Genre BuildingReleased Feb 28, 2019

Space Engineers

Developed and published by Keen Software House
Estimated lifetime revenue
$13.59M
Gross, before Steam's cut
Net revenue
$9.69M
After Steam's 29% cut
Units sold
1.38M
≈ 10 sales per review
Confidence
High
Based on 134,569 reviews
How we estimate →
Reviews
134,569
Very Positive89% positive
Playing now
1,793
13-day peak 3,554 · low 1,793
New reviews, last 13 days
+65
≈ 5 a day since Oct 2

History

Oct 2 – Oct 15

134.6K134.5K134.5K134.5K
Oct 2Oct 8Oct 15

Total Steam reviews. The slope is the signal: a steady climb long after launch means the game is still selling.

How it compares

Building →

Against the 120 most-reviewed Building games on Steam

Outearns 51% of them — above the group's median.

Median
$13.19M
56,821 reviews
Top 10% start at
$66.90M
This game
$13.59M
78th pct. by reviews

The group is the games with the most reviews under this tag, not every release, so it leans toward games that sold — a percentile here is a harder test than the same percentile across the whole store would be.

About

Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.

Developer
Keen Software House
Publisher
Keen Software House
Genre
Building
Released
Feb 28, 2019
Steam app ID
244850
Data updated
Oct 15, 2026
Estimates, not reported sales. No developer-published figures are on file for this game. See the methodology for how the numbers are built.