YO FAMS, Kerbal Space Program just yeeted to its highest Steam CCU in OVER A DECADE, peaking at 11,933 players on April 5 cuz Artemis II launch had everyone screaming 'SPACE IS BACK BABY.' This 11-year-old rocket-sim legend surged from chillin' at a few thousand to nearly cracking Steam's top 100, first time since the 1.0 launch hype in 2015 when it hit an all-time 19k. Artemis 2's moon vibes got normies downloading en masse – L + ratio to anyone who ever uninstalled.

Community's popping off on Reddit and X: one dad says his kid watched Artemis stream and straight-up demanded KSP, another dude built a ship approx for his gf but forgot parachutes – skill issue? 'My comfort food has been tracking Artemis while playing KSP... Space is so back baby,' posts MrTheDoctors. X is flooded with hype, PC Gamer and GamesRadar calling it the biggest peak since forever, all tied to NASA's frog-filled fake trackers and real moon missions turning heads.

Even KSP2 got a lil' boost to 370 peak, but OG KSP is the undisputed goat, averaging 3.5k last 30 days with +35% gain. No updates, no sales – pure Artemis magic. If you're not strapping Kerbals to exploding boosters rn, you're missing the orbital party. W for indie longevity, cooked for anyone doubting space sims still slap.