Kitten Space Agency is a free, physics-based space development simulator from RocketWerkz, positioned as a spiritual successor to Kerbal Space Program. The game has a free pre-alpha build and a teaser, with development funded by community donations and revenue from the studio's other titles.
Kitten Space Agency emerged at gamescom 2026 as RocketWerkz's sandbox space sim, built as a spiritual successor to Kerbal Space Program. The pitch combines a kitten theme with serious engineering: players assemble rockets from parts, balance weight against fuel, and run missions in a solar system with no loading screens. The developer, Dean Hall's studio RocketWerkz, says revenue from DayZ and Icarus covers development costs, so the game is distributed for free while crowdfunding runs on a dedicated site.
The project carries Kerbal lineage. Original KSP creator Felipe Falanghe is attached as a consultant, and the studio includes former Kerbal Space Program leads and a former space flight controller. RocketWerkz previously placed third in the Kerbal Space Program 2 development competition, and the reworked concept uses that background to claim legitimacy as the spiritual successor. A pre-alpha build and the first in-game teaser launched in July 2026, with the free-to-play model drawing over $200,000 in community funding.
Coverage frames the game as a serious engineering sim wrapped in a whimsical presentation, backed by veteran developers and a funding model that has already won community support.
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- Release
- game · pre-alpha · 2026-07-13
- Release
- game · free while crowdfunding runs · 2026-08-29
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- The game features former Kerbal Space Program leads and a former space flight controller, uses a no-loading-screen solar system, and is free-to-play with optional donations. · 2026-07-13
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- Over $200,000 has been raised from the community. · 2026-07-13
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- spiritual successor to Kerbal Space Program · 2026-08-29
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- Kitten Space Agency was shown at gamescom 2026 (gamescom 2026) · 2026-08-29
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Aug 29
At gamescom 2026, RocketWerkz showed Kitten Space Agency, a sandbox physics-based space development sim positioned as a spiritual successor to Kerbal Space Program. Players build rockets from parts, balance weight and fuel, and run missions. The developer says revenue from DayZ and Icarus covers development costs, so the game is distributed for free while crowdfunding runs on a dedicated site. Original KSP creator Felipe Falanghe is involved as a consultant.
Jul 13
RocketWerkz, the studio led by DayZ creator Dean Hall, has released the first in-game teaser and a free pre-alpha build of its space flight simulator Kitten Space Agency. The game features former Kerbal Space Program leads and a former space flight controller, uses a no-loading-screen solar system, and is free-to-play with optional donations. Over $200,000 has been raised from the community.