Space Engineers

macOS Compatibility

Compatibility layer	Rating	Notes
CrossOver	Perfect	Unplayable.^[1]Now perfectly playable. Using D3DMetal (not DXVK), the game runs at 120 FPS on the default medium present.^[2]
Wine	Menu	Does not get past menu after recent update, needs .NET 4.7.2 to be installed. ^[3]
Virtualization
Parallels	Playable	Playable.^[4]

References

↑ Apple Silicon Games - last accessed on 2021-04-30
↑ Verified by User:Nitrothunder224 on March 8th, 2025
Device: MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18 GB Ram

OS: macOS Sequoia 15.3.1 (24D60)

Method: Crossover

Game version: Preview 20241220 (25.0.0.38553)

Store: Steam

Resolution: 1512x982

Settings: Medium

Framerate: 120 FPS

Comment: The game runs at around 90 FPS on the high present. Press the space key if you get a black screen on startup.
↑ Verified by User:Fmudanyali on 21/09/2023
Device: Macbook Pro M1 Pro 2021 16GB RAM 16 Core GPU

Method: Steam/Game Porting Toolkit

Resolution: 1728x1117

Settings: Medium

Framerate: 90-120

Comment:
Update:
As of 2023-12-31 or possibly before, the game crashes while loading a map with error “Unsupported API: D3D11 timestamp query”.

Make sure nothing related to .NET and Wine Mono is installed and uninstall them if necessary from uninstaller.
gameportingtoolkit ~/my-game-prefix uninstaller

Set mscoree override to Native (Windows) from winecfg under Libraries tab and set Windows version to Windows XP.

Download .NET 4.0 from [1] and install it with the flag -q.
gameportingtoolkit ~/my-game-prefix /path/to/dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe -q

Set Windows version to Windows 7 from winecfg.

Download .NET 4.7.2 from [2] and install it with the flag -q.
gameportingtoolkit ~/my-game-prefix /path/to/ndp472-kb4054530-x86-x64-allos-enu.exe -q

Set Windows version to Windows 10 from winecfg.

Launch the game from Steam with launch option -skipintro.
↑ Verified by User:AngooseBoi on 08/05/2021
Device: MacBook Pro M1 2020 8GB RAM 8 Core GPU

Method: Steam/Paralells

Resolution: 1440x900

Settings: Low

Framerate: 30-40

Controller: Xbox Series X

[1] Apple Silicon Games - last accessed on 2021-04-30

[2] Verified by User:Nitrothunder224 on March 8th, 2025
Device: MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18 GB Ram

OS: macOS Sequoia 15.3.1 (24D60)

Method: Crossover

Game version: Preview 20241220 (25.0.0.38553)

Store: Steam

Resolution: 1512x982

Settings: Medium

Framerate: 120 FPS

Comment: The game runs at around 90 FPS on the high present. Press the space key if you get a black screen on startup.

[3] Verified by User:Fmudanyali on 21/09/2023
Device: Macbook Pro M1 Pro 2021 16GB RAM 16 Core GPU

Method: Steam/Game Porting Toolkit

Resolution: 1728x1117

Settings: Medium

Framerate: 90-120

Comment:
Update:
As of 2023-12-31 or possibly before, the game crashes while loading a map with error “Unsupported API: D3D11 timestamp query”.

Make sure nothing related to .NET and Wine Mono is installed and uninstall them if necessary from uninstaller.
gameportingtoolkit ~/my-game-prefix uninstaller

Set mscoree override to Native (Windows) from winecfg under Libraries tab and set Windows version to Windows XP.

Download .NET 4.0 from [1] and install it with the flag -q.
gameportingtoolkit ~/my-game-prefix /path/to/dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe -q

Set Windows version to Windows 7 from winecfg.

Download .NET 4.7.2 from [2] and install it with the flag -q.
gameportingtoolkit ~/my-game-prefix /path/to/ndp472-kb4054530-x86-x64-allos-enu.exe -q

Set Windows version to Windows 10 from winecfg.

Launch the game from Steam with launch option -skipintro.

[4] Verified by User:AngooseBoi on 08/05/2021
Device: MacBook Pro M1 2020 8GB RAM 8 Core GPU

Method: Steam/Paralells

Resolution: 1440x900

Settings: Low

Framerate: 30-40

Controller: Xbox Series X

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Developers

	Keen Software House
Publishers
	Keen Software House
Engines
	VRAGE 2.0
Reception
Metacritic	N/A
OpenCritic	N/A
IGDB	N/A
Resources
	PCGamingWiki