 101 | 2,416 |
| October 2016 | 285 | 110 | 2,515 |
| September 2016 | 276 | 75 | 2,714 |
| August 2016 | 467 | 127 | 3,547 |
| July 2016 | 491 | 130 | 3,205 |
| June 2016 | 512 | 139 | 3,105 |
| May 2016 | 443 | 86 | 3,296 |
| April 2016 | 907 | 258 | 4,400 |
| March 2016 | 450 | 74 | 3,295 |
| February 2016 | 493 | 94 | 3,397 |
| January 2016 | 651 | 169 | 4,322 |
| December 2015 | 809 | 189 | 4,940 |
| November 2015 | 1,526 | 249 | 6,127 |
| October 2015 | 486 | 67 | 3,367 |
| September 2015 | 346 | 46 | 2,579 |
| August 2015 | 412 | 48 | 2,811 |
| July 2015 | 461 | 54 | 2,800 |
| June 2015 | 628 | 75 | 2,696 |
| May 2015 | 514 | 40 | 3,109 |
| April 2015 | 606 | 69 | 3,781 |
| March 2015 | 664 | 62 | 4,536 |
| February 2015 | 1,293 | 88 | 5,604 |
| January 2015 | 1,141 | 103 | 5,580 |
| December 2014 | 1,170 | 65 | 4,177 |
| November 2014 | 569 | 41 | 2,937 |
| October 2014 | 1,630 | 74 | 5,106 |
| September 2014 | 739 | 36 | 3,388 |
| August 2014 | 1,314 | 43 | 4,775 |
| July 2014 | 1,639 | 63 | 4,926 |
| June 2014 | 2,040 | 74 | 3,735 |
| May 2014 | 1,821 | 50 | 4,167 |
| April 2014 | 2,480 | 78 | 4,647 |
| March 2014 | 1,288 | 39 | 2,204 |
| February 2014 | 1,270 | 44 | 1,292 |
| January 2014 | 1,103 | 33 | 1,001 |
| December 2013 | 934 | 20 | 595 |
| November 2013 | 651 | 27 | 785 |
| October 2013 | 329 | 12 | 1,190 |
Getting worse. 76% of reviews from July to September 2026 were positive, down from 85% in the 12 months before.675 reviews against 4,072
Steady at 89% positive since 21 Oct 2026+38 reviews, 100,729 in all
| From | Positive | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2026 | 89% | 100,729 |
| 29 Oct 2026 | 89% | 100,724 |
| 28 Oct 2026 | 89% | 100,715 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 89% | 100,711 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 89% | 100,695 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 89% | 100,696 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 89% | 100,691 |
Steam’s review score each time our store check saw it change, since 21 Oct 2026. How we count
| Notable | Month | Reviews | Positive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Busiest month | November 2019 | 3,768 | 97% |
| Most positive | December 2013 | 954 | 98% |
| Least positive | April 2017 | 431 | 69% |
Best and worst counts months with at least 50 reviews.
| Language | Reviews | Share | Positive | vs All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 67,833 | 89% | 0 pts | |
| Russian | 9,621 | 87% | −2 pts | |
| German | 5,286 | 90% | +1 pts | |
| French | 3,255 | 90% | +1 pts | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 2,716 | 80% | −9 pts | |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | 2,280 | 94% |
| Month | Last 3 months | That month | Reviews | All so far |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 79% | 82% | 136 | 88% |
| September 2026 | 76% | 81% | 202 | 88% |
| August 2026 | 77% | 74% | 211 | 88% |
| July 2026 | 80% | 75% | 262 | 88% |
| June 2026 | 82% | 82% | 215 | 88% |
| May 2026 | 84% | 83% | 301 | 88% |
| April 2026 | 86% | 81% | 215 | 88% |
| March 2026 | 87% | 86% | 259 | 88% |
| February 2026 | 87% | 90% | 248 | 88% |
| January 2026 | 89% | 85% | 295 | 88% |
| December 2025 | 88% | 87% | 340 | 88% |
| November 2025 | 86% | 91% | 577 | 88% |
| October 2025 | 82% | 83% | 342 | 88% |
| September 2025 | 82% | 83% | 601 | 88% |
| August 2025 | 83% | 81% | 356 | 89% |
