As of 15 November 2026, Space Engineers 2 has no dedicated server. Keen Software House says dedicated servers will come later. A Loafhosts server runs Space Engineers, the first game, so it is not a server for Space Engineers 2.
Two different games
Space Engineers and Space Engineers 2 are separate games on Steam, with their own store pages and their own updates.
- Space Engineers is Steam app 244850. This is the game your players own and run.
- Space Engineers 2 is Steam app 1133870.
- The server a Loafhosts customer runs is the Space Engineers Dedicated Server, Steam app 298740. It is the server for app 244850.
A search for “Space Engineers server” can mean either game. If your players own Space Engineers 2 only, they cannot join a Loafhosts server.
What Keen says about Space Engineers 2
In a Steam post on 19 October 2026, Keen wrote that the current plan for multiplayer is “to start with 4-player co-op with player hosting only, not full large-scale multiplayer or dedicated servers yet. Dedicated servers will come later.”
Keen’s later posts, up to 15 November 2026, do not announce a dedicated server. No date is given for one.
What to do now
- If you want a server today, run Space Engineers. See set up a Space Engineers server.
- Make sure your players own Space Engineers (app 244850) on Steam.
- If you play Space Engineers 2, Keen’s plan for multiplayer is that a player hosts a co-op game of up to four. Check Keen’s own posts for what is out.
If it does not work
- A friend cannot find your server. Ask which game they own. Only owners of Space Engineers can join. See join a Space Engineers server.
- You see an update for Space Engineers 2 and think the server needs it. It does not. The server follows Space Engineers only.
More about the game: Space Engineers servers.
Sources: store.steampowered.com: Space Engineers 2, store.steampowered.com: Space Engineers, steamstore-a.akamaihd.net: 1846651706691833