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Kerbal Space Program
Developer Squad
Kerbal Space Program is a 2015 space flight simulation video game developed by Mexican studio Squad for Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One. In the game, players direct the space program of a species of green humanoid aliens known as Kerbals. The game features a pseudorealistic orbital physics engine, allowing for various real-life orbital maneuvers such as Hohmann… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
658 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
98
LovedLoved
521 positive · 9 negative
95% range 97–99%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 521 | 9 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 26 | 3 | 72 |
| Lemmy * | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 10 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
98,155 of 102,333 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
98% recommend · 296 yes, 7 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 303 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (141,296 of 147,771 positive).
Players love the game's ability to teach orbital mechanics through trial and error. [1][2][3] Many reviewers enjoy the humor and chaos of Kerbal deaths and failed missions. [4][5][6]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
built a rocket put jeb in rocket send jeb to space forgot parachute jeb died jeb came back jeb got sent up in orbit no more fuel jeb has been stuck in orbit for 20 in game years 10/10 would recommend
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800+ hours without mods. This game will teach you things. It will give you a sense of awe. And there is nothing quite like landing a mission on another planet for the first time. If you don't buy it for yourself, then buy it for a young person who might discovery they are smart enough to be a rocket scientist.
- [2]
best space game ever made. you learn orbital mechanics while playing and you don't even realize it. you'll start by building a rocket that flips 10 times and crashes after 30 seconds, but you'll learn from your mistakes and before you know it you'll be landing on the moon. install some mods and you'll likely never run out of things to do.
- [5]
got it today for 10 dollars, spent an 30 minutes trying to figure out how to place a capsule, finally figured it out, tried to send a tiny little rocket out of the atmosphere, failed, killed bob and valentina, jeb and bill are MIA, then spent an hour or two trying to find jeb and bill, never ended up finding them, then hired new astronauts, killed all of them in the span of 30 minutes, then hired two more, and i …
- [6]
-Launched Jeb into space -Jeb burns up on reentry -Realized I can revert back to launch -Trial and error my way to the mun -land on mun -Jeb burns up on reentry -will be attempting again very soon
Summarised from 34 of the 407 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Kerbal Space Program sits at 98% positive across 530 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The public alpha and beta releases were well received. Many publications have spoken positively of the game, praising its replay value and creative aspects, including Kotaku, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, IGN, GameSpy, Eurogamer, Polygon, and Destructoid. In May 2015, PC Gamer awarded Kerbal Space Program 1.0 a score of 96 out of 100, their highest review score of 2015. They praised the "perfect blend of science and slapstick", as well as the sense of accomplishment felt upon reaching other planets and completing goals. IGN's Seth G. Macy has praised Kerbal Space Program's ability to create fun out of failure, saying that "By the time I finally built a rocket that achieved successful orbit, I had…
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Reactions
60 of 658 · most liked firstKerbal Space Program is an educational game for learning why launching your enemies into the sun is actually extremely difficult
positive · AI labelView post →built a rocket put jeb in rocket send jeb to space forgot parachute jeb died jeb came back jeb got sent up in orbit no more fuel jeb has been stuck in orbit for 20 in game years 10/10 would recommend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →800+ hours without mods. This game will teach you things. It will give you a sense of awe. And there is nothing quite like landing a mission on another planet for the first time. If you don't buy it for yourself, then buy it for a young person who might discovery they are smart enough to be a rocket scientist.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →--{ Difficulty }--- ☐ A toddler could play it ☐ Easy ☑ Normal (Everything else) ☐ Hard ☐ Absolutely insane ☑ Dark Souls (building the spaceship if its your first time) ☐ Free to adjust ☐ Depends on who you are up against ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Meh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ Is this real life? ☑ Beautiful (Some parts) ☐ Good ☑ Decent (Most of everything else) ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ---( Mechanics/Features )--- ☐ WASD, Spacebar and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Watching the Artemis II launch, I now have a much larger understanding of space travel because of KSP lol. To see all the concepts in the game translate somewhat to real life is amazing. I wish they made the 2nd game better. Incorporate more futuristic concepts like black holes, intersolar system travel, larger base making.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →got it today for 10 dollars, spent an 30 minutes trying to figure out how to place a capsule, finally figured it out, tried to send a tiny little rocket out of the atmosphere, failed, killed bob and valentina, jeb and bill are MIA, then spent an hour or two trying to find jeb and bill, never ended up finding them, then hired new astronauts, killed all of them in the span of 30 minutes, then hired two more, and i havent managed to kill them yet, good game, 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game's pretty good, only played it for a little bit though maybe one day I'll make something orbit correctly
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →-Launched Jeb into space -Jeb burns up on reentry -Realized I can revert back to launch -Trial and error my way to the mun -land on mun -Jeb burns up on reentry -will be attempting again very soon
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tried to recreate Artemis 2 but Jebediah Kerman and Valentina Kerman ended up crashing into the moon at 30,000 mph 10/10 game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Take-Two Interactive has sold Private Division, the video game label responsible for games like The Outer Worlds and Kerbal Space Program 2. Founded in 2017, Private Division started strong before releasing a string of flops www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
neutral · AI labelView post →Amazing game that unfortunately did not get a successor....
