SPACE ENGINEERS wont start on steam

Hello Albert,

Thank you for reaching out to us, and we sincerely apologize for the issue you have been experiencing.

Upon inspecting the provided log, it seems the game is unable to find the configuration (.cfg) file. To resolve this, you can try a 'clean installation' of the game. Although you have already reinstalled the game, a 'clean installation' is a more thorough process that ensures all remnants are removed before reinstallation.

To perform a clean installation, please follow these steps:

1. Type %appdata% into your Windows search bar and you will be redirected to the hidden Roaming folder (\AppData\Roaming). After that, navigate to SpaceEngineers folder and copy the Saves and Blueprints folders to a different drive or folder.
2. Uninstall the game.
3. Remove any remaining files from the following locations:

• \AppData\Roaming\SpaceEngineers
• \Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\SpaceEngineers

After completing the above steps, reinstall the game through Steam and check if the issue persists. If the issue is resolved, you can move your Saves and Blueprints folders back to \AppData\Roaming\SpaceEngineers.

If the issue continues, open Task Manager and 'End Task' all programs related to Space Engineers. Then relaunch the game from Steam. If the game still fails to launch, please send us the latest log file.

Kind Regards,

Keen Software House: QA Department

Hello Engineer,

As there has been no reply to this thread in some time, we will close it. If you're experiencing this issue, please create a new thread.

Kind regards,

Keen Software House: QA Department