About Alpha

Before you buy

Space Engineers 2 is currently a Playable Alpha In Active Development. Features, systems, visuals, balancing, optimization, and performance will continue evolving throughout development. Some planned features are not yet implemented, and existing mechanics may change over time as we iterate based on player feedback.

Players joining during Playable Alpha are helping shape the future of Space Engineers 2 as development continues toward full release.

In the current Alpha you can:

• Land and build across the Almagest System

Explore Verdure, Kemik, moons, asteroid rings, and dense clusters. Discover handcrafted biomes with caves, overhangs, cliffs, and volumetric clouds. Carve landing zones, dig tunnels, mine rock, fell trees, and engage with fully destructible terrain, structures, and asteroids.

• Experience survival gameplay

Manage power, hydrogen, oxygen, and health while exploring and building. Set up early production chains with the Smelter, Fabricator, Gearforge, and Production Lines. Craft tools, weld structures using Area Welding and Backpack Building, and survive harsh planetary conditions including weather events like sandstorms, rain, and meteor showers.

• Build with Projection & Mechanical Blocks

Place holographic projections of ships, rovers, and bases, then weld them directly from ore using your backpack. Experiment with Rotors, Pistons, and other mechanical blocks to create dynamic grids. Mirror, copy/paste, use blueprints, and grid undo/redo to iterate on designs quickly.

• Begin colonizing the Almagest System

Use the Colonization Map to unlock sectors, accept building-focused and other contracts, grow your influence, and engage with lore and Datapads scattered across the system.

• Switch into Creative Mode

Build freely with the 25 cm unified grid, advanced building tools, VRAGE3 Mod HUB support, and full Steam Workshop integration.

This is still Alpha: survival, colonization, contracts, mechanical blocks, combat, and economic systems are just the foundations. Expect ongoing updates with new mechanics, balance passes, and additional content with every major Vertical Slice.

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.

• VS2.2: Mechanical Blocks & Weapons – mechanical blocks, weapons and turrets, area welding & grinders, production lines, planetary events, Ship Action Toolbar, GPS improvements, economy and trading systems, and deeper colonization gameplay.

In development:

• VS2.3: Survival Extensions - wheels, hinges, LCDs, wind turbines and combat improvements.

• 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.

If you’ve been following Space Engineers 2 and thinking about jumping in, now is a great time to start building and experience the Playable Alpha for yourself.

Space Engineers 2 is currently playable and actively evolving throughout development, and we’re excited to see what the community creates as new systems and features continue to expand over time.

Right now, players can experiment with the foundations of survival and colonization, explore planets and regions of the Almagest System, and begin creating their own ships, stations, vehicles, and machines.

As a Playable Alpha In Active Development, Space Engineers 2 will continue growing with the community for years to come. Additional gameplay systems, features, optimization improvements, and larger-scale experiences are still ahead as development progresses.

About the Game

What is Space Engineers 2?

Space Engineers 2 is a Playable Alpha, In Active Development focused on engineering, survival, and colonization in a fully destructible sandbox universe. Create ships, stations, vehicles, and planetary bases as you explore the evolving Almagest System and follow the story of Miro and Ivan Sokol.

Join the Playable Alpha to experience the game as it continues to grow through active development, community feedback, and ongoing feature updates.

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. VRAGE3 is being optimized throughout Early Access; performance can vary by hardware, world size, and build complexity. 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.

Space Engineers 2 is now available in more languages, making it easier for players around the world to build, explore, and engineer in space. The game is currently available in Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, French, German, Italian, Polish, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish.