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GENERAL INFORMATION 
Modes — Single-Player
Genres — Adventure, Role-playing Game
Developer — Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher — Bethesda Softworks
Platforms — PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xcloud
Rating — Mature, PEGI 18, CERO D
Release Date — September 6, 2023
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 
| MINIMUM | RECOMMENDED | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 version 21H1 (10.0.19043) | Windows 10/11 with updates |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Intel Core i7-6800K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Intel i5-10600K |
| MEMORY | 16GB RAM | 16GB RAM |
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 5700 NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
| DirectX | Version 12 | Version 12 |
| NETWORK | - | Broadband Internet connection |
| STORAGE | 125 GB (SSD required) | 125 GB (SSD required) |
DEVELOPMENT STAFF 
OVERVIEW 
FOR ALL, INTO THE STARFIELD
In the year 2330, humanity has ventured beyond our solar system, settling on 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.
The journey you take with Constellation is just the first of many you'll embark on. The settled systems are home to all kinds of different stories, people, and adventures for you to uncover.
EXPLORE THE FINAL FRONTIER
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.
CHARACTER 
SCULPT YOUR STORY
Start your journey by customizing your appearance and deciding your Background and 3 optional traits that come with their own unique advantages and disadvantages.
Picking from a lineup of 40 presets as a starting point, craft the appearance of your character. Ranging from hair, makeup, blemishes, scars, piercings, teeth, and more.
The choice is yours to decide who you will be and what you will become.
[SKILLS]
Expand your capabilities across the 5 skills of Physical, Social, Combat, Science, & Tech.Leveling up provides a skill point, which can be used to unlock or rank up skills.
Ranks are unlocked by completing challenges associated with that skill.
EXPLORATION 
CHART YOUR COSMIC COURSE
From the Starmap, you have an overview of a planet's info and resources. Choose a landing spot or fast travel to known locations.
You can also survey all the planets in that star system that have key locations, missions, or potential life on them.
Zoom out even further to view all the star systems in that region of the galaxy, where you can plot a course to ones that are light years away
using your ship's Grav Drive to fold space and jump to those systems. Upgrade your ship and skills to jump to the most distant ones.
DISCOVER, COLLECT, BUILD
Explore the cities and wilderness of planets. Discover the fauna, flora, and resources needed to craft everything from medicine and food to equipment and weapons.
Build outposts with livable quarters 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.
STARSHIPS 
CAPTAIN THE SHIP OF YOUR DREAMS
Starships serve as essential means of travel, enabling players to journey between planets and star systems,
engage in combat with enemy vessels, and dock and board other ships and structures in space.
[SHIP CUSTOMIZATION]
Ship manufacturers bring their own look and feel to every piece of your ship. From living quarters to cargo holds, mess halls, and control rooms.Personalize the look of your ship and modify critical systems including grave drive, weapons, and shields.
You can have modules within your ship for crafting or storing your weapons.
Every spaceport has a ship technician where you can purchase, sell, and modify ships.
COMPANIONS & CREW 
NAVIGATE THE STARS TOGETHER
Assign companions to serve on your crew to provide unique bonuses.
Each companion comes with their own valuable skills for your ships and outposts, as well as unique quest lines.
Hire additional crew at spaceports or meet potential crew in the wild.
Eventually, some friendships might even blossom into romance.
COMBAT 
TRIUMPH OR DIE
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.
[SPACEFLIGHT]
In deep space, you will engage in high-stakes dogfights, encounter random missions, and dock at spaceports.You can hail any ship you come across to trade, swap information, and even board and commandeer enemy ships to add to your collection.
MEDIA 
ANNOUNCEMENT
TEASER
GAMEPLAY_A
GAMEPLAY_B
GAMEPLAY DEEP DIVE
LIVE ACTION TRAILER
THE SETTLED SYSTEMS — Animated Anthology
INTO THE STARFIELD — Dev Discussions
REVIEWS THREAD
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Elder Legend
Banned
First. Epic game!
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
That's a hell of an OT man. Very nice.
GladiusFrog
Member
Amazing game, my GOTY.
40hrs in, constantly finding things that make me smile.
Bethesda Game Studios put so much love and care into their games, it really shows.
Thank you to all the developers who have worked for the last 7 or more years creating this awe-inspiring adventure.
Excellent [OT]
40hrs in, constantly finding things that make me smile.
Bethesda Game Studios put so much love and care into their games, it really shows.
Thank you to all the developers who have worked for the last 7 or more years creating this awe-inspiring adventure.
