Chris Tapsell
EurogamerStarfield review - a game about exploration, without exploration
Published 9/14/2023
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Score
60
-23 vs critic avg
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PC / Xbox Series X|S - 9/6/2023
Starfield
A sci-fi RPG from Bethesda Game Studios about exploring the Settled Systems, building a character, joining factions, customizing ships, and finding your place in a vast spacefaring universe.
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- Bethesda Game Studios
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
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83
Average of 19 scored external reviews.
User average
65
Average of 7 saved user ratings.
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Review coverage
Critic signal strength
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Critic avg
83
19 scored reviews
Total coverage
24
5 unscored reviews
Score range
60–100
Lowest to highest scored review
Signal shape
Polarized
Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 83 across 19 scored reviews, with a 40-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
How to read this
Treat the average carefully. A polarized landscape is where reviewer match, review text, and score deltas matter more than the headline number.
Most scored reviews currently sit in the 90–100 band. 5 unscored reviews add coverage context without moving the critic average.
Score distribution
Shows how included scored reviews are clustered across the normalized 100-point scale.
19 included scored reviews
90–1007 reviews · 37%
80–897 reviews · 37%
70–794 reviews · 21%
Below 701 review · 5%
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Simon Parkin
The GuardianStarfield review – an exquisite, electric, faintly rickety universe of possibilities
Published 9/6/2023
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The GuardianText review
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Score
80
-3 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalMichael Damiani
Easy AlliesStarfield - Easy Allies Review - YouTube
Published 9/6/2023
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Score
80
-3 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalNat Smith
PCGamesNStarfield review - a giant leap for Bethesda, a small step for RPGs
Published 9/2/2023
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Space RPGBethesdaOpen worldSci-fiExplorationRPGPC
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Score
70
-13 vs critic avg
Mixed
Read originalLeon Hurley
GamesRadar+Starfield review: "The best thing Bethesda has done since Oblivion" | GamesRadar+GamesRadar+GamesRadar+NewsaramaTotal FilmEdge
Published 8/31/2023
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100
+17 vs critic avg
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Read originalStarfield Review
Published 8/31/2023
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70
-13 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalFexelea
FextralifeStarfield Review
Published 8/31/2023
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Score
94
+11 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalAlex Donaldson
RPG SiteStarfield Review
Published 8/31/2023
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Space RPGBethesdaOpen worldSci-fiExplorationRPGXbox
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Score
90
+7 vs critic avg
Recommended
Read originalDonovan Erskine
ShacknewsStarfield review: One giant leap
Published 8/31/2023
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Space RPGBethesdaOpen worldSci-fiExplorationRPGSteamXbox
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Score
90
+7 vs critic avg
Recommended
Read originalBen Sledge
TheGamerStarfield Review: One Small Step For RPGs, One Giant Leap For Bethesda
Published 8/31/2023
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Score
80
-3 vs critic avg
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