Kerbal Space Program 2 player count has already dropped below first game
Kerbal Space Program 2 has had a rocky launch.
On the space-flight simulator's release in Early Access, many found the game unplayable due to a collection of bugs and frame-rate issues. At this time, many reviewers on Steam suggested players stick to the original Kerbal Space Program game until the developer irons out some of the kinks plaguing its sequel.
And, well, it looks like many are doing just that, with Kerbal Space Program 2's player count already dropping below its predecessor's numbers in recent days.
Figures via Steam Charts show that Kerbal Space Program 2 saw a peak of 11,812 players on Sunday, 26th February. At this time, there were 9515 would-be astronauts also playing the original Kerbal Space Program release.
However, over the last week, player numbers for both games have dropped. But while Kerbal Space Program has remained relatively consistent in terms of users, its sequel has seen a much sharper decline in player numbers.
At the time of writing, there are only 1052 users exploring the Kerbol System in Kerbal Space Program 2. Meanwhile, 3284 are taking to the skies in the original (see below).
Developer Intercept Games is aware of the sequel's issues, and has promised a patch will be released for Kerbal Space Program 2 in the coming weeks.
This update will address the fixes noted below, as well as «many other improvements». The developer has stated it will «break [these] down in more detail» when the update is live.
So, those fixes. As per Intercept Games, these are as follows:
Performance/Optimisation
Flight/Physics
Environments
User Interface
Additionally, the Kerbal Space Program 2 team has a roadmap laid out for the game that will see more features added to the sequel that were missing from
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