Our next update, 1.209, focuses on modernizing the Economy System. Our goal is to deliver a refreshed experience where Trade Stations are useful, practical, and worth visiting throughout your journey. That’s why we’re introducing the Services Terminal.

The Services Terminal offers a variety of new services to spend your hard-earned Space Credits on. Need repairs after taking on the Factorum? Or maybe the Factorum won that round and you’d like to sell your grid as salvage? For a price, a nearby station can help you out, save you time, and get you back in the fight.

Best of all, you can use the most impactful service right at your own base: Grid Storage. That’s right, building one of these blocks will allow you to store and retrieve entire grids. Safely store an old ship you’re not ready to part with, swap between specialized vessels, or temporarily free up PCU for a new creative endeavour. This feature can be used in any world or scenario, and will come with options to allow server admins to adjust how it functions.

Development is still early, but we’re very excited about the possibilities 1.209 brings to the Space Engineers universe - and we can’t wait to share it with you!

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Hello Engineers!

We are excited to announce a brand-new community event: “Forged Among the Stars”, a cinematic screenshot competition for both Space Engineers 1 & 2.

Have an eye for scale, atmosphere, and engineering beauty? This competition gives you the chance to capture the frontier of Space Engineers 1 & 2 and have your screenshot featured as an official loading screen, as well as showcased across Keen Software House’s social media platforms. On top of this, winners will also receive a Steam gift card.

Your screenshot could showcase a massive industrial build, a quiet moment in deep space, or a dramatic planetary scene. Whether captured in Survival or Creative, we want to see Space Engineers 1 & 2 through your perspective.

Our community events continue to deliver incredible creations, and we can’t wait to see what you capture this time.

Good luck, Engineers!

Please submit your entries to community@keenswh.com with the subject line: “Forged Among the Stars – Screenshot Competition”

• Entries must be submitted in JPG or PNG format
  
• Minimum resolution: 1920 × 1080
  
• Screenshots must be submitted attached to the email.
  
• Each contestant may submit unlimited entries, but can only win once
  
• Each submission must include:
  • Screenshot title
    
  • Your in-game name

Important restrictions:

• No AI-generated images
  
• No edited or manipulated images
  
• No mods
  
• Screenshots must be captured directly in-game
  
• Submissions that match the visual style of our existing loading screens are encouraged.
  
• No creations from established sci-fi universes or intellectual properties.

Make sure that you read the rules carefully, so you know all of the contest guidelines before submitting your screenshots.

The period for submissions begins on Friday, January 9, 2026 (UTC) and concludes on Friday, February 13, 2026 at 23:59 UTC.

During the following period, we will review all submissions to ensure quality and that the rules have been adhered to. From the eligible entries, the Keen Software House team will select 10 winners at their sole discretion.

Winners will be contacted via email and announced on Keen Software House official social media channels.

5 Winners

• Screenshot featured as an official Space Engineers 1 or 2 loading screen
  
• €20 Steam gift card

5 Honorable Mentions

• Featured across Keen Software House social media
  
• €20 Steam gift card each

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