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Starfield

Single-player space RPG with planetary exploration and customizable spacecraft

Bethesda Game Studios · Published by Bethesda Softworks · Released Sep 5, 2023

RPG

Reviews
Mixed
62% of 122K
Recent reviews
Mixed
64% of 309 in 30 days
Players
2,166
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
4 months ago
Jun 11, 2026
Minimum PC
RX 5700
16 GB RAM · 125 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Starfield?

A single-player, open-world science-fiction RPG playable in first or third person. In 2330, you create a character and join Constellation’s search for rare artifacts, traveling among planets and cities to take quests, fight on foot and in space, gather resources, craft gear, build outposts, and modify ships.

For you if...

  • +you like customizing characters, ships, weapons, and outposts
  • +you enjoy gathering resources that feed into crafting projects
  • +you want faction quests across a large solo sandbox

Not for you if...

  • −you want multiplayer or cooperative space exploration
  • −you need consequential choices and deeply developed companions
  • −you prefer tightly directed RPGs over open-ended sandboxes

What players say

62% of 121,925 reviews are positive · 64% of 309 in the last 30 days

Players praise the freedom to explore and the mix of on-foot combat, crafting, and ship tinkering. The most common complaints are empty planets, repeated facilities, frequent loading screens, and an underdeveloped story; some players also report broken quests, menu glitches, and crashes.

Players over time

▼ -42% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 3,899 players on Sep 21, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 20262,166
Nov 6, 20261,673
Nov 5, 20261,526
Nov 4, 20261,707
Nov 3, 20261,755
Nov 2, 20261,777
Nov 1, 20262,551
Oct 31, 20262,214
Oct 30, 20261,639
Oct 29, 20261,593
Oct 28, 20261,662
Oct 27, 20262,625
Oct 26, 20262,823
Oct 25, 20263,428
Oct 24, 20263,095
Oct 23, 20262,794
Oct 22, 20262,858
Oct 21, 20262,974
Oct 20, 20263,141
Oct 18, 20263,762
Oct 17, 20263,393
Oct 16, 20262,987
Oct 15, 20263,147
Oct 14, 20263,235
Oct 13, 20263,444
Oct 11, 20263,862
Oct 10, 20263,455
Oct 9, 20263,123
Oct 8, 20263,129
Oct 7, 20263,212
Oct 6, 20263,449
Oct 4, 20263,766
Oct 3, 20263,348
Oct 2, 20262,794
Oct 1, 20262,821
Sep 30, 20262,871
Sep 29, 20262,969
Sep 27, 20263,552
Sep 26, 20263,179
Sep 25, 20262,913
Sep 24, 20262,864
Sep 23, 20262,052
Sep 23, 20263,204
Sep 22, 20263,261
Sep 21, 20263,899

How many players finish Starfield?

20% of Steam players have unlocked «One Giant Leap», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Starfield screenshot 1

Starfield system requirements

Minimum: RX 5700, 16 GB RAM, 125 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 version 21H1 (10.0.19043)
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K
Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 5700, NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
125 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
SSD Required

Recommended

OS
Windows 10/11 with updates
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K
Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
125 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
SSD Required

Does Starfield have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Starfield run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
82
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese. Text only: Italian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese.

Does Starfield use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

5 DLC available.

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