Kerbal Space Program

Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Genre: Action/Adventure
Developer: Squad
Release Date: April 2015

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'Kerbal Space Program' Development Comes To An End, Dev Team Moving On To Sequel

by Rainier on Aug. 9, 2021 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT

Create your own spacecraft, launch it into space to explore the galaxy, and visit a vast amount of planets; assuming you can get it off the ground!

KSP puts you in charge of the recently launched space program for a fun & clever alien race – the Kerbals. These little guys are counting on you to build spaceships, rockets and vehicles that can take them on fun space travel missions, without hurting them in the process… You’ll have a collection of parts & tools to accomplish this, each one with unique functions that will affect your ship and its chances of taking off or crashing spectacularly.

Once you've made it to deep space, KSP lets you capture asteroids, launch mining programs to find resources across the furthest reaches of the solar system and build space stations around planets you discover.

The game offers three gameplay modes: Sandbox, where you’re free to build anything your imagination can come up with; Science Mode lets you perform scientific experiments and advance the knowledge of the Kerbals to unlock new technologies; and Career Mode, where you control every aspect of the space program, including crew management, reputation building, as well as embarking on side missions called “contracts” to earn funds and upgrade your space center facilities (or repair them). 

Moving on to deep space, KSP lets you capture asteroids (in-game mission designed in collaboration with NASA), launch mining programs to find resources across the furthest reaches of the solar system and build space stations in all the planets you discover. It all adds up to this award-winning game that has taken the space sim genre by storm.

Squad/Private Division have launched Kerbal Space Program v1.12.2, which focuses on fixing over 90 bugs and adding a few improvements to the game, such as a locking functionality to docking node rotations that allows autostruts to cross over docked nodes. We are also adding revamps for the LV-T30 Reliant and LVT-45 Swivel liquid fuel engines. Additionally, and more importantly, 1.12.2 includes the previously-teased Ground Anchor - a brand new element in KSP, that when paired with EVA construction, will give players the ability to anchor their vessels to the ground or create a solid foundation for bases.

Even though we still may release a minor patch here and there when needed, with this patch we are officially completing the 1.12 update, as well as the sustained development of the original KSP, as we are now shifting gears towards the development of KSP2.

You can still help us find bugs/issues by reporting them into our bugtracker, but keep in mind that we’re shifting our attention to KSP2 development and bug fixing for the original game will be slowed down significantly from now on.

Happy launchings!

Key Features

  • Easy to pick up and play for gamers of all ages.
  • Build anything from simple rockets to a real space shuttle!
  • Simulate flight with a fully-realistic physics engine that ensures every ship flies and crashes just as it should.
  • Fly to moons and distant planets using the game’s unique procedural terrain to explore the galaxy.
  • Send your Kerbals into outer space to become heroes!
  • Engage in the tycoon-style career mode for your space program.
  • The Asteroid Redirect Mission was made in collaboration with NASA!

Currently available for PS4, Xbox One and PC, Kerbal Space Program is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in Fall 2021.


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