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Best Mods - Space Engineers - 2023
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Description
A handy-dandy collection of mods for Space Engineers.

So, there are ALMOST half-a-million workshop items for Space Engineers... and needless to say, we have some very talented people in our midst. Almost anything you can think of exists, either as a mod or a pre-built blueprint. I consider these mods to be the best of the best, and definitely worth looking at! Not all of these are suitable for every game, but more or less all of them will add some value to your save files! Of course, this is all just my own opinion - feel free to disagree!

This collection includes:
- Quality of Life improvements for some of the more frustrating game issues
- NPC's and Exploration POI's to make your game feel much more immersive
- Graphical and UI mods to help navigate the interface!
- Mods that increase the general difficulty
- New block additions that I feel add some nice value
- A good number of scripts that help with some of the more complicated issues
- A couple of nice looking skyboxes!


There are a ton of mods I haven't included in this list, not because they don't deserve to be here, more because either I have never used them, or there is another similar mod already included in the list which I prefer to use. No offence to any developer is intended - you ALL do fantastic work, and are an absolute credit to this community!

Please, by all means - get in touch if you feel I have missed anything essential from this list!
Items (75)
Ship Speed Increase
Created by Adam
*Don't forget to rate, get more people on the fast lane!* Small Ship Max Speed = 500 (x5 Actual) Large Ship Max Speed = 300 (x3 Actual) Note: If you happen to find your speeds have not increased with this mod active, double check which skybox mods you have...
HUD - Modern and Fancy (Color)
Created by Adriano
https://i.imgur.com/fVVaDCS.gif Description Same info with a new style. This is a modern and fancy new HUD designed to easily get used. Features All stats info still on screen New colors Works on all screen ratios Easy to get used Centralized and symmetric...
Skybox Ashen nebula
Created by AssHunter
No fog / Dark shadows -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Skyboxes with SpeedMod: http://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=392650273...
SmartRotors: Solar
Created by AutoMcDonough
SmartRotors, rotors with built-in functionality for ease of use. This is the solar variant, it automatically tracks the sun. Other variants to follow later, currently planned are VTOL and PMW. Isn’t this the same effect as running a script on rotors? Yes. ...
Industrial Overhaul - v1.62
Created by Clockwork168
Clockwork Industries presents our most ambitious project yet: the Industrial Overhaul! Production, industry, and progression in vanilla Space Engineers has always seemed incredibly shallow and uninteresting; once you have a refinery and assembler set up, y...
Energy Shields
Created by Cython
NEWS: All new models have been contributed by Shaostoul! Description: This mod adds fully functional shield generators to the game that protect the whole grid from incoming damage! You can also upgrade them with special modules to boost their stats, or cha...
Abandoned Settlements [v2]
Created by Dan
Mining Optional Abandoned Settlements is an expansion for the Modular Encounters mod by MeridiusIX. This mod provides an alternative route to bootstrap your survival start on atmospheric planets. No longer do you need to mine for resources, you can salvage...
Build Vision 3.0
Created by Dark Helmet
This is a quick access context menu, based on the original Build Vision by Jimmacle, designed to supplement the game's terminal. Most of the time, the terminal works just fine for setting up blocks, but sometimes, it's cumbersome. With BV, you can just poi...
25 x Tank Capacity
Created by Dathknight
The O2-Tanks and Hydrogen-Tanks all have 25 times of the original capacity. No other changes are made. O2-Tanks: - large Grid: 2 500 000 l - small Grid: 1 250 000 l large Hydrogen-Tanks: - large Grid: 375 000 000 l - small Grid: 12 500 000 l small Hydrogen...
Build Info
Created by Digi
Displays more information about the block you're holding or aiming at, along with other features listed below. Highlight features Config/ModMenu - Player customizable and toggleable features Most of this mods' features can be customized or turned off entir...
Camera Panning - rotate camera view (+reset 1st person character view)
Created by Digi
This mod enables players to change the direction camera while viewing it. Works for any camera block, modded or vanilla. How to use in game When you view a camera the mod will tell you the controls as a HUD notification. Simply hold the LookAround key (def...
Paint Gun - realistic painting for survival + special creative features
Created by Digi
This mod adds a Paint Gun hand tool giving an easier and more immersive way of coloring and skinning blocks. The biggest benefit is it aims like a hand welder/grinder, you can select blocks in between other blocks. Aim-down-sights even provides an option t...
