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How to Change the Game Mode of Your Space Engineers Server
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How to Change the Game Mode of Your Space Engineers Server

Change the game mode (Survival/Creative) on a Space Engineers server

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Jul 8, 2026

The game mode determines which mode your server runs in.

  • Survival – survival mode with resource management, power, oxygen and manufacturing.
  • Creative – creative mode with unlimited resources and free building.

  1. Open dashboard
    Open the dashboard of your server.

  2. Open settings
    Navigate to the Settings.

  3. Change game mode
    Select the desired value (Survival or Creative) in the Game Mode field and save the setting.

  4. Restart the server
    Restart your server for the change to take effect.

Written byEmeraldHost Team
Last updated on Jul 8, 2026 Edit on GitHub

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