: This is the current, supported version of SpaceEngine. It generally retails for approximately $29.99 .

: All versions prior to 0.990 (such as version 0.9.8.0E) remain freely available as freeware. These can often be found in the "Legacy" or "Older Versions" sections of community forums or archived through the official site. Performance Trade-offs

: While a demo version was planned to allow users to try the software before buying, version 0.990 itself is not offered as a free full download on the official SpaceEngine website Can You Still Get SpaceEngine for Free?

If you have an integrated Intel HD GPU, 0.990 will run extremely slowly or crash. A dedicated graphics card is essential.