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2019PCPlayStationXbox89 % positive16.99 €

A physics-driven space sandbox where you engineer ships, stations and rovers block by block, mine asteroids and watch your creations get realistically torn apart. Its huge creative and technical freedom shines brightest with friends in co-op.

Open world
Sci-fi setting
Co-op or multiplayer
Challenging difficulty

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The closest matches for Space Engineers are Empyrion: Galactic Survival, Elite: Dangerous and Starmade. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Space Engineers special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Empyrion: Galactic Survival

95 %Match

2020PCSteam Deck playable79 % positive19.99 €

Open world
Sci-fi setting
Lots to discover

A space sandbox survival game where you build your own ships, stations and planetary bases while exploring planets and deep space. Gathering resources, defending your bases and playing solo or with friends are at the core.

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Elite: Dangerous

Lots to discover

A space sim recreating the entire Milky Way at 1:1 scale, letting you pilot your own ship as a trader, bounty hunter, miner or explorer across billions of star systems. Demanding flight controls and sheer vastness create an unmatched sense of scale and solitude.

Starmade

Open world

A sandbox space game where you build your own ships and stations from blocks, explore the void, and fight in combat, whether solo or on multiplayer servers.

Ark: Survival Ascended

Open world

You are stranded on islands full of dinosaurs, taming and riding prehistoric beasts, building bases and surviving alone or with tribes of other players. The Unreal Engine 5 remake makes the huge sandbox world look far more impressive.

Factorio

Open world

Stranded on an alien world, you grow a crude mining operation into a sprawling automated factory, endlessly optimizing belts, production chains and logistics. All the while you must defend it from native creatures angered by your spreading pollution.

Stormworks: Build and Rescue

Lots to discover

A physics sandbox where you build boats, helicopters and vehicles block by block, program them with microcontrollers, and use them on rescue missions in stormy seas. The appeal is in engineering and experimenting, solo or in co-op.

Avorion

Open world

A procedurally generated space sandbox where you build modular ships block by block and push toward the galactic core as a trader, mercenary or explorer. Ship building and freedom of playstyle are the heart of the game.

Occupy Mars: The Game

Realistic visuals

A technical survival sandbox set on Mars where you build a base, mine resources, produce water and oxygen, grow crops and repair broken equipment to colonize the planet.

Scrap Mechanic

Open world

A colorful physics sandbox where you engineer your own vehicles and contraptions from parts. Its survival mode has you and friends scavenging and farming on a planet overrun by hostile Farmbots.

Satisfactory

Open world

As a FICSIT Pioneer you build sprawling automated factories in first person on an alien planet. Designing efficient production chains in a beautiful open world, solo or in co-op, is deeply satisfying.

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