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I spent 2 hours try to land on the moon in the final attempt I was so close but I got a sticky keys pop up and crashed this game is awesome
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An amazing standalone game with no sequels whatsoever.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Such a great game. Been playing for well over 10 years. Super cool to see the resurgence due to the Artemis missions We don't talk about KSP 2. This is the one you buy
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has taught me that building rockets the size of Egypt will unfortunately not make it into orbit
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can barely make it to orbit but its still fun to watch kerbals burn up in the atmosphere
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Idk. I'm autistic and really like deep diving into understanding orbital mechanics, space flight, and building space stations. If that sounds like you, buy it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kerbal Space Program hit an all-time peak for concurrent players this week and has seen growing engagement over the past couple of weeks.
neutral · AI labelView post →I created "Slingshot Speeders" which is a free browser 2d top down racing game using realistic orbital mechanics. https://masland.tech/slingshot-speeders/ No account required! Your goal is to get your orbit into the green zone as quickly as possible using as little fuel as possible. For anyone who's played games like Kerbal Space Program, you should know exactly the vibe. If you have any suggestions or feature requests, please let me know. I hope to add PvP real time racing soon with rounds,…
neutral · AI labelView post →I purchased this game in October 2015. KSP is around 10+ years old now, and it needs to be treated as a package of both the original game and its incredible modding community, which has continued to give me as much joy and fun as it did when I first picked it up. If there was a game that has the ability to capture the childhood feeling of putting a ruler through the clip of your ballpoint pen and imagining it's a super advanced fighter plane soaring through the clouds and beyond, KSP would be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →--{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →best space game ever made. you learn orbital mechanics while playing and you don't even realize it. you'll start by building a rocket that flips 10 times and crashes after 30 seconds, but you'll learn from your mistakes and before you know it you'll be landing on the moon. install some mods and you'll likely never run out of things to do.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Probably one of the best games I've received as a gift from a friend. If you are a player of Space Engineers or games like it and are craving that extra degree of technicality and the ability to do more interesting things with more instruments and parts, this is your game. The amount of time I have logged as of writing this review (about 107 hours) was basically all clocked within the first week and a half of me having the game and completely unmodded. I've only recently added a few simple…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →launch, crash, fix problem, launch, crash again, fix problem again, keep doing until i get it, i make it to the moon, plant flag, reenter atmosphere, heat shield takes the damage, heat shield explodes, parachute opens, land safely, downloads mods, game wont start anymore, uninstall the mod, it works, very good game with physics bugs
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →such a creative and great game (jebidiah is on an interstellar transfer to kcalbeloh that will last 1000 years) also do not get KSP 2, it is abandonware
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I felt like a nerd but I successfully landed on minmus, duna, the mun, and moho with a scientist and jebediah using a command module and lander design. I also created a space station and multiple relay satellites. Tis peak mi lord
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For start it was too difficult to learn, but later it made me addicted to solve more and more difficult problems. One of my most favorited games for sure, its fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Holy crud... My eyes hurt... But I landed a rover on Duna. Eat poo Duna, you thought you could escape me you dumb red dot. That's what you get for being a planet, loser.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of my favorite games. DO NOT GET KSP 2 IT GOT ABANDONED BY THE DEVS its a lot of fun but it looks horible without mods, get CKAN (the mod manager) and see if you find any mods you like
