About Alpha

Play now: Planets & Survival Foundations

With Planets & Survival Foundations, Space Engineers 2 has its first fully playable survival slice.

In the current Alpha you can:

• Land and build on Verdure & Kemik

Explore handcrafted biomes with caves, overhangs, cliffs and volumetric clouds. Carve landing zones, dig tunnels, mine rock and fell trees – the terrain, trees, asteroids and structures are all fully destructible.

• Play the first layer of survival

Manage power, hydrogen and health while you explore and build. Set up a basic production chain using the Smelter, Fabricator and Gearforge, craft better tools, and keep your engineer alive on harsh worlds.

• Use Projection & Backpack Building

Place holographic projections of ships, rovers and bases, then weld them up directly from ore using your backpack. Iterate on designs quickly with mirroring, copy/paste, blueprints and grid undo/redo.

• Start colonizing the Almagest system

Use the Colonization Map to unlock sectors, accept contracts, grow your influence and begin the story of brothers Miro & Ivan Sokol.

• Build freely in Creative Mode

Switch any time into pure sandbox with the unified 25 cm grid, powerful building tools, advanced destruction and full modding support through the VRAGE3 Mod HUB and Steam Workshop.

This is still Alpha: survival, contracts, colonization and story are just the foundations. Expect change – new mechanics, balance passes and added content with every major update.

Roadmap: where it’s going

We are developing Space Engineers 2 through larger themed updates we call Vertical Slices.

Already delivered:

• VS1: Creative & Building – unified 25 cm grid, advanced building tools, improved controls and UI.

• VS1.5: UGC & Modding – VRAGE3 Mod HUB & Mod Editor plus full Steam Workshop support.

• VS2: Planets & Survival Foundations – Verdure & Kemik planets, early survival systems, Colonization Map & contracts, Projection & Backpack Building.

In development:

• VS2.2: Survival Extensions – more survival depth, mechanical blocks & subgrids, weapons, ship tools, full GPS and deeper colonization gameplay.

• VS3: Water & the Byblos water planet – planetary-scale volumetric water and water-focused gameplay.

• VS4: NPCs & Co-op – 4-player cooperative survival and interactive NPCs.

• VS5: Full Multiplayer & Campaign – large-scale multiplayer and a long-form survival campaign in the Almagest system.

Our plan is to stay in Early Access into 2027. Buying during Early Access directly supports development and helps us deliver future updates faster, while letting you be part of shaping the game with your feedback.

Is this the right moment to jump in?

Buy now if you enjoy building and experimenting in evolving systems, want to play with planets and the first layer of survival and colonization today, and like the idea that your purchase directly supports and accelerates future development.

Wishlist & follow if you prefer to wait for the full package – deeper survival, water, NPCs, co-op, large-scale multiplayer and the complete campaign – once the roadmap is further along.

Space Engineers 2 is built to grow with the community for years. We’re just at the beginning of the journey.

About This Game

What is Space Engineers 2?

Space Engineers 2 is a sandbox about engineering and colonization where you build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible world, then follow the story of Miro and Ivan Sokol as you expand humanity’s foothold in the Almagest system and fight to survive.

You arrive in the distant Almagest system on humanity’s first large-scale colonization mission. Your ship is damaged on entry, your tools are basic, and the planets below are beautiful but unforgiving. From here, everything you build is up to you.

Explore and colonize the system, mine resources, construct bases and starships, complete contracts and push the frontier forward – alone now, and later together with friends as co-op and large-scale multiplayer arrive over the course of Early Access.

Creation and destruction never felt this good

Space Engineers 2 takes everything we've learned over the past 10 years and reimagines the space engineering experience with more depth and creative freedom than ever before. Powered by our new VRAGE3 engine, creation and destruction feel better than ever. Whether you're a veteran or new to the game, Space Engineers 2 offers a vast, engaging sandbox where your creativity can truly shine.

Build with great precision

Explore the next generation of construction! Build anything you can imagine with incredible precision using the new 25 cm Unified Grid System. No more large vs small grid - blocks fit seamlessly together, making it easier to create intricate builds. Mounting point visualization and grid lines make building more intuitive than ever.

Enhanced controls and mobility

Our new system includes Grid Undo and refined CTRL controls for precise rotation and zoom, ensuring intuitive design at every step. Take your creations to new speeds with an upgraded max velocity: characters up to 310 m/s and grids up to 300 m/s. And you don’t need to worry about falling off platforms or asteroids — magboots and automatic jetpack activation have got your back!

Smarter UI and smoother play

We redesigned UI/UX to make building smoother and more intuitive for both newcomers and pros, giving more freedom to bring your intricate ideas to life. Thanks to VRAGE3, Space Engineers 2 is set to deliver better performance for a smoother play. As Early Access progresses, you’ll be able to build bigger ships, fly more of them, and enjoy epic destruction in a truly immersive ride.

Next-level visuals

Enjoy the beauty of space, industrial designs and battle encounters, reimagined with next-level realism. In Space Engineers 2 we introduced new ray-traced global illumination, realistic shadows, a new skybox, tessellated voxel materials, parallax effects for armor and much more, to bring depth and realism to every scene.

Share your creations

Bring your ideas to life and share your Blueprints and Worlds with the community through easy Steam Workshop integration. Dive into a growing collection of creations from other players to find inspiration or uncover new challenges.