Can I Run Kerbal Space Program?
Kerbal Space Program is an indie simulation game from Squad, released in 2015. Private Division published it. The game supports a single player campaign. It is old enough that no current GPU generation existed when it shipped, so modern hardware tends to be far past what it can use. It is localised into 9 languages according to the store listing. Critics scored it 88 on Metacritic. Only some of the game is mapped to a controller. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. Alongside Windows it also ships for macOS and Linux. Steam Workshop support means community content is part of the picture, and a heavy mod load can push the real requirements past anything the publisher lists. Over 118 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz |
|---|---|
| GPU | DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 512MB VRAM |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 3 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 SP1+ |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Core i5 |
|---|---|
| GPU | DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 1GB VRAM |
| VRAM | 1 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 4 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in space and the vessels that cross it, moving through an open sandbox. There are 12 official screenshots to judge the look from. Open environments are the harder case for a PC, and Kerbal Space Program has to keep far more of its world resident and streaming than a level based game needs.
Why Kerbal Space Program is demanding
A 64 bit version of Windows is required. Kerbal Space Program needs only 1 GB of video memory. Disk footprint is light, near 4 GB. At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Kerbal Space Program?
Kerbal Space Program targets a mainstream modern PC: DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 512MB VRAM and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 1GB VRAM for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Kerbal Space Program?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Kerbal Space Program?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz; GPU: DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 512MB VRAM; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7 SP1+.
How much storage does Kerbal Space Program need?
Kerbal Space Program needs about 3 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Kerbal Space Program?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Kerbal Space Program is the CPU.