Starfield
Shooter / Role-playing (RPG) / Adventure · 2023 · Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Bethesda Game Studios' space RPG. You start as a miner, join the Constellation explorers and chase artifacts across the galaxy in the 19-mission main questline. It released in 2023 on Xbox and PC, and the PS5 version followed on 7 April 2026 with the Shattered Space and Terran Armada DLC and the free Free Lanes update. Saves can't be transferred between PC/Xbox and PS5.
Guides and missables below stop at this point. Move it forward as you play.
Quest walkthroughs
Quests for Prologue. Open a quest for step-by-step directions, choices, rewards and troubleshooting. Its full walkthrough reveals that quest’s details.
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Quick tips
Prologue
Choose your background and traits carefully
Your starting background and traits matter for the whole game. Pick a background whose three free skills you will actually use, because traits are permanent.
Prologue
Quicksave often
Make quicksaving a habit from the very start of the game.
Prologue
Learn the scanner and weight limit
Learn the scanner and the inventory weight limit now. Early encumbrance is the biggest nuisance.
Things you can miss
Optional quests, items or choices you can lose access to by progressing past a point. Guides often call these “missables”.
Sir Livingstone's Pistol
Can be lost after: Prologue
It comes only from your father at your parents' house, and only if you took the Kid Stuff trait. The source gives no deadline, so grab it early, and take Kid Stuff at character creation if you want it.
All Starfield missables by stage (contains spoilers)
Opening this list shows every missable’s name, including ones past your spoiler line. Names only, no details.
- Sir Livingstone's Pistol · can be lost after Prologue
- Eye of the Storm weapon choice (Unfair Advantage or Tempest) · can be lost after Open-galaxy phase
- Revenant rifle · can be lost after Open-galaxy phase
- Burden of Proof side quest · can be lost after Open-galaxy phase
- Quests locked by A High Price to Pay · can be lost after First point of no return
- Half the Battle achievement · can be lost after First point of no return
- Unmitigated Violence · can be lost after Unity run-up
- Eternity's Gate · can be lost after Late main story
- Entangled choice · can be lost after Late main story
- Starcrossed romance achievement · can be lost after Late main story
- Amelia Earhart (companion) · can be lost after Finale and New Game Plus
Guides and data last refreshed Nov 12, 2026. They are generated from web research and may contain mistakes.