The developer of SpaceEngine, Vladimir Romanyuk, maintains an older version of the software available as
| Feature | Free (0.980) | Paid Steam (0.990+) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | $0 | $24.99 | | Universe Size | Trillions of stars | Trillions of stars (Same) | | Volumetric Nebulae | No (2D sprites) | Yes (Incredible 3D gas clouds) | | Ship Mode | No (Free camera only) | Yes (Fly spacecraft with Newtonian physics) | | Volumetric Clouds on planets | No | Yes (Realistic weather from orbit) | | Atmospheric Scattering | Basic | Physically accurate Rayleigh scattering | | VR Support | No | Yes (Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Index) | | Multi-monitor support | Limited | Full support | | Workshop Support | No | Yes (Download ship mods and textures) | how to download space engine free
Some community members still host the official installer on mirrors like spaceengine.funix.cz. The developer of SpaceEngine