Kerbal Space Program

Kerbal Space Program

Steam Deck Playable

Squad · Space · Apr 27, 2015

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $9.99.

96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
146k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 146k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
38% of themes are praise25% are divided37% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
New planets, better visuals, new parts, realistic systems, QOL improvements, entire gameplay overhauls... the community has basically kept building on top of an already solid foundation.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
New planets, better visuals, new parts, realistic systems, QOL improvements, entire gameplay overhauls... the community has basically kept building on top of an already solid foundation.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
☑ Just do it as you play normally (PvP)
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Graphics14 reviews
Gameplay11 reviews
Multiplayer6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters10 reviews
60%
Difficulty8 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes30 reviews
97%
Bugs11 reviews
100%
Performance9 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $9.99 (−75%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.