Kerbal Space Program 2 Delayed Until Fall 2021

There is arguably no greater aeronautics game than Kerbal Space Program. It's understandable why people were excited when a sequel was announced. But we have even longer to wait before we can play it ourselves; the developers have delayed the release until next fall.

The development team behind KSP (and the in-progress KSP2) recently made an announcement on Twitter, explaining that the current COVID-19 pandemic has complicated things and will result in a delay to the game's release:

"We want to share an update for all of our Kerbal Space Program fans: We will now be releasing Kerbal Space Program 2 in Fall 2021.

As you all know, we've been working hard to maker the best and most authentic KSP sequel possible. This is an ambitious goal. We are making a big, expansive game loaded with new features, but doing so will take longer than we previously anticipated. With everything going on in the world today due to the COVID019 outbreak, we're facing many unique challenges that require more time to safely iterate, create, test, and make KSP2 as great as it can be. We understand this isn't the news you were hoping to see, but ultimately we need to make the best decision for the development of Kerbal Space Program 2. That said, we will continue to keep you updated with more feature videos, developer blogs, and other content to share our progress from now up to launch.

We appreciate everyone who has been on this journey with us, we really can't wait to be flying alongside all of you, and we look forward to sharing more along the way. Safe launches to all the Kerbonauts out there and stay tuned!"

- Kerbal Space Program 2 Dev Team

While we are saddened to hear that the game is delayed, the dev team has our full support at this time. There is an unfortunate trend in the game development industry of implementing unhealthy levels of workplace crunch on employees. We admire their decision to prioritize safety over deadlines.

We can wait until late 2021. Space isn't going anywhere.