Is Space Engineers Crossplay? Split Screen and Player Count
Yes, Space Engineers is crossplay between PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series and Xbox One. Online it takes 2 to 16 players, and there's no split screen.
Ships, stations and rovers are built block by block in space and on planets, mining asteroids for materials. Everything you build obeys physics, so ships need power and thrusters and break apart in a crash.
2–16 onlineCrossplay
- Players
- 2–16 online
- Crossplay
- PC + PS5 + PS4 + Xbox Series + Xbox One
- Split screen
- No
- Free to play
- No
- One copy for the group
- No
- Typical session
- 3h+
- Genre
- Sandbox
- Platforms
- PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series and Xbox One
Space Engineers crossplay by platform
- PS5 + PC
- Yes
- Xbox + PC
- Yes
- PS5 + Xbox
- Yes
- PC + PS4
- Yes
- PS5 + PS4
- Yes
- PS4 + Xbox
- Yes
Frequently asked questions
Is Space Engineers crossplay?
Yes, crossplay works between PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series and Xbox One.
Does Space Engineers have split screen?
No, each player needs their own device, although it supports LAN.
How many players can play Space Engineers?
Online, 2 to 16 friends can play together.
Is Space Engineers free?
No, it's paid, and each player needs their own copy.
What platforms is Space Engineers on?
PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series and Xbox One.
Is Space Engineers crossplay between PS5 and PC?
Yes, players on PS5 and PC can play Space Engineers together.
Is Space Engineers crossplay between Xbox and PC?
Yes, players on Xbox and PC can play Space Engineers together.
Is Space Engineers co-op?
Yes, you play on the same team against the game.
What games are like Space Engineers?
Factorio, Scrap Mechanic, Satisfactory, ASTRONEER and Elite Dangerous.
Games like Space Engineers
Factorio
You crash on a planet and build an automated factory from mines, conveyor belts, robotic arms and trains to launch a rocket. The factory's pollution provokes attacks from the native bugs.
2–64 onlineCrossplay
Scrap Mechanic
Stranded on a farming planet, mechanics build vehicles and machines from blocks, engines, pistons and sensors. In survival mode you grow food and defend the farm from robots that raid it at night.
2–4 online
Satisfactory
On an alien planet, you build a factory: mining ore, processing it in machines linked by conveyor belts and producing parts for a space elevator. Factories are built vertically, with multiple floors, trains and pipes.
2–4 onlineCrossplay
ASTRONEER
Astronauts explore several planets, dig and reshape the terrain with a tool to extract resources, and build bases with printers, vehicles and automated machines. Oxygen reaches you through tethers run from the base.
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Elite Dangerous
In a full-scale replica of the Milky Way, you fly spaceships to trade, mine, explore systems, hunt pirates or fight the alien Thargoids. Every player shares the same galaxy.
2–4 online
Hytale
The world is randomly generated from blocks, with fantasy zones, dungeons and creatures, and you fight, craft gear and build in it. It ships with tools for making your own mods, models and servers.
2–10 online
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