# Kitten Space Agency

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/kitten-space-agency/

6 people recommended Kitten Space Agency in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 12 months, in 3 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

3 of the 6 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “'Kitten Space Agency' Is the Spiritual Successor to 'Kerbal Space Program'”.

**Verdict:** Seen as the Kerbal Space Program sequel fans wanted, with sandbox freedom they hope KSP2 lacked. Main caveat: the cutesy kitten theme puts some people off.

Summary written by Claude from 9 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Seen as the KSP sequel fans wanted (4 comments in the sample): "Kitten Space Agency is looking like it will be the KSP2 we deserved but didn't get" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45979237)) "It's looking to be in a much better direction than KSP 2" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48013105)) "In short, KSA is more of a KSP2 than what Take2 gave us." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48016436))

## What people warn about

- Cutesy kitten theme puts people off (2 comments in the sample): "Not loving the cutesy baby kittens" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48013015)) "Neotenous fluffy mammals for collateral damage seems like an unfortunate handicap to take on." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48014853))

## Other space simulation games people recommend

- [No Man's Sky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/no-man-s-sky/): 52 recommend, 41 mixed, 96 criticize
- [Kerbal Space Program](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kerbal-space-program/): 18 recommend, 6 mixed, 7 criticize
- [Starflight](https://hackerapproved.com/p/starflight/): 15 recommend, 1 mixed, 0 criticize
- [Elite Dangerous](https://hackerapproved.com/p/elite-dangerous/): 10 recommend, 5 mixed, 5 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Kitten Space Agency", https://hackerapproved.com/p/kitten-space-agency/ (6 recommend, 1 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.