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Starbound (2016)

★ 3.8 from 850 players Metacritic 81 About 17h to play #73 in RPG 39% finish it

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Overview

A 2016 RPG release, Starbound can be played on Linux, macOS and PC. Across 850 player ratings it holds a 3.8/5 average. That puts it in the top 30% of every game in our catalog. Our RPG ranking places it at #73 out of 1181. Average playtime is 17 hours — a mid-length campaign, about 132% longer than the RPG average. Critics gave it a Metacritic score of 81 — 5 points above the RPG average.

What players actually do with it

39%finish it▼ genre avg 52%
73%positive ratings850 votes
61playing now
88on wishlists
529gave upvs 342 beat it

Finish rate = players who marked it beaten ÷ (beaten + dropped) on RAWG. Wishlist and playing-now counts refresh with every sync.

Platforms & availability

PlatformFamilyRelease
LinuxPCJul 2016
macOSPCJul 2016
PCPCJul 2016

Can my PC run Starbound?

Minimum

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

Recommended

OS: Windows XP or later
Processor: Core i3
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Discrete GPU capable of directx 9.0c
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 4 GB available space

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Questions

When was Starbound released?

Starbound was released on July 22, 2016.

What platforms is Starbound on?

Starbound is available on Linux, macOS and PC.

How long is Starbound?

Average playtime for Starbound is about 17 hours.

Is Starbound worth finishing?

39% of players who started Starbound finished it — the average for RPG games is 52%. 73% of ratings are positive.

How many people play Starbound?

4,274 players on RAWG own Starbound, 61 are playing it right now and 88 have it on their wishlist.

What games are similar to Starbound?

Closest matches in our catalog: Tabletop Simulator, Pummel Party, Scrap Mechanic and Geneshift.

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Core data via RAWG. Rankings and similarity are our own computation.