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Can I Run Space Engineers?

Keen Software House · 2019

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.

Can You Run Space Engineers?

Pick your CPU, GPU, RAM and OS — we check each one against Space Engineers’s official minimum and recommended requirements.

Your PC

You can run Space Engineers — and then some

Your PC meets the recommended requirements. Expect a great experience.

ComponentYour PCMinimumRecommended
GPUGeForce RTX 4060Geforce 750/Radeon R9 270X or higherGeforce 1070 GTX / Radeon RX Vega 56 or higher
CPUCore i5-13400Intel i5 @ 3.0 GHz or higher (or AMD equivalent)Intel Quad Core i7 @ 4.5 GHz or higher (or AMD equivalent)
RAM16 GB8 GB16 GB
OSWindows 11Microsoft Windows 10 (latest SP) 64-bitMicrosoft Windows 10 (latest SP) 64-bit

Verdict compares your components against the game’s published requirements using our GPU/CPU benchmark database. Estimates — real performance varies with drivers, settings and cooling.

Estimated FPS at 1080p

Deterministic estimates based on Space Engineers’s rendering demand. For your exact CPU + GPU, use the finder below.

Budget GPU

GTX 1650 / RX 6500 XT

31 FPS

Low Performance

Mid-range GPU

RTX 4060 / RX 7600

70 FPS

Playable

High-end GPU

RTX 4080 / RX 7900 XTX

133 FPS

Great

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Space Engineers System Requirements

Minimum

OS: Microsoft Windows 10 (latest SP) 64-bit Processor: Intel i5 @ 3.0 GHz or higher (or AMD equivalent) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce 750/Radeon R9 270X or higher DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 35 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX® compatible on-board Additional Notes: No internet connection needed for single player, but for multiplayer we recommend 5Mbit/s or more

Recommended

OS: Microsoft Windows 10 (latest SP) 64-bit Processor: Intel Quad Core i7 @ 4.5 GHz or higher (or AMD equivalent) Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce 1070 GTX / Radeon RX Vega 56 or higher DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 35 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX® compatible on-board Additional Notes: No internet connection needed for single player, but for multiplayer we recommend 5Mbit/s or more

Requirements sourced from the official Steam store listing.

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FPS values displayed on GamerSpecs are estimates. Actual game performance may vary depending on hardware configuration, drivers, cooling, power limits, background applications, and game updates.