| July 2025 | 84% | 83% | 323 | 89% |
| June 2025 | 85% | 85% | 287 | 89% |
| May 2025 | 87% | 83% | 363 | 89% |
| April 2025 | 88% | 87% | 302 | 89% |
| March 2025 | 87% | 90% | 337 | 89% |
| February 2025 | 87% | 88% | 307 | 89% |
| January 2025 | 88% | 85% | 507 | 89% |
| December 2024 | 87% | 87% | 578 | 89% |
| November 2024 | 86% | 91% | 555 | 89% |
| October 2024 | 85% | 83% | 643 | 89% |
| September 2024 | 86% | 83% | 419 | 89% |
| August 2024 | 87% | 89% | 353 | 89% |
| July 2024 | 85% | 87% | 435 | 89% |
| June 2024 | 84% | 85% | 425 | 89% |
| May 2024 | 86% | 82% | 486 | 89% |
| April 2024 | 88% | 86% | 450 | 89% |
| March 2024 | 89% | 89% | 516 | 89% |
| February 2024 | 90% | 89% | 422 | 89% |
| January 2024 | 91% | 89% | 482 | 89% |
| December 2023 | 90% | 91% | 445 | 89% |
| November 2023 | 89% | 92% | 887 | 89% |
| October 2023 | 87% | 85% | 542 | 89% |
| September 2023 | 88% | 88% | 485 | 89% |
| August 2023 | 89% | 90% | 439 | 89% |
| July 2023 | 89% | 88% | 620 | 89% |
| June 2023 | 89% | 89% | 445 | 89% |
| May 2023 | 89% | 91% | 419 | 89% |
| April 2023 | 88% | 88% | 587 | 89% |
| March 2023 | 87% | 88% | 479 | 89% |
| February 2023 | 88% | 88% | 449 | 89% |
| January 2023 | 88% | 87% | 654 | 89% |
| December 2022 | 89% | 89% | 598 | 89% |
| November 2022 | 90% | 87% | 806 | 89% |
| October 2022 | 92% | 93% | 378 | 89% |
| September 2022 | 89% | 92% | 397 | 89% |
| August 2022 | 89% | 91% | 466 | 89% |
| July 2022 | 88% | 86% | 547 | 89% |
| June 2022 | 89% | 90% | 517 | 89% |
| May 2022 | 83% | 89% | 631 | 89% |
| April 2022 | 77% | 88% | 678 | 89% |
| March 2022 | 77% | 79% | 1,635 | 89% |
| February 2022 | 79% | 69% | 1,290 | 89% |
| January 2022 | 88% | 89% | 758 | 89% |
| December 2021 | 89% | 89% | 627 | 89% |
| November 2021 | 88% | 87% | 676 | 89% |
| October 2021 | 88% | 90% | 475 | 89% |
| September 2021 | 86% | 88% | 535 | 89% |
| August 2021 | 86% | 87% | 700 | 89% |
| July 2021 | 86% | 82% | 673 | 89% |
| June 2021 | 88% | 90% | 514 | 89% |
| May 2021 | 89% | 87% | 636 | 89% |
| April 2021 | 89% | 88% | 769 | 89% |
| March 2021 | 90% | 90% | 730 | 89% |
| February 2021 | 90% | 88% | 1,041 | 89% |
| January 2021 | 92% | 91% | 990 | 89% |
| December 2020 | 92% | 91% | 1,089 | 89% |
| November 2020 | 92% | 92% | 1,308 | 89% |
| October 2020 | 91% | 92% | 820 | 89% |
| September 2020 | 91% | 91% | 655 | 89% |
| August 2020 | 90% | 91% | 846 | 89% |
| July 2020 | 89% | 92% | 949 | 89% |
| June 2020 | 88% | 87% | 1,132 | 89% |
| May 2020 | 89% | 89% | 1,030 | 89% |
| April 2020 | 90% | 89% | 1,485 | 89% |
| March 2020 | 92% | 89% | 1,467 | 89% |
| February 2020 | 94% | 93% | 1,136 | 89% |
| January 2020 | 96% | 93% | 1,899 | 89% |
| December 2019 | 96% | 95% | 1,928 | 89% |
| November 2019 | 94% | 97% | 3,768 | 89% |
| October 2019 | 81% | 86% | 592 | 88% |
| September 2019 | 87% | 73% | 324 | 88% |
| August 2019 | 90% | 80% | 277 | 88% |
| July 2019 | 90% | 92% | 1,190 | 88% |
| June 2019 | 84% | 91% | 955 | 88% |
| May 2019 | 75% | 76% | 217 | 88% |
| April 2019 | 77% | 72% | 414 | 88% |
| March 2019 | 79% | 77% | 764 | 88% |
| February 2019 | 82% | 85% | 297 | 89% |
| January 2019 | 89% | 80% | 241 | 89% |
| December 2018 | 90% | 80% | 287 | 89% |
| November 2018 | 91% | 95% | 822 | 89% |
| October 2018 | 80% | 84% | 162 | 89% |
| September 2018 | 77% | 79% | 182 | 89% |
| August 2018 | 76% | 78% | 311 | 89% |
