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Starbound

Image: Steam / Chucklefish

  • Sandbox
  • Space
  • Building

A 2D sandbox set in space: you start with a broken-down ship and hop between procedurally generated planets to mine, craft and upgrade your gear, put up houses and farms or collect rent from your tenants.

Why play it now

When you want an endless world for weeks on end: with friends in online co-op, it's good for hundreds of hours.

Who it's for

For Terraria and Minecraft fans who want to take building and exploring out into space.

When not to pick it

If you're after a good story: it's very thin, and the early hours with a broken ship drag.

What it offers

  • Exploring: 95 out of 100
  • Building: 80 out of 100
  • Creating: 80 out of 100
  • Combat / action: 60 out of 100
  • Relaxing: 45 out of 100
  • Managing: 35 out of 100
  • Thinking: 35 out of 100

Our own editorial classification, not Steam data.

Details

Online
Online co-op
Disk space
3 GB (minimum)
Steam Deck
Playable
Steam reviews
90% positive (123,329)
Metacritic
81/100
Developer
Chucklefish
Release date
22 JUL 2016
Steam genres
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG

Based on what the game states on Steam.

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