Can I Run Kerbal Space Program PC?
Kerbal Space Program PC is an indie simulation game from Squad, released in 2015. Private Division published it. It offers a single player campaign. Being over ten years old, its ceiling was set by the hardware of a different era. 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. A pad covers most of the game, though parts of it still expect a keyboard. Its Metacritic score stands at 88. Builds exist for macOS and Linux as well as Windows. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. 9 languages are covered by the store listing. 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 |
| VRAM | 0.5 GB |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 3 GB HDD |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Core i5 |
|---|---|
| GPU | DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 1GB VRAM |
| VRAM | 1 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 4 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
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Setting and environment
Kerbal Space Program PC places its action in space and the vessels that cross it, and the player works through an open sandbox. 12 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. That openness is what costs performance. Kerbal Space Program PC has no loading walls to hide behind, so terrain and detail keep flowing in as the player moves.
Why Kerbal Space Program PC is demanding
At 1 GB, VRAM is a non issue for Kerbal Space Program PC. At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding. Kerbal Space Program PC takes about 4 GB of disk space. A 64 bit version of Windows is required.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Kerbal Space Program PC?
Kerbal Space Program PC 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 PC?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Kerbal Space Program PC?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz; GPU: DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 512MB VRAM; 4 GB RAM.
How much storage does Kerbal Space Program PC need?
Kerbal Space Program PC needs about 3 GB of HDD storage.
What is the bottleneck for Kerbal Space Program PC?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Kerbal Space Program PC is the CPU.