SpaceEngine
- Developer
- Vladimir Romanyuk
- Publisher
- Vladimir Romanyuk
- Released
- 11 June 2019
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £24.99
Platforms: PC
SpaceEngine is a 3D astronomy program and game engine developed by Russian astronomer and programmer Vladimir Romanyuk. Using real astronomical catalogs and procedural generation, it creates a three dimensional planetarium representing the entire universe. Users can travel through space in any direction or speed, and forwards or backwards in time. It uses pseudo-random numbers to procedurally create any kind of planetary system, nebula or galaxy.
Best gaming PC for SpaceEngine in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for SpaceEngine today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Vladimir Romanyuk on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | Intel Core i3-3220T or AMD FX-4100 | Intel Core i5-4430 or AMD FX-8350 |
| RAM | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or Radeon RX 460 (4 GB) | GeForce GTX 1060 (5/6 GB) or Radeon RX 480 (8 GB) |
| Storage | 4 GB | 50 GB |
| DirectX | Not stated | Not stated |
Verified 13 September 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run SpaceEngine?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-4430 and your GPU is at or above GeForce GTX 1060 (5/6 GB), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.