STARFIELD
Starfield is the first new universe in over 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create any character you want and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity’s greatest mystery.In the year 2330, humanity has ventured beyond our solar system, settling new planets, and living as a spacefaring people. You will join Constellation – the last group of space explorers seeking rare artifacts throughout the galaxy – and navigate the vast expanse of space in Bethesda Game Studios’ biggest and most ambitious game.
Tell Your story
In Starfield the most important story is the one you tell with your character. Start your journey by customizing your appearance and deciding your Background and Traits. Will you be an experienced explorer, a charming diplomat, a stealthy cyber runner, or something else entirely? The choice is yours. Decide who you will be and what you will become.
Explore Outer Space
Venture through the stars and explore more than 1000 planets. Navigate bustling cities, explore dangerous bases, and traverse wild landscapes. Meet and recruit a memorable cast of characters, join in the adventures of various factions, and embark on quests across the Settled Systems. A new story or experience is always waiting to be discovered.
Captain the Ship Of Your Dreams
Pilot and command the ship of your dreams. Personalize the look of your ship, modify critical systems including weapons and shields, and assign crew members to provide unique bonuses. In deep space you will engage in high-stakes dogfights, encounter random missions, dock at star stations, and even board and commandeer enemy ships to add to your collection.
Discover, Collect, Build
Explore planets and discover the fauna, flora, and resources needed to craft everything from medicine and food to equipment and weapons. Build outposts and hire a crew to passively extract materials and establish cargo links to transfer resources between them. Invest these raw materials into research projects to unlock unique crafting recipes.
Lock and Load
Space can be a dangerous place. A refined combat system gives you the tools to deal with any situation. Whether you prefer long-range rifles, laser weapons, or demolitions, each weapon type can be modified to complement your playstyle. Zero G environments add a chaotic spectacle to combat, while boost packs give players freedom to maneuver like never before.
Steam User 176
6/10 It not terrible but it's not great either. The universe is big and filled with planets but at the same time most are rng instances with the occasional pre-built story location. It looks visual stunning but underneath it's somewhat hollow and empty.
Basically, it's a big box that looks good and has loads of details but inside there is loads of empty/dead space.
Steam User 433
Haven't played vanilla Starfield. I only bought it to play Star Wars Genesis. I would highly recommend trying it.
Steam User 177
I am definitely in the minority with this review but I genuinely enjoy this game. I enjoy the way it makes me feel when I play it. I enjoy the exploration and combat. I enjoy tinkering on the workbenches in my ship and realizing I need more materials to complete a project which brings me on another adventure. I enjoy the subtle music. I enjoy the main story. The list goes on.
Some things that I would like to see improved:
-I've ran into one broken quest which didn't effect the main story but still irritated me.
-I would like space travel and space combat to have some more depth and emotion.
-I would like to see the story progress.
FULL DISCLOSURE: I have not played the Shattered Space DLC yet and I have not yet tinkered with base building yet. I have also played Fallout New Vegas, Fallout 4, and Skyrim to completion.
Ultimately, I would recommend this game to someone who enjoys space games and core Bethesda principles. I commend the developers for stepping out of their comfort zone and trying something new. I hope to see continued support for this game.
Steam User 126
I like this game but come into it for the sandbox, not the RPG. Starfield is more sanitized than Disney Star Wars, and absolutely nothing interesting goes on in any of the faction questlines. However, the tinkering of ships, making outposts, doing bounties and making your own fun still makes the game worth playing if you look at it with that approach. This is all my opinion of course, take it as you will.
Steam User 530
I don't care what they say. I love playing Starfield. Sometimes I just want to get in a spacecraft and walk around a planet after a bad day at work.
Steam User 124
I genuinely love Starfield. The world-building, the freedom, the ships, the outposts it’s everything I wanted in a Bethesda space RPG. I’ve sunk hundreds of hours into one character, pushing them well beyond level 300, and I still find new things to do.
But here’s the problem: Bethesda designed Starfield as a long-haul game, not a short replayable one.
Outposts are built to expand, link resources, and grow over time.
Ship building is a massive time investment, meant to evolve with your character.
The whole premise is that your universe grows with you.
And yet… the engine can’t sustain it.
Without a proper save file cleaner, the game slowly chokes itself with leftover data ghost scripts, orphaned quests, broken references. Eventually your once-great save risks crashing, bloating, or stuttering until you’re told the only “solution” is to restart.
Restarting is fine in Skyrim or Fallout where each playthrough can feel fresh. But in Starfield? Restarting means deleting years of investment in outposts, ships, and character progression. That’s not replay value that’s punishment for long-term players.
Yes, modders have stepped in with experimental save cleaners, but this should not be left to unpaid volunteers. Bethesda knows this problem has existed since Skyrim. If Starfield is truly meant to be “a game you can play forever,” then we need official tools to keep forever saves stable.
Steam User 439
I know it gets a lot of hate but i always find myself coming back to Starfield. Even after 2000+ hours i keep finding new things.