Better Stone v7.0.12
Created by DranKof
Welcome to the official Better Stone for Space Engineers mod page. Mod ID: 406244471 ================== SUMMARY ================== This mod fixes these problems: 1) Real life ores rarely come in their pure forms. Usually ores are a mixture of many elements...
Aerodynamic Physics
Created by DraygoKorvan
Adds lift profiles to all grids in the game. Adds deadly reentry to the game. Adds wind to the game. Physics simulation includes, drag forces, deflection forces, lift, differential lift, ground effect. Ground effect will calculate based on altitude from vo...
[QoL] Production Quota
Created by DraygoKorvan
Quality of Life: Adds a quota list to the assemblers in game (basic and up). Assemblers will automatically add components to production if the grid contains less than the desired item count. If something goes terribly wrong use the Reset button. Mod is des...
[QoL] Radio Spectrometry
Created by DraygoKorvan
Investigate far away asteroids using radio spectrometry to get an idea about their composition before you actually travel to it. This is an LCD script, select it from the scripts list for any LCD Panel. Point your ore detector directly at a distant asteroi...
Nanobot Build and Repair System
Created by Dummy08
Nanobot build and repair system for small and large ships/stations (automatic welding/grindig/cleanup system) Features This system could repair damaged, build projected and grind marked/enemy blocks within range around the system. It also could collect flo...
Wasteland Encounters V2 Continued
Created by ECTOPLASIM
Wasteland Encounters V2 is a continuation of Wasteland Encounters made by Kobb. https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2345298530 This mod spawns wrecks randomly around the map each having their own loot randomly spawned in their containers...
(DX11) Boarding Ramp
Created by Eikester
Boarding Ramp Small and Large Grid 1x1x3 (Large) 5x1x15 (Small) DX9 & 11 No Construction Model (will be added soon) Colorable Airtight Advanced Door ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- htt...
Modular Space Station Kit [MSSK] Pack 1
Created by Gen.Knowledge
Overview Introducing the Modular Space Station Kit - Pack One from the Einmann Mining Corporation. This kit is designed to help you quickly design and prototype your own near-future style Space Stations, Planetary Bases, Asteroid Lairs and Spaceships. The ...
Automatic Ore Pickup
Created by Gwindalmir
Summary Tired of floating ore slowing you down and giving you concussions? Phoenix Manufacturing is back with something to take care of that! Now your drills all include a micro gravity generator* which will cause it to collect all floating ore nearby. In ...
Isy's Inventory Manager
Created by Isy
This is a inventory manager script that is capable of sorting all your intems in type specific cargo containers. The cargo containers are assigned automatically if there is no cargo container of the given type or all other containers are full. Also built i...
Isy's Solar Alignment Script
Created by Isy
This is a solar panel alignment script that uses rotors (and hinges) or gyroscopes to align solar panels for maximum efficiency. The key feature of this script is, that it can virtually align as many towers as you like with just one programmable block and ...
Armor Replacer
Created by Klime
Allows armor to be changed from light to heavy, and vice versa This mod is only for use in Creative Mode, Singleplayer https://i.imgur.com/zszv6tH.png Get your own high performance SE server from ServerBlend! (Sponsored) Controls - Type /replacer in chat t...
Binoculars
Created by Klime
Binoculars for looking at things Thanks to Chipstix for the animation and model https://i.imgur.com/zszv6tH.png Get your own high performance SE server from ServerBlend! (Sponsored) Controls - Equip and right click to use binoculars - Scrollwheel to zoom, ...
Gantry 2.0
Created by Lance
Building on FlakMagnet's excellent Gantry mod, I have updated the textures to use the vanilla block textures. SubtypeIds and block orientations are the same, so you should be able to just drop this mod in. Other improvements include: Block variant groups (...
Automatic LCDs 2
Created by MMaster
Everything you will ever need to know about your ship and station displayed in real time on LCD panels in any vanilla games. modded games and servers! Now with cockpit panels support! Thank all of you for making amazing creations with this script, using it...
Color Replacer Blocks - V2
Created by Meridius_IX / Lucas
Meridius_IX has retired from modding. Click Here for more details. Introduction This is a total rewrite of the Color Replacer Blocks mod. Instead of using 2 or more color replacer blocks to initiate a change, this rewrite allows for much more flexible cont...
