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Starfield

Critic score10 critics
First release
Sep 06, 2023
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Shooter · Sandbox, Open world, Action, Science fiction

Starfield is a single-player action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and set in an open-world space environment. Players create a customizable character and explore a region of the Milky Way galaxy spanning approximately 50 light-years, landing on over 1,000 planets with procedurally generated landscapes. Gameplay includes first-person and third-person combat using firearms, explosives, and melee weapons, as well as spaceship construction, outpost building, resource gathering, and crafting. Players recruit companion characters, join factions, and progress through skill trees spanning Physical, Social, Combat, Science, and Tech categories.

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Storyline
In the year 2330, twenty years after a devastating interstellar conflict known as the Colony War, the player character works as a space miner for Argos Extractors. During a routine dig, they uncover a strange artifact with unusual gravitational properties and experience a powerful vision upon touching it. This discovery draws the attention of Constellation, a renowned group of galactic explorers who believe these artifacts represent one of the greatest remaining mysteries in the settled systems. After delivering the artifact to Constellation's headquarters in New Atlantis, the capital of the United Colonies, the player joins the group in their quest to locate more artifacts scattered across known space. Their search soon draws competition from the Starborn, enigmatic beings with their own claims to the artifacts, raising the stakes of what began as simple exploration into something far more consequential.Read more

In the year 2330, twenty years after a devastating interstellar conflict known as the Colony War, the player character works as a space miner for Argos Extractors. During a routine dig, they uncover a strange artifact with unusual gravitational properties and experience a powerful vision upon touching it. This discovery draws the attention of Constellation, a renowned group of galactic explorers who believe these artifacts represent one of the greatest remaining mysteries in the settled systems. After delivering the artifact to Constellation's headquarters in New Atlantis, the capital of the United Colonies, the player joins the group in their quest to locate more artifacts scattered across known space. Their search soon draws competition from the Starborn, enigmatic beings with their own claims to the artifacts, raising the stakes of what began as simple exploration into something far more consequential.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 06, 2023
Xbox Series X|S
Sep 06, 2023
PlayStation 5
Apr 07, 2026
All 5 release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 01, 2023
Xbox Series X|S
Sep 01, 2023
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
16h
Main + Extras
101h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person, Third person
Keywords
space, space exploration, spaceship customization, space combat, the game awards - most anticipated game - nominee
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At a Glance

Critic Score
85
Main Story (IGDB)
16h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
101h

Overview

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Steam users rate this Mixed, 115,441 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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