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Starfield

Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda Softworks · 2023-09-05

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RPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Sep 01, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 01, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Apr 07, 2026 (PlayStation 5)

Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.

Starfield is a 2023 RPG priced at $49.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 to 5,000,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (57% of 175,388 reviews).

2,201
playing now
57%
positive of 176k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
48
twitch viewers (latest)
16.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
85/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (344 ratings)
13,923
Nexus mods (206M downloads)
3.65★
PlayStation Store rating (12,072 ratings)
84/100
opencritic · mighty · 79% recommend · from 232 critics
101h
to beat · rushed 16h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$49.99
steam price (US)

2,201 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Starfield is a 2023 action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. In the game, the player character joins a group of space explorers who must venture 50 light-years around the Sol System to acquire mysterious artifacts. The game features an open world in the form of a volume within the Milky Way galaxy, containing both fictional and non-fictional planetary systems.

Trailer

Starfield trailer thumbnail

Starfield Official Gameplay Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 2,201 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,616 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~577/week).
  • · Review velocity up 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (62,717 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 13,891 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.5M–7.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 175,743 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $34.39 at GreenManGaming (2026-07-30)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $69.99 · on sale 77 of 103 observed days · $15.60 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
47k47k20232026Week of 2023-09-01: 47,326 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 15,391 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5,976 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5,091 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5,394 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3,791 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2,195 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5,271 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,565 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3,170 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 659 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 934 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 833 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,204 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 468 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 629 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 701 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 676 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 728 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2,216 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 541 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 531 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 670 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 558 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 619 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 454 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 601 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 797 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 313 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 466 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 336 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 299 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 195 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 244 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 208 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 210 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 201 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 226 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 279 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 275 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 177 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 165 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 205 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 241 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 376 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 172 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 939 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 526 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 178 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 215 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 166 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 192 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 67 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5.7k1.8k2026-09-15 11:00 — 2,263 players2026-09-16 19:00 — 3,973 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 2,765 players2026-09-19 10:00 — 2,976 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 5,350 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 3,261 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 1,948 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 3,326 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 3,215 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 2,846 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 3,231 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 2,939 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 1,866 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 2,953 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 4,690 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 2,419 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 2,869 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 3,949 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 2,575 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 3,483 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 5,744 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 3,251 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 2,201 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
