Kerbal Space Program 2 delayed, now set to release in Fall 2021

Kerbal Space Program 2
Kerbal Space Program 2 (Image credit: Take-Two)

What you need to know

  • Kerbal Space Program 2 was announced at Gamescom 2019.
  • The game was originally scheduled to release in 2020.
  • It has now been delayed to sometime in Fall 2021.

Kerbal Space Program 2 was first announced back at Gamescom 2019, as part of the Opening Night Live at Gamescom 2019. Originally scheduled to release in 2020, it's being pushed back, as the development team announced today that more time is needed due to the ongoing pandemic. As a result, Kerbal Space Program 2 is now scheduled to release sometime in Fall 2021.

You can read the full message from the developers below.

Earlier this year, development of Kerbal Space Program 2 shifted from Star Theory to an unnamed internal Take-Two studio located in Seattle, Washington.

Take-Two Interactive stated in its latest financial report that it plans to release 93 games over the next five years. Kerbal Space Programt 2 will clearly be one of them. We'll be sure to provide an update when a full release date is announced. Whenever it does arrive, Kerbal Space Program 2 is coming to Xbox One, PC and PlayStation 4.

Samuel Tolbert

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