Games

Starbound

Chucklefish Games

2016•Platformer•PEGI 12•About 51 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionvehiclesfastfresh & originalimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, wide-ranging platformer, low-key rather than stirring. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

79 / 100

239 ratings

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About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureScience fictionVehiclesAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Keywords

ExplorationNinjaFutureCraftingProcedural generationSpaceshipSpaceAction-adventure

Where to play

Details

Developer: Chucklefish Games
Publisher: Chucklefish Games
Released: 22 July 2016
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Side view
Time to beat: 51h normally
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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