146k2.7kSep 2023Aug 2026Sep 2023 — avg 145,883 · peak 330,597Oct 2023 — avg 48,717 · peak 137,116Nov 2023 — avg 20,302 · peak 43,338Dec 2023 — avg 12,823 · peak 26,552Jan 2024 — avg 9,273 · peak 19,550Feb 2024 — avg 6,510 · peak 13,481Mar 2024 — avg 5,744 · peak 10,499Apr 2024 — avg 4,742 · peak 8,713May 2024 — avg 6,143 · peak 11,869Jun 2024 — avg 7,220 · peak 14,258Jul 2024 — avg 5,840 · peak 11,185Aug 2024 — avg 6,815 · peak 15,794Sep 2024 — avg 7,588 · peak 21,648Oct 2024 — avg 8,171 · peak 19,162Nov 2024 — avg 4,619 · peak 8,662Dec 2024 — avg 4,313 · peak 7,917Jan 2025 — avg 4,233 · peak 7,862Feb 2025 — avg 3,365 · peak 6,525Mar 2025 — avg 3,194 · peak 6,048Apr 2025 — avg 2,968 · peak 5,363May 2025 — avg 3,204 · peak 5,860Jun 2025 — avg 3,540 · peak 6,457Jul 2025 — avg 3,360 · peak 6,071Aug 2025 — avg 4,175 · peak 7,334Sep 2025 — avg 3,622 · peak 6,996Oct 2025 — avg 3,085 · peak 5,899Nov 2025 — avg 2,803 · peak 4,899Dec 2025 — avg 2,702 · peak 4,859Jan 2026 — avg 3,470 · peak 6,667Feb 2026 — avg 3,045 · peak 5,752Mar 2026 — avg 3,506 · peak 8,073Apr 2026 — avg 12,201 · peak 30,107May 2026 — avg 7,284 · peak 15,855Jun 2026 — avg 4,389 · peak 7,918Jul 2026 — avg 3,971 · peak 7,294Aug 2026 — avg 4,172 · peak 7,154
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
26262026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 26 new positive2026-09-21: 16 new negative2026-09-22: 8 new positive2026-09-22: 3 new negative2026-09-23: 2 new positive2026-09-23: 7 new negative2026-09-25: 7 new positive2026-09-25: 6 new negative2026-09-27: 9 new positive2026-09-27: 7 new negative2026-09-28: 14 new positive2026-09-28: 2 new negative2026-09-29: 5 new positive2026-09-29: 4 new negative2026-09-30: 4 new positive2026-09-30: 8 new negative2026-10-01: 8 new positive2026-10-01: 4 new negative2026-10-02: 13 new positive2026-10-02: 17 new negative2026-10-03: 10 new positive2026-10-03: 11 new negative2026-10-04: 8 new positive2026-10-04: 12 new negative2026-10-05: 7 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-06: 10 new positive2026-10-06: 5 new negative2026-10-07: 12 new positive2026-10-08: 12 new positive2026-10-08: 12 new negative2026-10-09: 13 new positive2026-10-09: 7 new negative2026-10-10: 6 new positive2026-10-10: 2 new negative2026-10-11: 9 new positive2026-10-11: 4 new negative2026-10-12: 17 new positive2026-10-12: 5 new negative2026-10-13: 6 new positive2026-10-13: 4 new negative2026-10-14: 9 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$99.00$29.992022-11-092026-10-142022-11-09 — best price $99.002023-06-22 — best price $58.092023-08-03 — best price $62.932023-08-24 — best price $62.702023-09-06 — best price $57.492023-09-29 — best price $57.982023-11-28 — best price $69.992023-12-12 — best price $69.992024-01-04 — best price $69.992024-02-11 — best price $53.992024-03-19 — best price $39.892024-04-18 — best price $46.892024-05-21 — best price $69.992024-07-11 — best price $46.892024-08-15 — best price $46.892024-09-30 — best price $69.992024-10-24 — best price $46.892024-11-26 — best price $36.392024-12-29 — best price $69.992025-02-01 — best price $44.952025-03-12 — best price $35.692025-05-01 — best price $69.992025-06-26 — best price $35.692025-08-20 — best price $66.992025-11-10 — best price $60.992025-12-04 — best price $69.992026-01-08 — best price $69.992026-02-13 — best price $41.992026-03-05 — best price $61.492026-03-25 — best price $40.492026-04-22 — best price $41.492026-05-13 — best price $41.492026-06-01 — best price $41.492026-06-15 — best price $41.492026-07-10 — best price $41.492026-07-23 — best price $49.992026-09-09 — best price $49.992026-10-14 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2.5k6712026-05-28 — 1,122 pageviews2026-06-01 — 935 pageviews2026-06-05 — 974 pageviews2026-06-09 — 1,190 pageviews2026-06-13 — 1,149 pageviews2026-06-17 — 801 pageviews2026-06-21 — 844 pageviews2026-06-25 — 923 pageviews2026-06-29 — 913 pageviews2026-07-03 — 731 pageviews2026-07-07 — 1,372 pageviews2026-07-11 — 1,026 pageviews2026-07-15 — 937 pageviews2026-07-19 — 1,379 pageviews2026-07-23 — 848 pageviews2026-07-27 — 743 pageviews2026-07-31 — 760 pageviews2026-08-04 — 881 pageviews2026-08-08 — 1,019 pageviews2026-08-12 — 1,067 pageviews2026-08-16 — 905 pageviews2026-08-20 — 778 pageviews2026-08-24 — 857 pageviews2026-08-28 — 882 pageviews2026-09-01 — 762 pageviews2026-09-05 — 705 pageviews2026-09-09 — 955 pageviews2026-09-13 — 963 pageviews2026-09-17 — 707 pageviews2026-09-21 — 734 pageviews2026-09-25 — 943 pageviews2026-09-29 — 776 pageviews2026-10-03 — 722 pageviews2026-10-06 — 686 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

14702026-09-30 21:34 — 103 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 31 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 41 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 45 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 31 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 101 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 63 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 48 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 40 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 54 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 50 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 68 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 47 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 47 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 51 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 48 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
88.7%
earned "For All, Into the Starfield"
22.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsColor Alternatives#category_contrast_controlsPlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundSurround SoundSteam Cloud5 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2023-09-01, latest 2026-04-07 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Windows (Xbox)111,3970%82
Steam (Steam)41,8830%82
PS5 (PlayStation)6,2102%83

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGSpaceSci-fiModdableAdventureAction RPGOpen WorldStory RichAtmosphericExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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