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.
Starbound is a game that comes highly recommended from us here at GF and, in summary is a far superior space exploration game to Starfield – and it has a sense of humour.
Starbound on Xbox is a game of unfulfilled potential. The core experience is still engaging, with an expansive galaxy to explore, fun crafting mechanics, and a charming aesthetic. However, poor optimization for console players, awkward UI navigation, and the absence of mod support hold it back from being a truly great port.
While Starbound may not fully deliver on its lofty promises, there's enough charm and content here to justify a look—especially for fans of the genre willing to weather some turbulence for the sake of adventure. Just be prepared to face its challenges with patience, or better yet, start on casual mode and let the game's better qualities shine through...
It tries to be a little of everything and succeeds but it doesn’t really do anything that well, and because of that, it’s not a game I can recommend. Everything takes too long to do.
Starbound is one of the very few games that gets both "open world" and "sandbox" done right. The amount of activities available is astounding and the best part is you can avoid them all, if you wish to do just that.
