Chucklefish

Starbound

2016 adventure video game · sandbox game · science fiction video game +6^*

At a glance

Genres

adventure video game
sandbox game
science fiction video game
action-adventure game
role-playing video game
platform game
action game^*
adventure game^*
construction and management simulation^*

Play modes

single-player video game
multiplayer video game

Game facts

Developers

Chucklefish

Publishers

Chucklefish

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Platforms

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
4^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
E - Everyone^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold^*
Reports
45^*
Community confidence
strong^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*

System requirements

Linux · Minimum^*
Operating system
Debian Stable or Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or later^*
Processor alternatives
Core 2 Duo^*
Memory
2 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
256 MB graphics memory and opengl 2.1 compatible gpu^*
Network
Broadband Internet connection^*
Storage
3 GB available space^*
Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows XP or later^*
Processor alternatives
Core 2 Duo^*
Memory
2 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
256 MB graphics memory and directx 9.0c compatible gpu^*
Graphics API
Version 9.0c^*
Network
Broadband Internet connection^*
Storage
3 GB available space^*
macOS · Minimum^*
Operating system
OS 10.9 or later^*
Processor alternatives
64 bit Intel CPU^*
Memory
2 GB RAM^*
Network
Broadband Internet connection^*
Storage
3 GB available space^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Memory
4 GB^*
Graphics alternatives
Discrete GPU capable of directx 9.0c^*
Processor alternatives
Core i3^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
4 GB^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
Yes^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*

Audio languages

English^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Multi-player^*
PvP^*
Online PvP^*
Co-op^*
Online Co-op^*
Cross-Platform Multiplayer^*
Steam Achievements^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Steam Workshop^*
Family Sharing^*

Store genres

Action^*
Adventure^*
Casual^*
Indie^*
RPG^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Starbound

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Screenshot 3 from Starbound

* Provisional data