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Starfield

Bethesda Softworks
Sep 6, 2023 - PC, Xbox Series X/S
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OpenCritic Rating

85

Top Critic Average

84%

Critics Recommend

Eurogamer
3 / 5
IGN
7 / 10
Game Rant
5 / 5
PC Gamer
75 / 100
TheGamer
4 / 5
Metro GameCentral
6 / 10
Easy Allies
8 / 10
GamesRadar+
5 / 5

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 – Official Live Action Trailer

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Starfield Direct – Gameplay Deep Dive


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Critic Reviews for Starfield

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 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 delivers on everything it promised and then some.

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

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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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A disappointingly low-tech space exploration game that relies too much on the legacy of Skyrim and Fallout and lacks the innovation and imagination to do its concept justice.

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

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Industry Coverage

Starfield Player's Immersive Spacewalking Mod Spotlights Another Feature Bethesda Should Take Note Of

Starfield Player's Immersive Spacewalking Mod Spotlights Another Feature Bethesda Should Take Note Of

Spacewalking in Starfield looks fantastic!

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Starfield Fan Uncovers All New POIs In Shattered Space DLC

Starfield Fan Uncovers All New POIs In Shattered Space DLC

That's a good amount of POIs!

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Bethesda's Lead Writer Says Starfield Is The Best Game The Studio Has Ever Made

Bethesda's Lead Writer Says Starfield Is The Best Game The Studio Has Ever Made

Starfield's lead writer Emil Pagliarulo believes Starfield is the best game Bethesda has ever made, in many ways.

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This Mesmerizing Starfield Ship Build Is Perfect For Space Cowboys

This Mesmerizing Starfield Ship Build Is Perfect For Space Cowboys

It looks perfect!

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