Corruption PvE Combat
Created by Meridius_IX / Lucas
Meridius_IX has retired from modding. Click Here for more details. Introduction This mod adds several new pirate drones to provide a more challenging Player vs Environment (PvE) experience. Many of the drones included make use of custom behaviors, making t...
Easy Block Renaming
Created by Meridius_IX / Lucas
Meridius_IX has retired from modding. Click Here for more details. Description This mod adds controls to nearly all block types that allows you to easily rename multiple blocks at once. Features - Multiple Block Renaming: Simply select all the blocks you w...
Imber Corporation
Created by Meridius_IX / Lucas
Meridius_IX has retired from modding. Click Here for more details. Introduction Imber Corporation adds several NPC Grid Encounters to your game. This includes Space and Planetary Cargo Ships, Random Encounters, and Planetary Installations. Encounter Inform...
Modular Encounters Systems
Created by Meridius_IX / Lucas
Meridius_IX has retired from modding. Click Here for more details. What is Modular Encounters Systems? This mod was designed to be a flexible framework that will handle nearly all spawning of NPC grids in your game world. It also includes a behavior system...
Parallax Concepts
Created by Meridius_IX / Lucas
Meridius_IX has retired from modding. Click Here for more details. Introduction Parallax Concepts adds several NPC Grid Encounters to your game. This includes Space and Planetary Cargo Ships, and Planetary Installations. Encounter Information This table pr...
Projections To Assembler
Created by Meridius_IX / Lucas
Meridius_IX has retired from modding. Click Here for more details. Description: This mod adds a button to the projector block that will queue the needed components for the currently projected grid in your assembler. How To Use: Ensure your Projector Block ...
Reavers: Terror of the Verse
Created by Meridius_IX / Lucas
Meridius_IX has retired from modding. Click Here for more details. Description Reavers is a PvE mod that adds hostile encounters to your game world. Encounter Information This table provides information about what to expect with the encounters in this mod....
[Mexpex] Heavy Mining Drill [stable/dev]
Created by Mexpex
Heavy Mining Drill This heavy industrial mining drill is made to be used on larger mining ships. Its designed with great durability and deep space mining expeditions in mind. Large: Size:5x5x7 Weight: ~400 000kg High Durability Small: Size:15x15x21 Weight:...
ACS Assertive Bunkers
Created by Pav
ACS Assertive Bunkers adds additional bases to further expand the life and challenge in your world. This mod currently include underground bases for planets, and will progressively increase in challenge as your threat increases inline with other ACS bases....
Gravel Sifter
Created by Raszagal
Adaptation of Stone Be Useful Text changed on model by TechPriest, submitted by SultonMRP About: A new machine based on an assembler to sift gravel to get more ores out of it. The mod supports progression and is properly added in the G menu groups. 100 000...
Grated Catwalks Expansion
Created by Red Blood Cell
This mod aims to expand upon the grated catwalks included in the Decorative Pack #2 DLC, which you will need to have purchased. This mod includes lots of new blocks, but if you are looking for a few must-haves head over to Grated Catwalks Minimalist Expans...
Azimuth Remastered
Created by SEModder4
https://imgur.com/eDkky7g.png =>Construction Models are DX-11 Ready. =>Works with the Space Engineers Block Skin System. =>All blocks are made for both Small/Large ship sizes. https://imgur.com/5ymSpFa.png Weapon Core will be a separate mod on it's own. We...
HUD Colors
Created by Skinface
A simple HUD mod to add colors to the main status bars....
Spacebar Bridge Consoles
Created by Spacebar
Huge HUGE HUGE shout out to Eikester for making a (better) keyboard sitting pose for these consoles. Previous one was a pose used in the DLC and there were some questions if I was allowed to use them. They're different enough so huge thanks to him "No one ...
Spacebar Cockpit Emporium
Created by Spacebar
Welcome to Spacebar's Cockpit Emporium. We've got a bunch of cockpits that I had nothing better to do with, so I'm throwing them all in one mod and passing the savings on to you! Exploration Rover Cockpit: 5x5x3 cockpit with excellent view, spacious interi...
