Kerbal Space Program Reviews

Kerbal Space Program is ranked in the 83rd percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
8.5 / 10.0
Aug 4, 2016

Several times, I've taken to the skies and exploded. Several times, I've wanted to snatch a Kerbal by his unconcerned cheeks and scream, "Don't just sit there in slack-jawed amazement! Fly this thing, dammit!" But with all that failure and frustration followed intense self-congratulation -- the moment I realized I got a ship shaped like a pizza to fly, or the second I safely returned my Kerbal physicist from a successful Mun (Moon) orbit. Through persistence, trial-and-error, and learning the fundamentals of actual space travel, I somehow met with success. It's the type of success that's intoxicating, and, if you have a penchant for physics or space exploration, completely necessary.

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8.5 / 10.0
May 20, 2015

We had done it, we had made it by combining everyone's ideas, we had made it thanks to a free afternoon that perhaps I will never forget. Kerbal is this: it sharpens mathematics, pushes for deepening and sometimes, sorry if it is little, also strengthens friendship.

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8.5 / 10.0
May 5, 2015

Even the smallest accomplishments feel like massive victories, and once you experience that euphoria, you won't want to quit. Watch your ambition soar.

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8.5 / 10.0
May 4, 2015

KSP provides fun on different levels of engagement, from tinkering with unlimited funds in the sandbox to create cool or outlandish ships to tackling the dizzyingly difficult career mode.

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4.3 / 5.0
Dec 18, 2019

It is without a doubt that both the 'Making History' and 'Breaking Ground' expansions bring a lot to 'Kerbal Space Program'. The addition of new features, game mechanics and parts have been well thought out and add an enormous amount of gameplay possibilities. One thing I really like about these expansions is that there is something for everyone regardless of what skill level or how long they've been playing for. I do highly recommend these expansions for anyone who is a fan of KSP and want to get the most out of the game. My only issue is that KSP is still a really tricky game and I feel that a bit more could have been done to improve the tutorial and how to use these new features.

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90 / 100
May 15, 2015

Kerbal space program is more than a game. It's a teacher, a guide and a key to understanding how the universe works.

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9 / 10.0
Nov 7, 2016

Kerbal Space Program's selling price is moderately steep even during sale events, but the sheer amount of gameplay hours you can get from it is all worth it. The mere fact that there's some real science going on behind the game is telling us that this game is no joke.

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GameSpew
Top Critic
9 / 10
Jul 22, 2016

When you plan the flight, build the shuttle, finance the whole thing, and bring your crew back safely, you feel like a superhero.

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9 / 10.0
Apr 30, 2015

Kerbal Space Program is exactly as fun as it seems, with challenge and entertainment to spare.

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9 / 10
Jul 20, 2016

Kerbal Space Program is one of the most educational games I have played in years. While I'm nowhere equipped to apply for the ESA or NASA Kerbal Space Program does make understanding the science of space travel easier to digest. It is a complicated game but offers a real sense of achievement when you get something right. There are a couple of issues when it comes to the actual user experience, like the movement of non fixed cameras and text sizes, but even if you have just a small interest in Space travel then this is recommended.

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9 / 10
May 7, 2015

Kerbal Space Program is a monumental, exhilarating, and frustrating gaming achievement worthy of admiration.

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IGN
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
May 14, 2015

Kerbal Space Program is a deep, funny, and detailed physics sim that never takes itself too seriously.

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9.1 / 10.0
May 11, 2015

‎Kerbal Space Program is a multigeneric game designed for the user to create their own space program. Will you be able to match Americans on their way to the Moon?‎

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PC Gamer
Top Critic
96 / 100
May 1, 2015

A perfect blend of science and slapstick, and a robust and compelling sandbox of possibility. Simply outstanding.

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May 16, 2015

Kerbal Space Program isn't just a fantastic space game. It's one of those games that makes you glad you play on PC, because it could only come to exist on PC.

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10 / 10
May 17, 2015

I love space and Kerbal Space Program.

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Unscored
May 5, 2015

"Kerbal" is best appreciated as a space for lingering contemplation spread across three radically different dimensions of experience — the theoretical, cinematic, and subjective. Like space travel itself, the deeper one goes, the greater the sense of smallness, creating a burgeoning humility for how much is still undiscovered.

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Unscored
May 13, 2015

In Kerbal Space Program, we have a perfect game of experimentation. Checking to see what goes wrong and correcting your next trial accordingly. When struggling with my first launches and landings, and the tricky controls, I was close to believing it was a game of impossible luck. But it is so far from that as to make the initial belief laughable. Instead, it is about accruing and applying small units of knowledge, one on top of the other.

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Yes
Nov 16, 2019
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Essential
May 6, 2015

An essential sandbox for anyone with an interest in space, rocketry, or explosions.

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