Underplayed Gems

Starfield (2023)

Starfield cover
Developer
Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Platforms
Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Genres
Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Rating
3.5 of 5, 339 player ratings
Main story
about 101 hours
Where to get it
PlayStation Store

How it feels

A vast, often isolating space sandbox where you hop from planet to planet, build ships and outposts, and gradually piece together your own adventure amid procedural landscapes and uneven pacing.

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About

Starfield is a single-player action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and set in an open-world space environment. Players create a customizable character and explore a region of the Milky Way galaxy spanning approximately 50 light-years, landing on over 1,000 planets with procedurally generated landscapes. Gameplay includes first-person and third-person combat using firearms, explosives, and melee weapons, as well as spaceship construction, outpost building, resource gathering, and crafting. Players recruit companion characters, join factions, and progress through skill trees spanning Physical, Social, Combat, Science, and Tech categories.

Trailer

Screenshots

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