Starbound

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux
• Xbox Series X and Series S

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

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  4^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  E - Everyone^*

Localized titles

• Starbound

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

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

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^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

Audio languages

• English^*

Community tags · historical

• Open World Survival Craft^*

  Votes · historical

  5,404^*

• Sandbox^*

  Votes · historical

  4,758^*

• Survival^*

  Votes · historical

  3,365^*

• Space^*

  Votes · historical

  3,236^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  3,234^*

• Crafting^*

  Votes · historical

  3,037^*

• Pixel Graphics^*

  Votes · historical

  2,994^*

• Online Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  2,971^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  2,905^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  2,868^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  2,846^*

• Relaxing^*

  Votes · historical

  2,830^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  2,783^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  2,595^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  2,493^*

• Building^*

  Votes · historical

  2,467^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  2,446^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  2,426^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  2,416^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  1,451^*

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^*

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^*

Developers

• Chucklefish

Publishers

• Chucklefish

• 2016-07-22

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

• 2016-07-22

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  macOS

• 2016-07-22

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Linux

• 2024-10-24

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Xbox Series X and Series S

• 2016-07-21 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2016-07-21^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Jul 22, 2016^*

Detailed specifications