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was recommended this game by my high school physics teacher of all people. It's not just some fun and challenging experience with some silly little guys, but also a wonderful opportunity to learn a lot about aerospace travel and orbital dynamics, gravity assists, apoapsis, prograde, ect ect.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its like 2001 A space odyssey except instead of the computer making the mistakes its me! Run out of fuel and get stuck in orbit? You just made a space station!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →-Start a new game -Launch a stupid rocket that cant get out of Kerbin -Watch youtube tutorials -Makes a decent rocket -Watches more youtube tutorials -lands jeb on mün -Accidentally leaves jeb stranded on duna -Installs MechJeb2 -Fails miserably -Starts a new Career game -Upgrades VAB too early and goes broke with 2000 funds -Quits Career mode -Goes back to original game -Creates a mega space station in orbit -Creates a satelite constellation -Finally launches a mission to recover jeb -Jeb…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kerbal Space Program is the only game where everything is going fine… until it absolutely isn’t. You launch thinking you’re a genius engineer, staging looks perfect, boosters fire, you’re cheering… and then halfway to space you realise you’ve miscalculated something very important like “fuel” or “the ability to get home”. Next thing you know you’re drifting out in the void, no fuel, no plan, just staring at the screen like “yeah… this is it, hey?” Still 10/10 game though. Would strand…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked seeing the Mun whizz past at 0.1 c after I slightly miscalculated the required orbital velocity
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nearly all of them got started down the road of rocket fandom from a game called Kerbal Space Program, a shocking detailed rocket simulator. And they believe their thousands of hours of game time launching little alien men (Kerbals) and watching youtube videos is actual domain expertise. Nightmare
neutral · AI labelView post →feel like the first game to combine Satisfactory and Kerbal Space Program will make kajillions Dyson Space Program and Space Engineers are two halves of a picture that has yet to be assembled
neutral · AI labelView post →I thought Halo CE and Minecraft and the 1985 Mario Bros for NES were the pinnacle of gaming dopamine maximization UNTIL I saw this weird, old indie game on sale for $4 on Steam this summer. And let me tell you, this here "game" will exceed every expectation you've ever had about a game. It's fun if you're a normal person. If you are even vaguely nerdy and/or geeky, as am I, the dopamine factor increases exponentially. It isn't fun, it's genuinely AMAZING. So let me explain WHY it's so…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Accidentally" killed ~150 Kerbals in a failed rocket launch. When I tried to close the game right after, it froze and I was left with the Kerbal on the title screen staring at me. Judging me. Game finally closed after two minutes. I was left contemplating my actions. 10/10 experience would highly recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought KSP back in 2015, played ten hours, got overwhelmed, and left it to rot on my steam shelf. Fast‑forward to 2026: Artemis II happened and suddenly my brain went: “Hey, why not send green astronauts and pretend I'm an engineer?” I reinstall the game, open Career Mode, unlock basically just liquid fuel engine, and immediately decide I’m going to the Mun. No science. No plan. No shame. I somehow make it to the surface… and immediately crash the capsule so hard it becomes real…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great game for masochists who like space so sad that it doesn't have a sequel
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Artemis II hype sees Kerbal Space Program beat all-time Steam player record 11 years after launch. The same definitely cannot be said for the sequel
neutral · AI labelView post →KSP deserves credit for teaching an entire generation the basics of orbital mechanics. Yes, there's a sequel - skip it, and just download mods for KSP; you'll have a much better time, and your GPU will thank you. If you're a parent, definitely get this for your school-age kids; it'll stir up a lot of interest in space and related subjects.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →11 years later it's still the best non-scifi spaceflight exploration game. It's so easy to get lost in it for hours and suddenly realize that it's 4AM and you spent all night playing the game. If you like space, physics and making your own things, do not hesitate to buy this game. (Even better with mods btw)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →9. On a lighter note: why did I study physics & astronomy? ... pretty much entirely because of Kerbal Space Program, which is an amazing game that came out in the early 2010s that sneakily teaches you orbital mechanics, and about how beautiful & weird space is.
