Space Engineers

Space Engineers Survival Experience

Build a planetary foothold or habitable spacecraft in a broad engineering sandbox where oxygen, enabled food requirements, and environmental hazards create survival pressure. Ships and stations depend on resources, power, and functioning life-support systems.

Survival Loop and Progression

Mine, refine, manufacture, and construct bases or ships block by block. Large ships with storage, production, and life-support facilities can function as mobile bases. The free Apex Survival update adds food preparation, farming, radiation, and hazardous weather; crop irrigation is not a personal Thirst system. Food depletion and environmental hazards are configurable, with some radiation sources disabled by default.

Modes and Availability

Available as a paid released game on Windows, PlayStation, and Xbox. Solo, online co-op, and online PvP are supported; compatible Epic Online Services dedicated servers enable PC/console cross-play. Player limits and scripting features vary by platform and setup. Survival permits death and respawn, while Creative removes death and resource limits. Optional Survival Buffs and Reduced Stats on Respawn change death consequences. This is the original Space Engineers, not Space Engineers 2; the linked video showcases Apex Survival.