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Is Space Engineers multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — co-op and PvP. Space Engineers is a sci-fi survival game released in 2019, 89% positive on Steam (132,347 reviews), with 4,201 playing right now. $19.99 on Steam.

Co-opPvPSingle-player tooSurvival · Sci-fi survival

Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore…

How Space Engineers plays with friends, according to Steam

Online co-op
Not listed on Steam
Local / split-screen co-op
Not listed on Steam
Online PvP
Yes
LAN play
Not listed on Steam
Cross-platform multiplayer (Windows / Mac / Linux)
Yes
Single-player mode
Yes
Controller
Partial controller support
Mods
Steam Workshop

Steam's own category list for the game, as of 2026-09-09. "Not listed" means the store page does not claim that mode; community mods or Remote Play can still add it.

Steam tags: Space, Sandbox, Building, Open World Survival Craft, Multiplayer, Survival, Simulation, Open World

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Quick answers

Is Space Engineers co-op?
Yes, Space Engineers supports co-op.
Does Space Engineers have PvP?
Yes, Space Engineers has player-versus-player modes.
Do we both need to own Space Engineers to play together?
Yes. Space Engineers is played online, so each player needs their own copy on their own Steam account (or PC Game Pass where it is offered). Steam Families can share a library, but two people cannot play the same shared game at the same time.
How many people play Space Engineers?
About 4,201 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).

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