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Starbound

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3.8/5

( 153 Reviews )

3.8

153 Reviews

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Starbound
Description
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 and gather the resources you need to repair your ship and set off to explore the vast, infinite universe… In Starbound, you create your own story - there’s no wrong...
Critics reviews
88 %
Recommend
IGN
9.1/10
Game Informer
8.5/10
PC Gamer
84/100
User reviews

3.8/5

( 153 Reviews )

3.8

153 Reviews

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Product details
2016, Chucklefish, ...
System requirements
Windows XP or later, Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, 256 MB graphics memory and directx 9.0c compatible gpu, B...
Time to beat
24.5 hMain
58 h Main + Sides
162.5 h Completionist
52 h All Styles
Description
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 and gather the resources you need to repair your ship and set off to explore the vast, infinite universe…

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, or an underwater arcade.

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 races, biomes, dungeons, and quests - the possibilities are limitless.
  • Choose from one of 7 playable races and customize your character
  • Save the universe in a story campaign featuring unique 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 your own - add new races, biomes, dungeons, and quests
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
24.5 hMain
58 h Main + Sides
162.5 h Completionist
52 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04), Mac OS X (10.9.0+)
Release date:
{{'2016-07-22T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Size:
1.7 GB

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Posted on: July 9, 2022

catloverman

Verified owner

Games: 225 Reviews: 22

my favorite space game!

ive had this game for almost 4 years now and i am gonna say everything about this game i just love it so much i also own it on steam but i decided to want it for the drm free installer exe version but i love the artstyle and how this game is procedurally generated and the music and everything i really love space is one of my bigger reasons for getting it on here! if you want to know more of my opinion about it read my steam review right here https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198365889231/recommended/211820/


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Posted on: January 28, 2025

IceCreamTroll

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Games: 9 Reviews: 1

large universe

i like how massive the universe is automatic 5 out of 5 stars


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Posted on: January 31, 2017

mqstout

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Games: 3353 Reviews: 35

Can't pause

Short and sweet review: If you can't set up 100% completely distraction free environment for a big chunk of time, don't bother. The game can't pause, and devs have said they won't implement one.


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Posted on: May 14, 2021

FivelFox

Verified owner

Games: 10 Reviews: 1

Great Game

Stars: 5 Reasons: - Story is amazing. - Mechanics are amazing. - Graphics are beautiful. - A lot of content to explore and do. - Point of End - Reason: Too Much Grinding Decrease in Stars: 1 Currently I have a Save where I'm trying to finish all the Collections and get all the unique weapons (and upgrade the ones I can), and armor/clothing. I will still probably come back and finish this later, but I just can't get into it anymore. At this point the game becomes much too grindy for my taste. This is sad for me because everything in the game before this point is fresh and beautiful. The reason it becomes grindy is because to find all those things, you have to explore planets. This would be totally fine, but the planets are just too similar for THIS MUCH exploring! It's an absolutely massive pool... but it's all in the shallow end. It becomes monotonous and halfway boring to explore them. As you can probably deduce, this severely hurts the longevity of the game after the final boss & the Vaults. Rather than keeping you interested in the game, YOU have to be motivated / "in the mood" to play it. Which again, is sad because there's a lot to collect! Increase Star Again if: a) you're fine with grinding, b) you're fine with stopping after doing the Vaults a few times. Solution: I don't think there is one really, not for this game anyway. Chucklefish would have to spend too much time and resources to make enough content to fix it, it just wouldn't be worth it from a game developers perspective considering the game is totally fine before the endgame.


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Posted on: September 4, 2025

mkes.990

Verified owner

Games: 62 Reviews: 2

awesome game

One of my favorite games of all time


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