Kerbal Space Program
Physics-based spaceflight sandbox for building and piloting homemade spacecraft
Squad · Published by Private Division · Released Apr 27, 2015
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 147K
- Recent reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 98% of 883 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 1,779
- peak 24h 2,966
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 3 years ago
- Jan 25, 2023
Metacritic: 88/100 (critic reviews)
What is Kerbal Space Program?
A single-player spaceflight simulation set in the Kerbol solar system. You run the Kerbals’ space program by assembling vehicles from functional parts, launching and maneuvering them, managing crews, and exploring planets and moons. Science, Career, and Sandbox modes focus on research, program management, or unrestricted construction.
For you if...
- +you enjoy trial-and-error building and realistic orbital physics
- +you want science, career, and unrestricted sandbox options
- +you like learning through difficult spaceflight experiments
Not for you if...
- −you want simple, intuitive spacecraft construction and controls
- −you prefer action over detailed rocket design and orbital planning
- −you want to explore space with other players
What players say
96% of 147,065 reviews are positive · 98% of 883 in the last 30 days
Players praise the trial-and-error spacecraft building, orbital physics, and how the simulation teaches real spaceflight concepts; longtime players also value its mods. Common complaints target the steep, unintuitive learning curve and awkward construction controls. Some players also report save problems and bugs affecting the interface and flight calculations.
Screenshots and trailer
Kerbal Space Program system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 SP1+
- Processor
- Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz
- Graphics
- DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 512MB VRAM
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB HD space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Core i5
- Graphics
- DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 1GB VRAM
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB HD space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian, French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil.
Tags
- Space
- Simulation
- Sandbox
- Physics
- Science
- Space Sim
- Building
- Moddable
- Education
- Indie
- Singleplayer
- Open World
- Exploration
- Funny
- Sci-fi
- Difficult
Recent updates
- Jan 25, 2023 · Small Patch
- Jan 11, 2023 · Kerbal Space Program 1.12.5 is live...
- Nov 2, 2022 · Kerbal Space Program 1.12.4 is live
- Dec 13, 2021 · Kerbal Space Program 1.12.3 is live!
- Mar 16, 2021 · Kerbal Space Program 1.11.2 is live!
2 DLC available.
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