Kerbal Space Program

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux
• Xbox Series X and Series S

Genres

• simulation video game

• space flight simulation game
• nonlinear gameplay

• sandbox game
• construction and management simulation^*

• vehicle simulation game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  E - Everyone^*

Localized titles

• Kerbal Space Program

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Indie^*
• Simulation^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Workshop^*
• Partial Controller Support^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Japanese^*
• Russian^*
• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*

Community tags · historical

• Space^*

  Votes · historical

  3,299^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  2,797^*

• Sandbox^*

  Votes · historical

  2,526^*

• Physics^*

  Votes · historical

  2,308^*

• Science^*

  Votes · historical

  2,084^*

• Space Sim^*

  Votes · historical

  1,968^*

• Building^*

  Votes · historical

  1,665^*

• Moddable^*

  Votes · historical

  1,431^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  1,296^*

• Education^*

  Votes · historical

  1,291^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  1,061^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  1,058^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  1,037^*

• Funny^*

  Votes · historical

  817^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  680^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  607^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  603^*

• Replay Value^*

  Votes · historical

  583^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  582^*

• Comedy^*

  Votes · historical

  518^*

System requirements

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Ubuntu 16.04+ 64-bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Core 2 Duo^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  SM 4.0 512MB VRAM Hard Disk Space: 3 GB HD space^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 7 SP1+^*

  Processor alternatives

  Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 512MB VRAM^*

  Storage

  3 GB HD space^*

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  macOS 10.12+ 64-bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  SM 4.0 512MB VRAM^*

  Storage

  3 GB HD space^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  Core i5^*

  Graphics alternatives

  DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 1GB VRAM^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

  Video memory

  1 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  125^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• Squad

Publishers

• Squad
• Private Division

• Take-Two Interactive

• 2015-04-27

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2015-04-26 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2015-04-26^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Apr 27, 2015^*

Detailed specifications