Starbound

    Explore planets, build and fight together in online drop-in co-op.

    Chucklefish, Chucklefish Games

    Playing together

    Online co-op
    1 source
    Online versus
    1 source
    Players in online co-op
    1 source
    How co-op works
    1 source
    Free to play
    1 source
    Plays like
    Not known yet
    Online multiplayer, Players online, Best with, Crossplay, Local co-op, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Plays in browser, Demo, Playtest, Early access

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    How you talk

    Not known yet
    Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

    About the 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, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
    From Steam

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    Why we rate it this way

    • 90% positive from 123,352 Steam reviews.
    • Critics rate it 87/100 from 5 reviews.
    Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 8Review score desc: Very PositiveTotal positive: 110916Total negative: 12436Total reviews: 123352{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":8,"review_score_desc":"Very Positive","total_positive":110916,"total_negative":12436,"total_reviews":123352}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 3019Name: StarboundUrl: https://www.igdb.com/games/starboundCreated at: 1381766224First release date: 1469145600Total rating: 79.11280415918858Total rating count: 239Aggregated rating: 87.4Aggregated rating count: 5Hypes: 4Release dates: [{"id":53387,"date":1469145600,"human":"Jul 22, 2016"},{"id":657948,"date":1729728000,"human":"Oct 24, 2024"},{"id":657949,"date":1729728000,"human":"Oct 24, 2024"},{"id":53386,"date":1469145600,"human":"Jul 22, 2016"},{"id":54498,"date":1469145600,"human":"Jul 22, 2016"}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":1418,"name":"Chucklefish Games"},"developer":true,"publisher":true}]{"id":3019,"name":"Starbound","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/starbound","created_at":1381766224,"first_release_date":1469145600,"total_rating":79.11280415918858,"total_rating_count":239,"aggregated_rating":87.4,"aggregated_rating_count":5,"hypes":4,"release_dates":[{"id":53387,"date":1469145600,"human":"Jul 22, 2016"},{"id":657948,"date":1729728000,"human":"Oct 24, 2024"},{"id":657949,"date":1729728000,"human":"Oct 24, 2024"},{"id":53386,"date":1469145600,"human":"Jul 22, 2016"},{"id":54498,"date":1469145600,"human":"Jul 22, 2016"}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":1418,"name":"Chucklefish Games"},"developer":true,"publisher":true}]}

    Sources

    First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 1 Nov 2026.