Kerbal Space Program studio Squad has finally brought development of its acclaimed space flight sim to a close, over a decade after the game’s first public release.
Kerbal Space Program – which initially launched into early access via Squad’s website in 2011 – gives players the opportunity to build and pilot their own fully-functional spaceships, rockets, and vehicles (while managing all aspects their alien race’s quest for the stars if they choose), using actual proper science-y systems, from realistic aerodynamic to orbital physics.
Since leaving early access back in 2015, Kerbal Space Program has remained in active development, receiving numerous updates and expansions along the way – there’s even a free “next-gen” update for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S due this autumn. However, Squad has now confirmed – after warning players the space flight sim’s 1.12 update would be its last major release back in June – that its decade-plus-long journey is officially at an end.
Following the release of Kerbal Space Program’s 1.12.2 update earlier this week, Squad officially brought the curtain down on development, telling players the patch marked both the end of work on 1.12 update, “as well as the sustained development of the original KSP”.