

Starbound
Chucklefish · July 22, 2016 · Open World Survival Craft, Sandbox, Survival, Space, Adventure
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Starbound price by region
Starbound costs £1.34 in the United Kingdom, €1.50 in Europe (EUR), $1.79 in the United States, $5.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$6.79 in Canada, zł6.91 in Poland, A$8.59 in Australia, NZ$9.18 in New Zealand and R$9.39 in Brazil right now.
| Region | Best price | Official store | Key shop | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1.34 −72% | £4.79 | £1.34 | 7 | |
| €1.50 −73% | €5.59 | €1.50 | 9 | |
| $1.79 −70% | $5.99 | $1.79 | 10 | |
| $5.99 −60% | $5.99 | — | 5 | |
| CA$6.79 −60% | CA$6.79 | — | 5 | |
| zł6.91 −75% | zł27.19 | zł6.91 | 6 | |
| A$8.59 −60% | A$8.59 | — | 5 | |
| NZ$9.18 −60% | NZ$9.18 | — | 4 | |
| R$9.39 −60% | R$18.79 | R$9.39 | 6 |
Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.
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About Starbound
Explore a procedurally generated universe as the captain of your own starship, choosing between saving the galaxy, colonizing planets, farming, building elaborate structures, or collecting rare creatures across seven playable races. With thousands of craftable items, drop-in co-op multiplayer, and deep modding tools that let you reshape the game entirely, Starbound offers limitless freedom to play however you want.
In Starbound, you create your own story - there’s no wrong way to play! You may choose to save the universe from the forces that destroyed your home, uncovering greater galactic mysteries in the process, or you may wish to forego a heroic journey entirely in favor of colonizing uncharted planets.
Settle down and farm the land, become an intergalactic landlord, hop from planet to planet collecting rare creatures, or delve into dangerous dungeons and lay claim to extraordinary treasures.
Discover ancient temples and modern metropolises, trees with eyes, and mischievous penguins. Make use of hundreds of materials and over two thousand objects to build a sleepy secluded cabin in the woods, a medieval castle, underwater arcade, or even a space station.
Starbound has been built from the ground up to be multiplayer and easily moddable. You have the tools to make the universe your own and modify the game to suit your play style - add new items, races, planet types, dungeons, and quests - the possibilities are limitless.
- Choose from one of 7 playable races and customize your character
- Save the universe in an epic story campaign featuring colorful characters, bosses, dungeons, and quests!
- You're the captain of your very own starship! Decorate it, expand it, and use it to explore a procedurally generated universe
- Colonize uncharted planets and collect gifts from your tenants - if they like you, they may even ask to join your ship crew!
- Three game modes - Casual (no need to eat), Survival (eat to survive/drop items on death) and Hardcore (permadeath)
- Craft thousands of objects - building materials, armor, weapons, furniture and more
- Capture unique monsters to fight alongside you
- All content is available in online drop-in/drop-out co-op
- Built from the ground up to be easily moddable. You have the tools to make the universe however you'd like it
Starbound — game info
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Player modes
- Single-player, Online PvP, Online co-op, Cross-platform multiplayer
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
Starbound in the rankings
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Players appreciate the game's early exploration and adventure, with some enjoying it enough to log significant hours, though many note it heavily mirrors Terraria with a space setting. The main criticism is that the game lacks depth in its second half, with progression and content becoming repetitive and tedious, though mods can help improve the experience. Most recommend it primarily to Terraria fans or as a budget purchase rather than a full-price buy.
This game is hot trash, it is barely functioning, I cant get past the first moon base mission because the game freezes and boots out. Chucklefish really screwed the pooch on this one. This game could have been a great rival to Terraria but unfortunately the devs just gave up, like others have said it will likely take mods to run a stable version of the game... pissed I bought it and put so much time into checking it out, wish I could return it (to get my money back for this waste), was a great idea but horribly executed. better luck next time I will forever be suspicious of this studio.1 found this helpful
funni space birb furry things as a mod1 found this helpful
A good game for exploring, building and collecting, a simple combat system that serves a purpose, and it is good for relaxing. There are also many mods to add or improve content or mechanics.
My playtime is carried by mods alone. That said, I can't really find any alternatives to Starbound's very sandboxy space vibes. People will say Terraria but its just not the same game. It's more like Minecraft in that sense where technically I can just do anything with it + mod it to my liking. Despite the history surrounding this game and its current abandonware state, I still find myself playing it every now and then. Would I recommend it to anyone? If they are the same person as I do then yeah. For the average gamer? It's a hard sell.
Honestly, kinda ♥♥♥♥.. and I held off for years before playing this. It's way waaaay to slow paced. Took 2 of my play time hours to find the resources to plant crops. But in that time I used all local food and starved to death.
tutorial bad
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