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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 2,530.1 hrs on record (614.0 hrs at review time)
Posted: 5 May, 2016 @ 4:56am
Updated: 25 Nov, 2018 @ 6:18pm

Early Access Review
It is what we you always dreamed Space Engineers would be, but never was. Automation on everything from ore extraction to factories. Tens of thousands of items moving around all at once. Thousands of flying robots delivering goods, repairing structures all the time under attack from large 100+ group monsters.

If you like building bases, managing details like power lines and placing conveyor belts, then this is the game for you.

Start of small and build your way to a massive base, connected by train tracks. Have robots that can fly around and repair or even rebuild destroyed structures. Tons of mods and fairly active dev team. One of the few quality early access titles.

Pros:
- Automation done right, everything can be automated
- Build complex supply and manufacturing areas to produce science, to unlock more stuff
- Team up with friends to build in coop
- To win the basic game goal takes around 30-35h, tons of tweakable settings to change to your liking
- Lots of mods that completely change the game and tons of new content

Cons:
- You will not be productive in real life after getting hooked
- I love bots, wish they were not so far up in tech tree

Overall great game, active devs and should provide hours of enjoyment.
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5 Comments
theactorquit 2 Jun, 2016 @ 3:41pm 
Couldn't have said it more exact about Space Engineers
Tankh 31 May, 2016 @ 3:27pm 
They will fix A LOT of the pains in building train systems in version 0.13 (laying tracks for example) which is planned to release sometime in June. They will also tweak resource spawning system to encourage more use of train =)
And they will fix the inconsistent wagon length depending on if they are parked North/South or East/West
robert225 25 May, 2016 @ 1:01am 
Good review. Stick with trains, once you get the hang of track laying and signalling they are excellent.
Iggy 23 May, 2016 @ 12:27am 
I agree about space engineers, but I disagree about trains being a wreck. From what I experienced so far they are really good - you can make stations, add signals to avoid crashes, and about placement, it can take a while depending on the distance, but I guess you could use blueprints to do that.
CZdigger146 8 May, 2016 @ 12:41am 
exactly. nice rewiew :D