positive · AI labelView post →After 120h I can go to the mun (and maybe back) and build a plane that goes too fast so it evaporates 10/10 game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kerbal Space Program is a cool space game where you land little green blob people on small space rocks. I just love stranding Jeb in orbit around Kerbol and letting him rot away. If you want the full experience of KSP, mod it. Modding KSP gives you SO MUCH freedom to do what you want. For example, you could mod KSP to be a hyper-realistic space simulator. You could mod it to be as goofy as you imagine. If you are thinking of buying Kerbal Space Program, just do it. If it's too expensive,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game taught me that I'm a menace to the very concept of having any comprehension of aeronautics or rocket science. 8🚀/10🌛 R.I.P. little green bros.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Private Division’s games portfolio, including Kerbal Space Program and an unannounced title from Game Freak, will reportedly be published by a new company staffed by ex-Annapurna Interactive employees. vgc.news/news/former-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Best autistic game, i was supposed to study and i didn't realise it's been 7 hours already.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In 2016 when KSP came out xbox my dreams came true.. over 10,000 hours (ON XBOX!!) and 6 years later I build my first computer and finally got KSP on PC....roughly 500 hours of stock game play on PC I learned about CKAN...... add about 5,000 more CKAN hours and we are here... about 1 year and 6 months of me sitting on my ass getting little green men to other planets... But...Ill tell you what.... Ive never in my life dove into learning real things about physics and orbital mechanics - unit…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →1. Boot up ksp, immediately go into career mode. blow all credits on random stuff and not knowing how to complete contracts or collect science. run dies, 2. start a science mode game to learn the game, and while "learning" strap liquid fuel to SRBs because you thought they would fuel them. 3. wonder why youre doing so bad, and why you cant throttle the engines? dont look it up, consequently get jebediah kerman stuck into solar orbit for four years, then fly him into the sun to "save" him. 4.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the greatest games ever made and the best tool for understanding the basics of orbital mechanics
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I ABSOLUTLY LOVE KSP! even though the game is amazing in stock, the community has made moding it incredibly easy. and although the game is the most realistic space exploration game i have seen, it is accesable to all who dont know astrophysics
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was one of the first games I played with my dad when I was little. We built a spacestation together and landed on the Mun. I couldn't stop playing, I built bomber planes, satellite networks, rovers with which I explored the space center. Nice memories of a simpler time. If you love slapping random ♥♥♥♥ together and find out what it does, this game is perfect for you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Goated space game. Canon event: pressing the space bar and the rocket doesn't liftoff at all even though all boosters are going. (and Jebidiah being lost forever and ever) :D Installing mods (using CKAN, there's no way in hell I'd want to find and install 50 million dependecies manually) makes the game so much crazier and improves the graphics so much. Using just a few visual enhancement mods, it looks so much nicer and doesn't tank the performance when I run it on my laptop 💀. But very few…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fantastic game, too bad the second game was cash grab.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is really realistic and has good physics. I also like the amount of parts availble
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Former Annapurna Interactive staff which resigned last year are taking over the portfolio of Private Division's portfolio including Tales of a Shire, the upcoming GameFreak game Project Bloom and the Kerbal Space Program series. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
neutral · AI labelView post →Artemis II hype sees Kerbal Space Program beat all-time Steam player record 11 years after launch. The same definitely cannot be said for the sequel
neutral · AI labelView post →Amazing game. WARNING: Do NOT buy KSP 2. it is abandoned, extremely buggy, and bad in general. just get some mods on this game
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