| July 2018 | 74% | 75% | 394 | 89% |
| June 2018 | 75% | 76% | 254 | 89% |
| May 2018 | 73% | 70% | 230 | 89% |
| April 2018 | 74% | 78% | 268 | 89% |
| March 2018 | 75% | 72% | 314 | 89% |
| February 2018 | 76% | 74% | 401 | 89% |
| January 2018 | 84% | 79% | 376 | 89% |
| December 2017 | 83% | 76% | 464 | 89% |
| November 2017 | 82% | 91% | 751 | 90% |
| October 2017 | 73% | 72% | 296 | 89% |
| September 2017 | 74% | 73% | 446 | 90% |
| August 2017 | 74% | 75% | 413 | 90% |
| July 2017 | 74% | 73% | 407 | 90% |
| June 2017 | 72% | 73% | 429 | 90% |
| May 2017 | 74% | 76% | 297 | 90% |
| April 2017 | 75% | 69% | 431 | 90% |
| March 2017 | 79% | 77% | 350 | 91% |
| February 2017 | 79% | 79% | 556 | 91% |
| January 2017 | 83% | 80% | 630 | 91% |
| December 2016 | 82% | 78% | 921 | 91% |
| November 2016 | 83% | 90% | 963 | 91% |
| October 2016 | 77% | 72% | 395 | 91% |
| September 2016 | 79% | 79% | 351 | 92% |
| August 2016 | 79% | 79% | 594 | 92% |
| July 2016 | 80% | 79% | 621 | 92% |
| June 2016 | 79% | 79% | 651 | 92% |
| May 2016 | 81% | 84% | 529 | 93% |
| April 2016 | 81% | 78% | 1,165 | 93% |
| March 2016 | 83% | 86% | 524 | 93% |
| February 2016 | 81% | 84% | 587 | 93% |
| January 2016 | 83% | 79% | 820 | 94% |
| December 2015 | 85% | 81% | 998 | 94% |
| November 2015 | 87% | 86% | 1,775 | 94% |
| October 2015 | 89% | 88% | 553 | 95% |
| September 2015 | 89% | 88% | 392 | 95% |
| August 2015 | 89% | 90% | 460 | 95% |
| July 2015 | 90% | 90% | 515 | 95% |
| June 2015 | 90% | 89% | 703 | 95% |
| May 2015 | 91% | 93% | 554 | 96% |
| April 2015 | 92% | 90% | 675 | 96% |
| March 2015 | 92% | 91% | 726 | 96% |
| February 2015 | 93% | 94% | 1,381 | 96% |
| January 2015 | 93% | 92% | 1,244 | 96% |
| December 2014 | 95% | 95% | 1,235 | 96% |
| November 2014 | 95% | 93% | 610 | 97% |
| October 2014 | 96% | 96% | 1,704 | 97% |
| September 2014 | 96% | 95% | 775 | 97% |
| August 2014 | 97% | 97% | 1,357 | 97% |
| July 2014 | 97% | 96% | 1,702 | 97% |
| June 2014 | 97% | 96% | 2,114 | 97% |
| May 2014 | 97% | 97% | 1,871 | 97% |
| April 2014 | 97% | 97% | 2,558 | 97% |
| March 2014 | 97% | 97% | 1,327 | 97% |
| February 2014 | 97% | 97% | 1,314 | 97% |
| January 2014 | 97% | 97% | 1,136 | 97% |
| December 2013 | 97% | 98% | 954 | 97% |
| November 2013 | 96% | 96% | 678 | 96% |
| October 2013 | 96% | 96% | 341 | 96% |
| Spanish (Spain) | 1,797 | 90% | +1 pts |
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| Turkish | 1,237 | 88% | −1 pts |
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| Polish | 1,181 | 94% | +5 pts |
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| Czech | 982 | 92% | +3 pts |
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| Language | Reviews | Share | Positive | vs All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian | 690 | 90% | +1 pts | |
| Dutch | 640 | 93% | +4 pts | |
| Danish | 423 | 94% | +5 pts | |
| Swedish | 387 | 95% | +6 pts | |
| Hungarian | 386 | 95% | +6 pts | |
| Korean | 325 | 86% | −3 pts | |
| Norwegian | 298 | 93% | +4 pts | |
| Ukrainian | 271 | 91% | +2 pts | |
| Finnish | 232 | 90% | +1 pts | |
| Japanese | 211 | 83% | −6 pts |
Steam doesn’t record where reviewers live, so this groups reviews by the language they were written in. Read weekly, last on 24 Oct 2026. How we count
A month-by-month chart of new reviews in each language starts here in early November, once we have a month of reads to compare.