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Space Engineers PC system requirements

Space Engineers needs at least an Intel i5 @ 3.0 GHz or higher (or AMD equivalent) processor, 8 GB of RAM and a Geforce 750/Radeon R9 270X or higher graphics card, on Microsoft Windows 10 (latest SP) 64-bit.

For the recommended settings: an Intel Quad Core i7 @ 4.5 GHz or higher (or AMD equivalent) processor, 16 GB of RAM and a Geforce 1070 GTX / Radeon RX Vega 56 or higher graphics card. It takes 35 GB of storage.

Minimum and recommended requirements

Space Engineers: minimum and recommended PC requirements (Windows)
MinimumRecommended
Operating system Microsoft Windows 10 (latest SP) 64-bit Same for both: minimum and recommended
Processor Intel i5 @ 3.0 GHz or higher (or AMD equivalent)Intel Quad Core i7 @ 4.5 GHz or higher (or AMD equivalent)
Memory 8 GB RAM16 GB RAM
Graphics Geforce 750/Radeon R9 270X or higherGeforce 1070 GTX / Radeon RX Vega 56 or higher
DirectX Version 11 Same for both: minimum and recommended
Storage 35 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended
Sound card DirectX® compatible on-board Same for both: minimum and recommended
Additional notes No internet connection needed for single player, but for multiplayer we recommend 5Mbit/s or more Same for both: minimum and recommended

How demanding is Space Engineers?

  • Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 45% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (8 GB).

  • Storage: Larger than 75% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (35 GB).

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Other platforms

Space Engineers is also available on Xbox One. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.

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