Kerbal Space Program: Making History Expansion Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-06-13
- Great new parts
- Powerful mission builder
- Historical rocket parts
- Poor career mode integration
- Overpriced for value
- Disappointing and buggy DLC
Emotions
Archetypes
- Sample precision
- Helpful reviews
- 88%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 11%
- Protest reviews
- 2%
- 46%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 54%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 179
- Negative points
- 302
- Gameplay points
- 99
- Perf. points
- 4
- Rec. points
- 106
- Misc points
- 4
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
Great new parts
| Many reviews praise the new parts for being well-balanced, useful, detailed, and visually appealing. The parts are seen as a breath of fresh air for stock players and include engines, fuel tanks, command modules, and structural components. | 82% |
Powerful mission builder
| Players highlight a robust mission editor that allows creating custom missions with predetermined failures, objectives, and goals. The editor is described as beautifully complex, extensive, and a cool utility for challenges, greatly improving replayability. | 76% |
Historical rocket parts
| Several reviews commend parts inspired by real-life historical rockets, including Apollo, Gemini, Soyuz, and Saturn V. This adds a layer of education and authenticity for enthusiasts of space history. | 56% |
Good DLC value
| Players find the DLC to be a good value, especially when on sale, offering a lot of content for the price. It is described as cheap, adding core functionality, and worth purchasing for stock players. | 43% |
KSP base game praised
| Some reviews emphasize that the base Kerbal Space Program is already a brilliant and high-quality game, which justifies purchasing the DLC to support its development. | 35% |
Space suits and details
| New space suits are mentioned as fashionable for the kerbals, and historical details like suits and parts are appreciated. These elements add to the realism and visual appeal of the game. | 23% |
Command modules new options
| New command modules like the Mk2 pod and onion module offer different crew capacities and features (e.g., built-in ablator), providing new ways to play. | 20% |
Missions scoring system
| The mission system includes a scoring system that is well-received, adding a competitive or goal-oriented element to gameplay. | 15% |
Pre-made missions included
| The inclusion of pre-made missions from space agencies like ESA and NASA is noted positively. These are well-produced and provide interesting content for players. | 13% |
Community missions potential
| Players express excitement about the potential for community-created missions, which could expand the content and replayability further. | 12% |
Re-entry features
| New re-entry pods and modules are described as cool, spinning, and amazing. They add excitement and functionality to the descent phase of missions. | 10% |
Dev team responsive
| Mention of the developer (Take Two) listening to player feedback and providing free updates indicates a positive relationship with the community. | 9% |