Choose Space Engineers
Choose Space Engineers if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. 67,178 Steam reviews back the pick.
Space Engineers vs Trailmakers
Space Engineers and Trailmakers both land in Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Both released in 2019. Trailmakers scores higher on Steam reviews (92.9% positive) than Space Engineers (89.9% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Trailmakers
Choose Trailmakers if you want an Adventure and Racing game with Steam Leaderboards and Online Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 92.9% positive across 20,710 reviews.
Both Space Engineers and Trailmakers sit in Action, Indie, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Space Engineers |  Trailmakers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.9% positive (67,178 reviews) | 92.9% positive (20,710 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Keen Software House | Flashbulb |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Both released in 2019.
- Trailmakers scores higher on Steam reviews (92.9% positive) than Space Engineers (89.9% positive).
- Space Engineers is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Trailmakers (19.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Space Engineers is Deck Unsupported, Trailmakers is Deck Playable.
Space Engineers vs Trailmakers — FAQ
- Which is better, Space Engineers or Trailmakers?
- On Steam reviews Trailmakers scores higher (92.9% positive) than Space Engineers (89.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Trailmakers is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Space Engineers and Trailmakers similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Space Engineers and Trailmakers have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Space Engineers ships Co-op; Trailmakers ships Online Co-op, Co-op.