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Space Engineers: 10 Year Anniversary Update & Free Weekend


Hello, Engineers!

How time flies when you are having fun.

Ten years ago we began this incredible journey through the stars, laying the foundation for everything that has come to pass. 10 years, 5 million copies, Hundreds of updates, and a half million workshop mods and creations later, Space Engineers is still thriving!

In celebration of this incredible moment, we have prepared a surprise update for you to commemorate 10 years of engineering, planning, grinding, welding, battles, and exploration!

To every Space Engineer out in the vastness of space, those of you that have been with us from the beginning, to those that became a Space Engineers only now, thank you for being a part of this journey. Your creativity and passion for Space Engineers inspires us to our very best.

Marek's Blog post: https://blog.marekrosa.org/2023/10/space-engineers-10-year-anniversary.html



Features Added new Blocks - Base Game
  • Engineer Statue (1 block, L grid)
  • Fireworks Block (1 block, S + L grid) & Color Variant Ammo
  • Flare Gun & Ammo
  • Tuxedo Suit Character Skin

[h3]10 Year Anniversary Pack[/h3]
Available until January 5th, 5PM UTC
  • Party Tuxedo Suit Character Skin
  • Ghost Character Skin
  • Veteran Character Skin

[h3]Steam Free Weekend & 75% Sale[/h3]
Space Engineers is free to play on Steam this weekend!

You can install and enjoy Space Engineers for free from October 26, 5 pm UTC to October 30, 2023.

We are also running a Steam Sale from October 26, 2023 to November 2, 2023. Space Engineers base game will be 75% off!

There was no better time to join our community - fulfill your need to create!



Fixes & Improvements
  • Fixed an issue with clients connecting to EOS dedicated server
  • Fixed an issue which would revert voxel changes for the asteroid bases in Asteroid Armory and Space Standoff

Community Spotlight 🧐 September 2023

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Our favorite pastime is browsing through the workshop - we are in love with all the creations our players are constantly sharing. 💫

We can't wait every month to spotlight mods and blueprints that catch our eye and have the potential to make your time in Space Engineers more interesting and unique.

Here is our spotlight for the month of September! 🤩



[h3]Bug Defense Scenario by DragoF1sh[/h3]
An outpost on an alien world is under attack by swarms of giant alien bugs!

Use up to 26 different turret types to defend the base! Push the enemy back with 24 different vehicles. Defeat 20 different enemy types in 40 waves of absolute chaos!


[h3]Consty's Homeworld Pack[/h3]
Weapon pack with that Homeworld aesthetic.

Arbiter Kinetic Burst Cannons, Heavy Ion, Torpedo Launcher and more!


[h3]Kaalakiota - Abyssal Systems by Maxim[/h3]
Kaalakiota's Abyssal Systems seeks to provide a general weapons capability not often found in other mods.

Inspired by the famed EVE ONLINE.


[h3]DHI Systems: Weapon Pack by Daniel "Nero" Drake[/h3]
This mod rebalance all vanilla ranges; turret ai now have max range 5 Km, lock-on feature and custom turrets have 7.5 Km range.

Plasma accelerators, plasma lances, torpedo launchers and more!


[h3]Laser Emitter (Reflectable!) by Nerd e1[/h3]
This mod adds a laser emitter block, which fires a laser that does no damage but does turn off the block it hits.

It will reflect however, for angles greater than 10 degrees from the normal (must hit at nearly flat to not reflect and thus, turn off the block), and has a max trajectory of 3km.


[h3]Humanoid's Animated Avionics[/h3]
A mod that adds decorative avionics displays for small grid.


[h3]Crowigor's Base Manager[/h3]
The script is a set of useful functions for automating database management.

Inventory Manager, Partition of items, Stopping drones and more!


[h3]New Spawn Pods + Tools by Fizzy[/h3]
This mod will replace the vanilla drop pod with new ones, for the planetary pod, the moon pod and the space pod.

It can be added to a new world start or an existing world and can be used on a server if desired.


[h3]Planet Pyke by Elindis[/h3]
Pyke was discovered in 492 NE by the Orlen Astronomers' Association during a transit photometry survey of nearby exoplanets.

Located 6.8 lightyears from Angelus, Pyke is a volcanic super-earth with an ashy atmosphere.


[h3]The Scrap Yard Track by SkyKraken[/h3]
Welcome to The Scrap Yard Track! Formerly Scrimblo & Sons scrap fields, this track is one of the narrowest, and most chaotic track out there.

This is partially due to the fact that parts of the track go through the rusting and partially collapsed hulls of ancient ships.


[h3]Homeworld Baserunner Suspension by kennet0508[/h3]
On the bleeding edge of suspension tech, I bring you my latest prototype design.
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Sounds of Space Engineers 2023

Hello, Engineers!

After an overwhelming response featuring more than 100 submissions, the top 15 tracks of the 2023 Space Engineers music competition have been selected by multiple judges at KeenSWH! It was no easy task selecting these winners as there were many high quality and unique entries.

The judges tried to select a mix of music styles so that there is variety and hopefully something for every player to enjoy! All of these tracks should be making their way into the Jukebox in a future update.

Enjoy listening to these amazing tunes!

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Our contest winners, in no specific order:
  • Clang the Conqueror by Utho Riley
  • Oxygen by HarkaH
  • Space Funk by Touko Kinnunen
  • Motherload by Jonathan
  • To the Moon by Pharozen
  • The Hunt by Neuroklast
  • Memory by Loki
  • Voyage to Andromeda by Allpline
  • Quasar by Amenopali
  • Space Guardians by Bart Zeal ft. Sanne Carolyn
  • Aye by LunixiaLIVE
  • Outnumbered by KhydroDjent
  • New order by Schxfer
  • Space Engineers Main Theme Remix by Happy
  • The Day of Battle by Deus Nebula

Honorable Mention:
  • ClangDrive by Black5heep

Many thanks to everyone who entered and big congratulations to our winners. It was a joy to listen to so many incredible entries which also made it especially difficult to decide on the best of the best. We hope you enjoyed the competition as it’s definitely something we would like to do again in the future!

[h3]10 Years of Space Engineers[/h3]

10 years of memories, creations and discoveries 😍

Many more to come 🧐

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