Dean Hall is perhaps best known as the creator of DayZ and the CEO of RocketWerkz, the studio behind Stationeers and Icarus. He’s now working on Kitten Space Agency, a space sim that is an unofficial second attempt at making a Kerbal Space Program sequel following KSP2’s dramatic failure in 2024.
We caught up with Hall recently and enjoyed a wide-ranging discussion on Kitten Space Agency’s development, his gripes with how games are priced and published, the lessons learned from Icarus’ troubled launch, and much more. There’s timestamps below if you want to skip to something specific but otherwise we hope you enjoy this candid conversation with Hall as much as we did.
0:00 – Introduction
1:08 – What inspires you about space exploration?
2:04 – What did Dean and his team learn from Icarus?
3:53 – Are you motivated by a sense of duty?
4:43 – How did development on KSA begin?
5:47 – How far through development are you?
6:54 – Will KSA be free?
8:58 – Why kittens?
10:42 – Multiplayer plans for KSA?
11:54 – Community reaction
13:39 – Transparency with the community
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