Starfield

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Top Critic Average

83%

Critics Recommend

Game Rant
5 / 5
IGN
7 / 10
Eurogamer
3 / 5
PC Gamer
75 / 100
Fextralife
9.4 / 10
TheGamer
4 / 5
GamesRadar+
5 / 5
Game Informer
8.5 / 10
Creators: Bethesda Softworks
Release Date: Sep 6, 2023 - PC, Xbox Series X/S

Starfield Review Summary

MightyCritic Consensus

Expansive open world

Engaging combat and role-playing quests

Freedom of exploration

Starfield is an expansive sci-fi RPG from Bethesda Game Studios that offers a vast open world to explore. The game emphasizes freedom, allowing players to pursue side quests and space exploration at their own pace. Critics have praised the engaging combat, captivating narrative, and ambitious scale. However, some feel the game lacks innovation, with technical glitches and repetitive tasks pulling down the overall experience. Its vast universe can also feel disconnected and shallow at times, despite the large scope.


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Starfield Direct – Gameplay Deep Dive


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Critic Reviews for Starfield

Starfield delivers on everything it promised and then some.

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Starfield has a lot of forces working against it, but eventually the allure of its expansive roleplaying quests and respectable combat make its gravitational pull difficult to resist.

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Starfield pairs near-impossible breadth with a classic Bethesda aptitude for systemic physics, magnetic sidequests, and weird vignettes. But in sacrificing direct exploration for the sake of sheer scale, there's nothing to bind it together.

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Starfield shares plenty of DNA with Skyrim and Fallout 4, but ultimately falls short of both.

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Fextralife

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9.4 / 10.0
Fextralife

Starfield is a compelling and engaging interstellar adventure that successfully blends core RPG mechanics with open world exploration and deep questing. A complete delight from start to finish and an instant classic for any gamer that enjoys Sci Fi and is ready for adventure.

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I came into Starfield wanting to explore the stars, and I got a brilliant sci-fi story instead. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little disappointed.

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With this kind of freedom 'avoiding the main mission' is the main mission.

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Go in with the expectation that it will take some time to find your footing in such a vast gameplay space, and there’s a universe well worth discovering here.

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Industry Coverage

'A Bit Too Sterile of a Game': Ex-Bethesda Dev Reveals Why Starfield Didn't Resonate With All Gamers

'A Bit Too Sterile of a Game': Ex-Bethesda Dev Reveals Why Starfield Didn't Resonate With All Gamers

A former Bethesda developer gives their opinion on why Starfield didn't totally resonate with a lot of gamers.

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Starfield PS5 Port Gets Exciting Update

Starfield PS5 Port Gets Exciting Update

A reliable source delivers an encouraging update concerning Starfield's long-rumored arrival on PlayStation 5.

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"Starfield Is Coming To PS5": Reliable Leaker Suggests Starfield On PS5 Should Be Announced Soon

"Starfield Is Coming To PS5": Reliable Leaker Suggests Starfield On PS5 Should Be Announced Soon

A reliable insider has suggested that Starfield is definitely coming to PS5, and the announcement should arrive in the near future.

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Starfield Releases New Update for May 2025

Starfield Releases New Update for May 2025

Starfield's latest update for May 2025 provides some needed bug fixes, quality-of-life improvements, and big upgrades to Creations.

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