Funny failures and Kerbal antics
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Kerbal Space Program is the only game where everything is going fine… until it absolutely isn’t.”
Steam review · 75.2 h played ↗
Kerbal Space Program
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 96%Squad2015Sandbox · Space Sim · Simulation
The verdict
A deep, funny rocket-building sandbox that teaches real orbital mechanics and thrives on mods. Skip it if you hate steep learning curves or object to Take-Two's ownership.
Great for
Space and physics fans who enjoy trial and error, laughing at failures, and modding
Main risk
Steep, poorly explained learning curve and clunky building can frustrate you before it gets fun.
What players love
Excellent modding community
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“There can't be to many mods for this gam.”
Steam review · 211.9 h played ↗
Teaches real orbital mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“you learn orbital mechanics while playing and you don't even realize it.”
Steam review · 7334 h played ↗
Creative freedom and rewarding problem solving
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“the problem solving. That constant "what did I do wrong and how can I improve my craft design on the next launch"”
Steam review · 2031.8 h played ↗
Better than the abandoned sequel
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“We don't talk about KSP 2. This is the one you buy”
Steam review · 873.1 h played ↗
Realistic physics yet accessible
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“I love how this game tries to keep things accurate to real life rockets but also possible for those who know nothing about rocket science to go to space.”
Steam review · 142.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Steep learning curve, weak tutorials
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“This game doesn't have a learning curve, it has a learning acute angle.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Publisher Take-Two, abandoned sequel and dead game
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the money will go to Take-Two, the same company that destroyed and abandoned KSP2”
Steam review · 628.1 h played ↗
Bugs and physics glitches
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“SAS buttons randomly dissapear, post burn trajectories just randomly changing after a timewarp.”
Steam review · 1750.7 h played ↗
Crashes, lag and poor optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“the game crashed, not only then but ALWAYS after 30 min - 1h whatever I am doing.”
Steam review · 14.1 h played ↗
Clunky building and UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“the interface is frustratingly unusable. Trying to assemble components - particularly the space plane is a tedious nightmare.”
Steam review · 11.4 h played ↗
Save loss and privacy concerns
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“SAVES ARE STILL STORED IN THE PROGRAMFILES FOLDER INSTEAD OF THE APPDATA FOLDER”
Steam review · 397.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable3 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 SP1+
ProcessorCore 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 512MB VRAM
Storage3 GB HD space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorCore i5
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 1GB VRAM
Storage4 GB HD space
OSWindows 7 SP1+
ProcessorCore 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 512MB VRAM
Storage3 GB HD space
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