Starbound
Spacefaring sandbox RPG built around exploration, crafting, and colonization
Chucklefish · Released Jul 22, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 123K
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 78% of 128 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 467
- peak 24h 628
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Nov 19, 2024
Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)
What is Starbound?
A pixel-art, open-world sandbox RPG set across a procedurally generated universe. You travel between planets in a customizable starship, gather materials, craft gear and buildings, explore dungeons, farm, and establish colonies while either following a campaign about your destroyed home or setting your own goals.
For you if...
- +you enjoy open-ended exploration across procedurally generated planets
- +you like crafting, building, farming, and managing colonies
- +you want online co-op throughout the entire game
Not for you if...
- −you prefer a linear campaign over a self-directed sandbox
- −you dislike gathering materials and crafting equipment or structures
- −you want handcrafted worlds rather than procedural planets
What players say
90% of 123,320 reviews are positive · 78% of 128 in the last 30 days
Players praise the modding community for expanding and improving the base game. Common complaints describe the unmodded experience as shallow and repetitive, with similar planets, persistent bugs, weak server performance, and no continued content updates.
Screenshots and trailer
Starbound system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP or later
- Processor
- Core 2 Duo
- Graphics
- 256 MB graphics memory and directx 9.0c compatible gpu
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP or later
- Processor
- Core i3
- Graphics
- Discrete GPU capable of directx 9.0c
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 51
- Steam features
- Workshop, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English.
Tags
- Open World Survival Craft
- Sandbox
- Survival
- Space
- Adventure
- Crafting
- Pixel Graphics
- Online Co-Op
- Multiplayer
- Open World
- Exploration
- Relaxing
- Indie
- 2D
- Action
- Building
Recent updates
- Nov 19, 2024 · 1.4.4 Hotfix Patch Notes
- Jun 13, 2019 · Starbound 1.4: Bounty Hunter Update
- Oct 18, 2017 · 1.3.3 Hotfix Patch Notes
- Oct 18, 2017 · 1.3.3 Hotfix Patch Notes
- Jul 18, 2017 · Starbound 1.3.2 Changelog
1 DLC available.
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