[ARS Technica] Kerbal Space Program 2 will take flight in 2020—here’s the first trailer

[Andrew]

During the Gamescom opening night livestream, game publisher Private Division released a new trailer revealing and announcing Kerbal Space Program 2, a sequel to the popular 2015 physics-based spaceship construction and spaceflight sim. Kerbal Space Program 2 will be released in the first quarter of 2020.

 

Newly announced features include "new planets to explore, new technologies to traverse the stars, and the ability to establish colonies, all rooted in real-world science," according to Private Division's press release. Additionally, the sequel will bring multiplayer to the franchise, and players will be able to build "without the constraints of planetary gravitation for the first time," which should allow for more elaborate constructions than were possible in the previous game.

 

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More info: https://www.kerbalspaceprogram.com/game/kerbal-space-program-2/

 

I'm really looking forward to this. I've put a lot of hours into the first game. I'm most looking forward to the insterstellar travel as well as the multiplayer. Both are something I was really hoping would be released as an update for KSP 1 throughout the entire beta.

Edited August 19, 2019 by Andrew

[ENTERPRISE]

Nice ! I must live under a rock as I have not heard of this nor the original. Then again its not the usual kind of game I look out for. Looks intriguing though and I can see how you could pour hours and hours into it.

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May have to give it a whirl.

[Andrew]

Well, the original is on sale on Steam at the moment, 75% off until the 2nd of Sept. The second game does look like it's going to be very similar as far as gameplay goes, just expanded massively.

[ENTERPRISE]

Ohhh nice, will take a look at steam then !