In May 2024, reports surfaced that Take-Two Interactive shut down Intercept Games , the primary studio behind KSP2 development. While the game remains available on platforms like the Steam Store , development has effectively stalled with no major updates since the studio closure.

Early access was plagued by significant performance issues and physics bugs, often referred to by the community as "The Kraken". Despite some improvements, the game never reached the feature parity of the original KSP before the studio's demise.

The "K.E.R.B. Report" (Kerbal Engineering & Research Bulletin) was an experimental community project aimed at tracking development and gathering feedback, which saw its final major updates in early 2024.

The story of Kerbal Space Program 2 is currently one of the most talked-about "could-have-beens" in the simulation gaming world.