SpaceEngine
The facts below are what the maker publishes about SpaceEngine, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From SpaceEngine's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| SpaceEngine | $17.99, paid once | Windows 10 · 64-bit processor and operating system · 6 GB RAM minimum · 3 GB VRAM minimum |
The facts
Each one read from SpaceEngine's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Add-ons
- Users can create and import add-ons such as catalogs, models, textures, and spacecraft, and share them through Steam Workshop.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Catalogs and generation
- It represents known celestial objects using astronomical catalogs and procedurally generates objects in uncataloged regions.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Commercial use
- Commercial use requires purchasing the SpaceEngine PRO DLC in addition to the regular SpaceEngine copy; the soundtrack cannot be used commercially without permission from its copyright holders.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Flight simulator
- Its Flight Simulator mode supports spacecraft with Newtonian physics and pilot-assist autopilot, and is described as being in early development but usable.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Graphics
- Features include volumetric galaxy and nebula models, procedural planetary terrain, atmospheric scattering, eclipse shadows, auroras, and black-hole light warping.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Language support
- The Steam page lists 18 supported interface languages and says additional localizations can be enabled in-game.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Navigation and learning
- The software includes object search, universe and planetary system maps, tutorials, and a built-in Wiki information system.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Product
- SpaceEngine is a science-based, 1:1 scale Universe simulator and interactive 3D planetarium.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Software status
- SpaceEngine is proprietary closed-source software, and the FAQ says there are no current plans to release its source code.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker provides a support and general questions contact form, links to its manual, and invites users to join its Discord server.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Universe exploration
- It lets users travel seamlessly between celestial objects, from planetary surfaces to interstellar and intergalactic space, and change the flow of time.checked 5 Oct 2026
- VR
- SpaceEngine supports Oculus and SteamVR headsets, while VR support is still a work in progress and controller support is partial.checked 5 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- The site identifies Cosmographic Software LLC as the maker; its pages opened for this research do not state a headquarters or founding year.checked 5 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform limits
- The FAQ says console, Android, and iOS versions are not currently planned.checked 5 Oct 2026
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