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Starbound

You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...

Developer: Chucklefish
Publisher: Chucklefish
Franchise: —
Release date: Jul 22, 2016
Store page updated: Jun 25, 2026
Price: $14.99 · Steam store ↗

Review Analysis Score

69.1/ 100

Based on 415 reviews from the past 1 year

Steam User Rating

Recent 🙂 Mostly Positive 77% of 128

All time 😄 Very Positive 90% of 123,313

“1000 hours played, beloved game, don't regret it one bit”

How it holds up

−50+5

Gameplay

+1.54

Freedom +3.02 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way

“way more than simply Terraria in space, tons of QOL mods” (56)

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Story & World

+1.35

World +2.52 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

“immersive sandbox with deep worldbuilding and roleplay opportunities” (35)

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Content Volume

+0.15

Variety -1.35 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition

“gameplay loop grows stale quickly, repetitive exploration of similar planets” (27)

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Visuals & Sound

+3.44

Audio +3.84 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting

“very good audio, planet side music triumphs over Terraria” (22)

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Multiplayer

+1.68

Playing together +2.38 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

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Pricing & Fairness

-1.91

Not enough data — only 8% of reviews mention this.

Pricing -1.96 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge

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Tech & Support

-3.41

Developer support -3.62 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players

“developer scammed workers, game never reached potential” (105)

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Scores are the average of reviews that mention each category (−5 to +5). Fainter bars were mentioned by fewer reviews; grey means too few to trust. Tap a category ▾ to see what drives it.

Steam review activity

% positive over time

since launch, by month · major update

Nov 2013Sep 2026

Reviews

per day · 126 reviews, peak 8/day

Aug 21Sep 18

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