Kerbal Space Program

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. GameSpew
    Jul 22, 2016
    90
    Fun, challenging, creative, rewarding; bust out your old sketchbooks and build that dream machine from your childhood.
  2. Multiplayer.it
    Jul 21, 2016
    90
    Kerbal Space Program is simply the best and most realistic space travel simulation available.
  3. TheSixthAxis
    Jul 20, 2016
    90
    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.
  5. IGN
    Jul 18, 2016
    90
    Designing, flying, and then retrying missions again and again is a tough challenge that goes right up to the brink of frustration (and sometimes beyond the limits of the PlayStation 4’s performance), but the eventual success of achieving virtual space flight is rewarding and even inspirational.
  6. Everyeye.it
    Jul 31, 2016
    82
    Quotation forthcoming.
  7. COGconnected
    Jul 28, 2016
    80
    KSP is an amazing space flight simulator, with some issues that keep it from being an amazing game as well.
  8. IGN Spain
    Aug 11, 2016
    73
    A great game but not the best port that we've seen due it's awful controls and the lack of modding on the console versions.
  9. Digitally Downloaded
    Aug 2, 2016
    60
    Kerbal Space Program is a fantastic game but one that you should play on PC. I can forgive some of the control issues because of the limitations of the platform but we’ve seen other developers do intuitive controls for games designed initially for PC like Divinity: Original Sin and even Blizzard’s Diablo III. Imagine buying a great physics text book but only being able to read it while using oven mitts to turn the pages. That is Kerbal Space Program on PlayStation 4.
  10. CGMagazine
    Jul 28, 2016
    50
    On PS4, Kerbal Space Program is a lazy shoehorning of the PC title onto a console with next to no regard as to how it should look, play or control on that platform.
  11. Gaming Age
    Aug 22, 2016
    42
    What I can't overlook, however, is all the evidence that no matter how great Kerbal Space Program may be on PC, it just doesn't belong on consoles.

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User Score
6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 42
  3. Negative: 14 out of 42
  1. Funnyfcker
    Jul 31, 2016
    0
    I just landed on the Mun, but the game crashed and have to do it over again. Tried again, just left the atmosphere, but the game crashesI just landed on the Mun, but the game crashed and have to do it over again. Tried again, just left the atmosphere, but the game crashes again. Tried another go at it and almost made a full orbit around planet Kerbin but hey guess what? The game crashes AGAIN. But oh no on top of that all of my save files for KSP are now corrupted so now I have to start completely over. I can expect about half a dozen crashes in a single sitting of playing this "video game" And here I think its maybe my ps4 but all of my friends and many I have discussed the issue with on reddit and various gaming forums have experienced very similar if not the same exact issues. The game as of right now is literally unplayable. A broken piece of garbage being pawned off as something of any value whatsoever. Please for the love of all that is good in this world do not buy this piss poor attempt at a pc to console port. You would be wasting your money on alot of dissappointment.… Full Review »
  2. KafkaStoleMyBik
    Sep 7, 2016
    2
    Absolutely wonderful game, with all the great features you'd expect from the PC version. The controls can be a bit unwieldy at times, but youAbsolutely wonderful game, with all the great features you'd expect from the PC version. The controls can be a bit unwieldy at times, but you learn to overcome that pretty quickly; even the building aspect becomes second-nature after an hour or two.

    Which brings me to my negative review: it's difficult to play for more than an hour or two because the game crashes and corrupts all of your save files after a few hours. A complete wipe is catastrophic if you're trying to do anything more than orbit and (if you're lucky) land on the Mun. Space stations, satellites, science all get wiped. It is even more frustrating in career mode, which is effectively non-playable in its current iteration. An update fixing this issue would result in a 9/10 review from me, but I can't get behind this current version. Back to the PC for me.    … Full Review »
  3. rckstrdave
    Aug 16, 2016
    2
    A brilliant, fascinating game that is completely broken on PS4. Corrupted save files make the game unplayable, and the controls areA brilliant, fascinating game that is completely broken on PS4. Corrupted save files make the game unplayable, and the controls are ill-suited to a gamepad. I had moments of full-on childlike wonder playing KSP, and for astrophysics nerds this game has no equal, but this awful port of a great PC game is too unstable to play at length. I hope it gets patched, because a functional version of this game deserves a 9/10. I've had it a month now, and still no patch.… Full Review »
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