Artemis II hype sees Kerbal Space Program beat all-time Steam experienceer record 11 years after launch

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Subscribe to our newsletter Sadly, most of us won't ever come close to being astronauts, leaving us to live vicariously through the incredible work of crews such as those involved in the Artemis II from NASA.

In that spirit, plenty of people have booted up Kerbal Space Program to enjoy some astro-exploration of their own, setting a record for the spaceflight sim.Since the Artemis II's launch on April 1, there's been a steady uptick in players of Kerbal Space Program, as can be seen on SteamCharts.

In fact, the influx starts just before, on March 29, when over 5,600 people decided to start putting together their own shuttle launches in the name of exploring the stars above.Then, as NASA's latest venture to the moon took flight, the numbers started to skyrocket, pun intended.

It was 10,407 by April 4; 11,712 by April 5; and 12,306 by April 8.

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Then, eventually, the game made it into another frontier entirely.Article continues below Artemis II Moon Mission Complete! - YouTube Watch On On April 12, 20,875 concurrent players were recorded for Kerbal Space Program, comfortably marking a new benchmark for the longstanding space-launch simulator ## Editor's Note The implications of this news could be significant for the industry. Source: [GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/simulation/artemis-ii-hype-sees-kerbal-space-program-beat-all-time-steam-player-record-11-years-after-launch/)