Assertive Combat Systems
Created by Splitsie
Assertive Combat Systems brings life and challenge to your world. This mod includes cargoships and bases for planets, moons and space. It will progressively increase in challenge as you grow in threat. So, how does it work? - cargoships will spawn in the l...
Hubblegum Skybox
Created by Splitsie
This is the skybox in use for my Wrong Way Up series, built from a collection of Hubble images this skybox should provide a small amount of light at night but not enough to make lights pointless. Enjoy the rainbow skies :)...
Impossible Images
Created by Splitsie
This is a collection of LCD images for use in my Survival Impossible series. At the moment it's a fairly small collection but it's likely to grow as I add more customised LCDs around the place :)...
Sneaky Sounds - Quieter Tools
Created by Splitsie
This is for those people who like hearing battle sounds loud while not being deafened by their grinder, welder and most of all drill. This mod reduces the volume of hand tools, ship tools, weather, doors, placement sounds and a few others that often feel d...
AwwScrap
Created by Thraxus
This mod will turn any blocks that hit a grinder into scrap instead of the other base components. No more inflation of components floating around in your game / server clogging up the need to go out mining / trading with others. AwwScrap will return custom...
AwwScrap: I Found Your Crap!
Created by Thraxus
By popular demand, this addon to AwwScrap will allow hand grinders to return some % of components instead of scrap. AwwScrap (or one of its spin offs) is required for this to do anything! https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1542310718 Ra...
MART | Whip's Mouse Aimed Rotor Turret Script
Created by Whiplash141
Yes, this works with hinges. ATTENTION As of game version 1.200, the game now properly synchronizes player inputs in seats. This means that you can finally use MART with multiple people simultaneously on the same ship! You can get the tank shown above HERE...
SWCS | Whip's Subgrid Wheel Control Script
Created by Whiplash141
  Description This script allows you to control steering and propulsion of wheels attached via pistons, rotors, or hinges using regular movement keys! Wheels will also emulate brake inputs as well. The acronym is pronounced like "swicks" :) This is a featu...
Whip's Subgrid Thruster Manager
Created by Whiplash141
Formerly Named "Whip's Rotor Thruster Manager"   Update Added custom data configuration. You no longer need to open the code and change variables! Added cute little animated running screens :D   Description Howdy! This script allows you to control thruster...
Whip's Turret AI Slaving Script
Created by Whiplash141
(Previously titled: "Whip's AI Rotor Turret Control Script") Note In the documentation below, "rotor" refers to both rotors and hinges! This is because the game considers hinges to be just fancy sideways rotors.   Features Slaves targeting of AI turrets, p...
HUD Compass
Created by Zelious
It’s a compass! On your HUD! Now featuring a clock! It works on any planet, of any size, with any FoV setting, at any resolution and with any other HUD mod! Why Do I Need A Compass? Not long ago a compass was a not really all that useful, but then the mult...
AQD - Concrete
Created by enenra
https://i.imgur.com/fVVaDCS.gif Current version: 1.3b Please refer to the changelog for patch notes. https://i.imgur.com/cdhLXnQ.png This mod adds a selection of concrete and reinforced concrete blocks to the game. These use the Concrete Skin textures but ...
AQD - LCD Image Extension
Created by enenra
Current version: 1.2b Please refer to the changelog for patch notes. https://i.imgur.com/cdhLXnQ.png This is a small extension to the available LCD images in Space Engineers. The aim is to add a couple of fairly general images as the vanilla game is fairly...
AQD - Tarps & Nets
Created by enenra
https://i.imgur.com/fVVaDCS.gif Current version: 1.0 Please refer to the changelog for patch notes. https://i.imgur.com/cdhLXnQ.png This mod adds a number of tarp and cargo net blocks to the game. They serve as great decorative options for your base, espec...
Colorful Icons
Created by typekcz
Are you tired of that bluish color of all icons? If yes, I have solution for you! AMAZING COLORFUL ICONS ULTIMATE ENHANCER MOD 4000! Use on any server You can use this mod as plugin, so it will work even on server that don't have this mod installed. Subscr...
Eat. Drink. Sleep. Repeat!
Created by Bačiulis
Intro Three new stat mechanics are added to the game: Water, Food and Sleep. To restore food and water stats you have to use consumable items, like Clang Kola and Cosmic Coffee. 5 new consumable items are added: Emergency Ration, Water, Beer and two kinds ...
