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

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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.


Industry Coverage

Starfield PS5 Version Could Be Coming Soon

Starfield PS5 Version Could Be Coming Soon

Fans spot recent updates that may point to Microsoft considering releasing Starfield on PS5, sparking excitement among PlayStation players.

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Bethesda Finally Breaks Silence On Starfield's Future, Promising "Exciting Things" This Year

Bethesda Finally Breaks Silence On Starfield's Future, Promising "Exciting Things" This Year

Great news for Starfield fans!

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Bethesda Teases More Starfield Content in 2025

Bethesda Teases More Starfield Content in 2025

Starfield's developers are teasing more content coming to the Bethesda space RPG in 2025, with a previously announced DLC still on the way.

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God Of War Co-Creator Says Starfield Has "One Of The Best Singleplayer Narratives In Gaming"

God Of War Co-Creator Says Starfield Has "One Of The Best Singleplayer Narratives In Gaming"

David Jaffe says that Starfield might have "the best" narrative of any singleplayer game.

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