Kerbal Space Program

There are not enough stars in the rating to rate this, KSP is off the charts. Every 10 years or so there comes a game a long that redefines the gaming community and for this decade it certainly is Kerbal Space Program. It is so much more than a game as it brings enthusiasm back to space exploration to the general public that unfortunately got lost in the 90s of the last century by NASA concentrating on near earth orbits. I wished I had it when I was a teenager. As a game It combines physics, education, experimentation, sandbox, management, god game into one package. Sure it is not perfect there are some bits that could still be improved but even in alpha state this was raw diamond that just got better and better with each iteration. With 1.0 you can finally remove some of your beloved MODs out there. But be warned you might end up sinking lots and lots of your spare time into this one.

This game collects data with no option to opt out. There's a popup which directs you to a webpage and a link to another page states the option should be within the game, which isn't there.

First off I wanted to clarify some confusion here. I've seen a lot of recent reviews on here talking about Redshell, Spyware, EULA etc. Redshell was added in 2018 and was then quickly removed in a patch a few weeks later due to community backlash. There's nothing to worry about now, here's the patch notes... https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/176077-kerbal-space-program-144-and-making-history-13-launching-today/ Anyways this game really does teach you how spaceflight works, far more than any text book or Youtube video can. You think you understand how it works, then you play this game and something in your brain just clicks. It's all good learning from diagrams, animations and numbers but there's something about doing it in this game that makes it so intuitive. When you finally manage to land on the Mun, it feels like a grand achievement because of all the failures you make along the way. Once you get good at it you begin to understand aspects of orbital mechanics, DeltaV requirements, rendezvous, gravity assists, resonant frequency orbits. All of that sound scary at first but the brilliance of this game is that you naturally learn it as you go, it's awesome!

First off, the game is amazing! Love it! Secondly, there is no need for the extra software they install. EULA is a deal breaker. If you can deal with that, then it's easy to really have fun!

This doesn't belong on GOG at all because it has DRM, and from reading other reviews, spyware as well. This is why I don't "invest" in media anymore. But at the very least the system requirements should mention that internet access is mandatory. But really, this game as a whole should be removed.