Starbound on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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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...

Starbound is a open world survival craft, sandbox and survival game developed and published by Chucklefish.
Released on July 22nd 2016 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 164,906 reviews of which 152,150 were positive and 12,756 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 13.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Starbound into these genres:

Open World Survival Craft Sandbox Survival Space Adventure Crafting Pixel Graphics Online Co-Op Multiplayer Open World Exploration Relaxing Indie 2D Action Building Co-op RPG Atmospheric Sci-fi

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows XP or later
Processor: Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: 256 MB graphics memory and directx 9.0c compatible gpu
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 3 GB available space

MacOS

OS: OS 10.9 or later
Processor: 64 bit Intel CPU
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 3 GB available space

Linux

OS: Debian Stable or Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or later
Processor: Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: 256 MB graphics memory and opengl 2.1 compatible gpu
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 3 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Dec. 2025

Chucklefish. Please. Do the 'right' thing. You can still save this project, you can STILL do the right thing after all the mistakes. This game is beloved, don't be wicked, selfish, and cruel, you can STILL profit after the fact. Admit the mistake, and let the game flourish again, give it the attention it needs in the form of an unchained edition for the development community you betrayed. Admission isn't the end, its just admitting wrongs happened, and its been years. We all still love this product and everything you tried to make in it.

Nov. 2025

A wonderful game left to rot without promised content by it's... uhh... very loving developers I can only recommend buying it if you plan on MODDING. Please at least get Frackin Universe! It expands upon the game and fixes SO much. I seriously cannot stand playing through the base game anymore without FU installed, it makes everything make sense.

Oct. 2025

It's a really good game, one of my favorites even, but I wish it got the same TLC terraria gets, i think if it had kept getting updates, it could've rivalled Terraria to this day.

Aug. 2025

... please do not buy this game It...really pains me to say this, but...spend your money elsewhere. Chucklefish, after abusing developers, abandoned the game before it was anywhere near finished, and the massive modding community is the only reason this game is still alive. Its sad. I loved this game so much, and I sunk over 700 hours into it, making bases, messing with logic, and playing with mods. But unfortunately, that's about it. The gameplay progression is basically Terraria's, but much, much slower. The mech suits are cool, but the combat in general feels hollow. I'm making this a blue review so more people see it, and also so I can still silently support the work of the wonderful devs who were screwed over by Chucklefish. Looking back, im angry at myself for convincing my friends to buy this game. The community is wonderful, but the game itself will forever be stuck in Early Access hell, even if it doesn't say it on the tin. Go play Terraria. Go play Avorion. Go play literally any other indie game. Just don't buy this game. Please.

April 2025

An extremely great Terraria meets No Man's Sky RPG with great base building and story. Sadly, the game has been effectively finished or abandoned by the devs which means no new effective bug fixes or updates for base vanilla. Mods hold this game afloat and there are a ton of them from adding additional races to entirely new storylines and revamps of the game itself, the amount you'll find is near endless. It's definitely single player oriented with all the mods at your disposal and is more akin to Minecraft in that you install mods and go on a weeks long play session before you put it down until the feeling comes back. Is base vanilla good? yes, but you'll do way better with mods helping cut down on the grind and allow freer exploration.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Starbound is currently priced at 13.99€ on Steam.

Starbound is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 13.99€ on Steam.

Starbound received 152,150 positive votes out of a total of 164,906 achieving an impressive rating of 9.11.

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Starbound was developed and published by Chucklefish.

Starbound is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Starbound is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Starbound is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Starbound offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Starbound offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

There is a DLC available for Starbound. Explore additional content available for Starbound on Steam.

Starbound is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Starbound does not support Steam Remote Play.

Starbound is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Starbound.

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