Starbound
Chucklefish · 2016 · Open World Survival Craft, Sandbox, Survival, Space, Adventure
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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
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.
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Just play it with mod
I love this game! I've been playin' it since I was little, and it kept me entertained for years until I got burnt and it came back. The base game is amazing, and the mods don't take away any of the fun (infact, it is very easy to mod if that is within your wishes.)
I don't know how I got this many hours 'cuz I sure as hell didn't play it for this long. That aside, only play this game if you are a big terraria fan because it seems more like terraria in space than its own game. Competent though and I would recommend getting on sale like I did.
This is half-baked Terraria in space. There are a lot of cool ideas here, and the fantastic sense of adventure and exploration makes the first 10-20 hours great. However, you'll quickly realize that there is no depth to any location, faction, or mode of progression in this game, which totally kills the fun. The back half of this game is up there with sitting in the DMV for 4 hours as one of the most boring experiences I have ever had. Sure, mods salvage the experience somewhat, but unless you are absolutely in love with the space setting, there is genuinely zero reason to play this over Terraria.
Cool game got to the end but didn't finish, great storyline, recommend for most :D
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