The Space Engineers 1 Economy 2 Update is now live. Store entire grids and redeploy them on demand with the new Grid Storage system. Surprise bonus: if you own Space Engineers 2, Keen Software House gifts you the Almagest Engineer Plushie small-grid block in SE1 for free — a cross-game wink between both engineer universes.
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Grid Storage in the Space Engineers 1 Economy 2 update, released May 4, 2026, lets you store entire ships or structures in the Services Terminal and redeploy them on demand. No more keeping all your designs docked at a base: you can prepare specialized vessels (mining, combat, exploration) and switch between them depending on the situation, summarized by La Meute QC.
Space Engineers 2 owners automatically receive the Almagest Engineer Plushie small-grid block in Space Engineers 1 on Steam, gifted for free by Keen Software House at the release of the Economy 2 update on May 4, 2026. This cross-game wink connects both Keen engineer universes, with no extra steps needed.
At the Economy 2 launch on May 4, 2026, Space Engineers 1 was on sale at -50% (C$ 13.74 instead of C$ 27.49). The Economy 2 Pack and free update were available simultaneously. The release was streamed live on Twitch (keencommunitynetwork) and YouTube, with daily previews from community creators in the days leading up to launch.
