Fun despite bugs and abandonment
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“For a game that was left unfinished and abandoned it is not as buggy as most say and still feels like a complete game”
Steam review · 23.7 h played ↗
Kerbal Space Program 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Negative · 26%Mostly Negative · 26%Intercept Games2023Sandbox · Space Sim · Simulation
$49.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 3 h ago
The verdict
An unfinished, abandoned sequel with nice graphics and a better tutorial, but fewer features than KSP1 and no future updates. Skip it unless you want to use the free Redux mod.
Great for
KSP1 fans who want better visuals, have a strong PC, and will install the KSP2 Redux mod
Main risk
Paying full price for an abandoned early access game that will never get its promised features
What players love
Great graphics and visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“this game out of the box (without any mods) has amazing graphics and looks 20x better than the old one”
Steam review · 73 h played ↗
KSP2 Redux mod revives the game
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“there is a group of Modder's who have created an overhaul with new content, consistent updates, and significantly increased performance”
Steam review · 37.8 h played ↗
Fun, deep rocket-building sandbox
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“For people that have the urge to build massive, complex rockets for international space stations, heavy bombers or even just try things out, this is it.”
Steam review · 116.6 h played ↗
Better UI, VAB and parts than KSP1
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“PROS: Good graphics, cool Ui, better VAB.”
Steam review · 6.7 h played ↗
Friendlier to newcomers with tutorials
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“It's far more friendly to newer players”
Steam review · 101.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Abandoned, studio shut down
Mentioned in ~3 in 4 negative reviews
“This game has been completely abandoned. The entire dev team was laid off, it is unfinished, and the IP was sold”
Steam review · 69.1 h played ↗
Seen as a scam still sold at full price
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Claiming this is still in early access is completely fraudulent.”
Steam review · 28.8 h played ↗
Buggy and poorly optimized
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“way too many bugs to be enjoyable. runs like crap”
Steam review · 25.1 h played ↗
Fewer features than KSP1
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Released with less features than the original game before being abandoned. Play the first game.”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
Missing promised features
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“they promised multiplayer, interstellar travel, colonies. we got nothing.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Steam refuses refunds
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“This game got abandoned and even after multiple refund attempts steam refuses.”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported45 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorAMD Athlon X4 845 @3.5 GHz or Intel Core i5 6400 @ 2.7 GHz
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia RTX 2060 w/ 6GB VRAM, nVidia GTX 1070 Ti w/8GB VRAM, AMD Radeon 5600XT w/ 6GB VRAM
Storage45 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel i5-11500 @ 2.7GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core @ 3.6GHz
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia GeForce RTX 3080 or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Storage60 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorAMD Athlon X4 845 @3.5 GHz or Intel Core i5 6400 @ 2.7 GHz
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia RTX 2060 w/ 6GB VRAM, nVidia GTX 1070 Ti w/8GB VRAM, AMD Radeon 5600XT w/ 6GB VRAM
Storage45 GB available space
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