Kid reviews for Kerbal Space Program

its a fun game and i learned a lot from it

Kerbal Space Program is a great game to begin with that lets you do more than you might expect- your home planet can be explored by rover, boat or plane, you can launch satellites into orbit or assemble space stations, visit one of two moons orbiting Kerbin (Earth-like planet) or travel to another of the many planets and moons in the solar system. Better yet, there are many, many add-ons to the game that add new functionality, including new planets, parts, more or less difficulty, or even an autopilot. The only bad thing about Kerbal Space Program is the learning curve- it's not impossible, but it is literally rocket science. Prepare to do some research on orbits and gravity turns before trying to leave the planet!

I was gifted this game back in March by a friend for buying him the game Rust a couple months prior. Since then, I have gotten about 150 hours on this game, and never had a dull moment. But being honest, this game doesn't even deserve 2 in ease of play, and with good reason. Because this game is trying to simulate actual rocket launches, albeit with advanced things such as the maneuver nodes, requires a LOT of controls. There have to be controls to control tilt and rotation of rockets, staging, thrust, EVA jet packs, RCS and SAS, and custom action groups to control engines. There are tutorials on all of this, but they are a little hard to understand and I didn't really understand maneuver nodes until I was messing around with MechJeb (A mod to the game). In all, the controls are very hard. That is the only downside I see to this game honestly. The modding community is great, when you learn how to do the different things it is super fun, there are a good amount of stock parts that come with the game and a whole lot more to come with mods, none of the mods are inappropriate (The worst one in my mind is BDarmory, a mod that adds various weapons to place on your ship, and while there is a multiplayer mod, it is designed for friends to play together and does not have an in game communication system, meaning you would have to make a steam/skype/teamspeak call to talk to anyone in the game), the developers are active, and I really can't stress enough how much mods improve the game. Also, this game does not deserve to be called violent in any way. It's so mundane it's basically not there.

I strongly believe that an 8 year old will not be able properly enjoy this game. It is a great game, but this isn’t for younger children. An 8 year old will not be able to understand a lot of stuff and not be able to move forward in the game. I have been playing for 8 months (not frequently and my computer has broken down) and I have just got to Jool [a planet] and have colonies on the Mün and Duna [Mars]). NOT FOR YOUNGER KIDS!

I have a little cousin, that was 5 when I got this. She laughed her head off when my rocket exploded into billions of pieces, and when a scraggly command pod with 1 parachute left falls to the ground with 3 little green men with the biggest frowns of fear. She had fun playing it, and laughed when her first rocket fell apart. I showed her me making a space station, and then it jiggled apart because of a bug, she laughed even more about that.

I have tons of mods including: Skillful, Probitronics, MechJeb, and boat parts.In Kerbal Space Program I like to make rockets that go to SPACEEEEEEE!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!! XD XD XD XD XD

Kerbal Space Programme is a sandbox game in which you can create your own space craft and fly to many different planets. There is no violence, sex, swearing, drugs or gore what so ever, the only reason I said it should be for 13+ is because it is so, so complicated. Believe me when I say this as there is lots of actual physics that you have to take into account as well as organise the staging of your craft and plot courses. This only scratches the surface of the complicated nature of this game. If you are looking for an easy game, I would recommend looking somewhere else, otherwise Kerbal is a very good game.

Kerbal space program is a great space simulator that helps kids get a grip on rocket science. I'ts very accurate and educational. It's even endorsed by NASA.

This game is great for kids seven and up, not because it's violent or scary it's just pretty hard to play and isn't for kids who want to learn with their screen time. In this game you learn about physics, aerodynamics orbital mechanics, money managing, geography and much more! If your child is playing on computer they most likely got it from steam, a online download system where people can chat, so have a conversation with your child about cyberbullying and not to give away personal info.