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Kerbal Space Program

You direct the Kerbals’ space program, assembling rockets, spacecraft, and vehicles from functional parts. Design choices affect how each craft flies, and you manage crew members as they embark on missions. Launch and pilot craft through atmospheric flight and orbital maneuvers, sending crews to explore moons and planets. You can perform spacewalks, scan terrain with satellites, and dock spacecraft to build stations and surface bases. Science Mode rewards experiments with technology unlocks. Career Mode adds program management, including funding, construction, strategy, and upgrades, while Sandbox gives you access to all parts and technology for unrestricted building.

Design physics-driven rockets for the Kerbals, then launch crews to orbit, explore planets, and build a spacefaring network.

Released 27 Apr 2015

96%positive of
146k player reviews

$39.99

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Space

Simulation

Design Custom Spacecraft

Master Orbital Maneuvers

Land on New Worlds

In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.

Developed by Squad · Published by Private Division

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Players Praise Most

Rocket Design Freedom
Learn Orbital Mechanics
Trial-and-Error Missions
Funny Mission Failures

Common Player Critiques

Steep Learning Curve

96%

positive of 146k player reviews

88/100

Metacritic

From the Devs

In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics. Launch your Kerbal crew into orbit and beyond (while keeping them alive) to explore moons and planets in the Kerbol solar system, constructing bases and space stations to expand the reach of your expedition.

Kerbal Space Program features three gameplay modes. In Science Mode, perform space experiments to unlock new technology and advance the knowledge of Kerbalkind. In Career Mode, oversee every aspect of the space program, including construction, strategy, funding, upgrades, and more. In Sandbox, you are free to build any spacecraft you can think of, with all parts and technology in the game.

Key Features

Build spaceships, rockets, and vehicles using any imaginable combination of parts, each with their own function that will affect the way your spacecraft behaves.
Take full control over your ship’s setup to execute complex flight maneuvers.
Manage your Kerbal crewmembers, including hiring, training, and sending them into space to become heroes.
Discover a whole star system with unique moons and planets, exploring detailed terrain at a vast scale.
Send your Kerbal crew outside their ships for “extra-vehicular” activities.
Dock spacecraft together to construct space stations, massive starships, and surface bases on new planets.
Use satellites to scan terrain and find biomes and other anomalies.
Set up communications networks to communicate between your spacecraft and Kerbal Space Center.
Research and develop new technologies to extract valuable information and resources from all over the solar system, and much more!

Try out the many mods created by the Kerbal Space Program community!

Back of the Box

Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux
Age ratings	ESRB E CRL 6 ClassInd (Brazil) L IGRS (Indonesia) 3 KGRB ALL OFLC PG — Mild themes Steam (Germany) 0
Controller support	Xbox
Controller required	No
DLC / extras	2 listed on Steam
Content notices	Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic	88/100 View on Metacritic
Website	Official website