So during the steam summer sales I managed to pick up a copy of Space Engineers (Which is in early access) and I was wondering who else has it and who may be interested in it but are on the borderline so I am making this review!
Space Engineers is a sandbox game similar to Minecraft but in space, it is similar to starmade but has quite a few differences; for me SE:
- has better graphics
is smoother
has updates every Thursday
has better physics wibbly wobbly stuff
is more user friendly
and it is easier to build stuff
It supports multiplayer with dedicated servers (Up to 16 players) or you can host it yourself with one or two mates where you can have races, battles and wars using the new faction feature or you can build the Death Star or S.S.Enterprise in creative mode!
A few of the recently added features are:
- Cargo ships (basically non-player ships) that spawn randomly which you can plunder for loot but be careful, the amount of firepower is not to be underestimated and will take out any unprepared ship with missile turrets and Gatling turrets.
Conveyor systems which can transport cargo from ship to ship, ship to space station or from one part of the station to another.
Different coloured blocks which can help represent different players or factions
and of course factions and dedicated servers (still in alpha)
And how does it look more like GMod? Minecraft and Space Engineers are both sandbox games with building blocks, GMod uses props in the sandbox enviroment!