No Suits
Created by Chipstix213
https://i.imgur.com/fVVaDCS.gif https://i.imgur.com/cdhLXnQ.png This mod adds 2 additional characters a male and a female without helmets or jetpacks. Simply select the character you want from the medbay! https://i.imgur.com/5nbiNLV.png No oxygen storage o...
Survival Less Likely
Created by Splitsie
This is a set of modifications to various aspects of the game including but not limited to Reduced jetpack power Reduced yield of O2 from ice Refineries can't process stone various other changes that I've since forgotten but will hopefully remember to put ...
Functional Jetpack Nerfing
Created by Galenmacil
A rework of the "Jetpack Nerfing" MOD. This mod modify the "Characters.sbc" files and change the following definitions from the "Default Astronaut": ForceMagnitude to 540 from 3200 SlowdownFactor to 1 from 5 MinPowerConsumption to 0.00000111111111111111111...
Plant and Cook
Created by Bačiulis
Intro Planter and Kitchen blocks are made functional and allows to grow and cook food respectively. Bar counter blocks are made functional as containers for consumables and food products. Wheat, Soya, Vegetables, Apple, Mushroom and Herb farm blocks are ad...
Ore Detector+
Created by Sapphire
My edit to Ore Detectors as I found the range a bit too small. Changes: Max range small grids 50 ---> 200 Max range large grids 150 ---> 400...
Sequence Nebula - Skybox
Created by shard
Sequence Nebula A skybox set in a diffuse nebula with blue, green, and purple colors. With dim yet visible ambient lighting, this is meant to be a middle ground between the second sun of vanilla and other skyboxes, and the pitch black darkness of realistic...
Weather Be Nicer
Created by Darkmist
Adds clear weather to every planet that has weather effects configured (modded ones too) with a 50% chance. I find the new weather effects exciting, but most of them are very harsh and too frequent. This mod reduces the frequency of any weather effects by ...
Weather Rebalance
Created by Nikolas March
Weather in SE is far too damaging to players and grids in my opinion, so this fixes that :D similar mods might already exist elsewhere, i forgot i made this, anyway, this is my own 'flavour'. not fully tested, but loaded in ok and didnt cause errors/crash....
Dangerous Decompression
Created by Jakaria
The purpose of this mod is to implement explosive decompression. The mod does not actually damage blocks in the event of decompression. Instead, it pushes every entity within the decompressed area towards an exit point. By modifying the settings, you can m...
Improvised Engineering (Grid Pickup/Holding/Manipulation Mod) Nicknamed: Grabby Hands
Created by mz
Description This mod enables you to Grab Blocks Carry/Drag Blocks Rotate Blocks Throw warhead Blocks at your friends. THIS VERSION WON'T WORK IN MULTIPLAYER. USE THE LINK BELOW Multiplayer/Server only in Experimental/Test Version of the mod. LINK BELOW to ...
[QoL] CleanModCategories
Created by Jakaria
This mod hides any Modded block categories and combines them into a single "Modded Blocks" category. The mod also disables any empty categories. Join the discord to make suggestions or discuss bugs you may have experienced: https://discord.gg/GrPK8cB...
Water Mod
Created by Jakaria
The mod adds water that you can build boats with. There is audio, splashing, bubbles, waves, fish, and much better simulation performance compared to older water mods. This mod has support for Draygo's Aerodynamics Mod, it is not required but with it you c...
Advanced Welding - detaching and reattaching blocks!
Created by Digi
This mod adds 3 things: Weld Pad block (for smallship and largeship/station) Ultra-slim and cheap merge blocks that are only usable once because they get destroyed in the merge process. Also unlike mergers they don't have a magnetic ability but they do inf...
Survival Reborn: Spacewalk
Created by Paradox Reborn
A survival-oriented overhaul of character movement, suit resources, and the jetpack. Also serves as a balanced anti-hydroman mod for PVP. Survival Reborn: Spacewalk While Keen has given us a nice physics sandbox to play with, survival gameplay lacks a cert...
[PAM] Path Auto Miner | Automated Mining, Grinding and Transportation | by Keks
Created by Keks
Updates: 1.3.1: 2019-12-20 - Updated to newest SE version Full changelog Info: The development of PAM is stopped due to i stopped playing SE. The script runs well with the latest SE version, if something doesn't work it could be due to mods. Please underst...