Excellent [OT]
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Buggy Loop
Member
Dat OT title
manfestival
Member
Here for this megathread
vaibhavpisal
Member
Great OT.
Waiting for release. Should've gotten early access. Damn.
Waiting for release. Should've gotten early access. Damn.
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
I'm at about 50 hours. Barely, barely scratched the surface honestly.
Reizo Ryuu
Member
Nice OT, so I guess we're all moving on from the advanced access thread? Or will the post be merged in here?
Elder Legend
Banned
I wish someone makes a mod where it replaces the soundtrack with Mass Effect 1 and 2. Don't get me wrong Starfield soundtrack is iconic, but it's nowhere near the levels of goosebumps and immersion compared to Mass Effect. I wish it had more synths, combat would of been more exciting. And I miss the Maas Effect ambience.
Also, this game needs to have VR added. So I can poop my pants harder when fighting killer robots or aliens. Anyone else?
Also, can someone mod in space mice? So our friend
kanjobazooie
can stop suffering.
Also, this game needs to have VR added. So I can poop my pants harder when fighting killer robots or aliens. Anyone else?
Also, can someone mod in space mice? So our friend
kanjobazooie
can stop suffering.
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MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
Can't wait for more people to play it and experience the absolute genius that this game is.
Games of Today
Member
You could easily spend that around Jemison and New Atlas. It's literally like it's own game just there.
HeisenbergFX4
Member
As of 8:00 EST tonight for everyone
Great OT as well
Great OT as well
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
Main OT up and I'm stuck here at work unable to play, Instead I'm looking up Starfield stuff on the internet.
Edit-I managed to get up to level 8 during the early access. I think I was probly the slowest player of the bunch.
Edit-I managed to get up to level 8 during the early access. I think I was probly the slowest player of the bunch.
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Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
Yep, 100%. I've done like 1 main mission, barely anything on any of the factions.
clarky
Gold Member
PSA: Theres a handy tips thread going as well, some of the info i would have killed for starting out. Dont sleep on it. spoiler free.
Games of Today
Member
Same! I played for a good like 4 to 5 hours yesterday only doing a few jobs and exploring. I didn't even do actual faction missions yet! This game is literally going to have hundreds and hundreds of hours, especially if you're a player that takes the world in more rather than just mission jumping constantly.
Nfactor_AF
Neo Member
I'm gonna say it, Starfield is GOTY followed closely by Baldur's Gate 3. 2023 is the year of generation defining RPG's. It's so fucking good, it really is wild. Howard is mostly redeemed, not fully til his team over there fix the performance on PC for everyone. The soundtrack for Starfield is absolutely god-tier too, jesus christ it's so good lol
Matt_Fox
Member
Remember my friends this game's a marathon not a sprint.
My first session was enjoyable but it's also very much about slowly becoming familiar and comfortable with the UI, the controls, the systems, the lore... and this comes from a veteran of previous Bethesda RPGs. Patience and your full attention is rewarded by an incredibly compelling experience.
My first session was enjoyable but it's also very much about slowly becoming familiar and comfortable with the UI, the controls, the systems, the lore... and this comes from a veteran of previous Bethesda RPGs. Patience and your full attention is rewarded by an incredibly compelling experience.
There was a technical glitch with the merge and limits of posts so apologies for that. We've just restored the OT as it was and will have to wave goodbye to the early access one which is a shame but it will knock out the real OT with timestamps. I'll see if I can get an admin to do it in the database later to maintain the thread authors.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
This game is the absolute best game ever made for the way I enjoy to play games. I’m nearly 48 hours in on my first playthrough
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
~13 hours into the Early Access release.
Ya'll are in for a treat.
Ya'll are in for a treat.
GladiusFrog
Member
Topher
Identifies as young
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
I guess I'll just go ahead and remind everyone to avoid posting spoilers of all kinds. Use the spoiler tag liberally.
The whole point of the game is discovery and exploration.
The whole point of the game is discovery and exploration.
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GymWolf
Gold Member
Eddy gordo mains in tekken 3 be like
Topher
Identifies as young
Bartski
Gold Member
So one global unlock time? PSA: that's 14:00 CEST tomorrow. Perfect.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
Man. I look back on my first two days with Starfield. I was such a kid back then. I didn’t know what I was doing. Now, I’m still learning what this game has to offer. I’ve barely touched on the outpost stuff.
I have no idea how anyone could legitimately review this game in only two weeks.
I have no idea how anyone could legitimately review this game in only two weeks.