6. Avorion
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Games like Space Engineers
20 games, the closest and most played first.
What to consider
Summarized by AISpace Engineers fans like designing machines, building bases and exploring space with friends, either in Creative or Survival. These picks spread across building sandboxes and survival games: Scrap Mechanic and Stormworks for contraptions, Empyrion for space, and Valheim and Raft for shared survival of a different kind.
A multiplayer survival sandbox with a building system and physics at its core, plus a full story to play with friends. Space Engineers fans get machine-making and tinkering that happen on a planet and in a more playful tone than a space-station sim.
Standout features
- Physics-based building
- Story survival adventure
- Powerful creation tools
2. Empyrion - Galactic Survival
Best for space-builders who want ships, bases and survival in one sandbox.
44 votes
A space sandbox that combines space simulation, construction, survival and first-person shooting. You construct capital vessels, planetary settlements and space stations while exploring. It is the closest in spirit to Space Engineers, with co-op for playing with others.
Standout features
- Capital vessels and stations
- Planetary settlements
- Space and survival blend
3. Stormworks: Build and Rescue
Best for engineers who want their vehicle designs tested by storms and rescues.
64 votes
You design, build and pilot your own air-sea rescue service with block-based, programmable vehicles. Missions drop you into oceanic storms and crisis scenarios, so the building has a clear job to do. Space Engineers fans who like testing designs under pressure get that here.
Standout features
- Programmable block vehicles
- Oceanic storm rescues
- Share your own designs
A collaborative survival game for 1-10 players in a procedurally generated world drawn from Norse mythology. You craft weapons, construct halls and defeat foes across different biomes. Space Engineers fans take their building and survival habits from the stars into a Viking-flavored wilderness.
Standout features
- 1-10 player worlds
- Distinct biomes
- Hall building and crafting
You wake alone on a small raft in a vast ocean and expand it with gathered debris, then sail to forgotten islands. It plays solo or with friends, so Space Engineers fans keep the build-and-survive loop on water instead of in orbit.
Standout features
- Expandable raft
- Island exploration
- Solo or with friends
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