90.4%Very Positive

Starbound

by ChucklefishJul 22, 2016$14.99

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...

Open World Survival Craft, Sandbox, Survival games average 86% Starbound scores 4 points above average

Total Reviews

87,344

78,945 positive / 8,399 negative

Top 42%

Positive %

90.4%

Top 50%

30-Day Trend

-18.5%

Dev Response Rate

0%

Top 100%

Monthly Velocity

204

reviews/month

Top 67%

Early Access Ratio

0.0%

of reviews from early access

Developer Activity

moderateLast update: 21 days ago

Update Frequency

Averages one update every 355 days

Recent Updates

1 updates in the last 90 days

Score Projection

Very Positive90.4%
Overwhelmingly Positive95%

80,636 more positive reviews needed to reach Overwhelmingly Positive (estimated 1695 weeks)

Review Themes

community84 mentions
updates53 mentions
story43 mentions
content37 mentions
value29 mentions
audio22 mentions
pricing21 mentions
difficulty18 mentions
graphics12 mentions
multiplayer10 mentions
PositiveNegative

Extracted from 500 reviews using keyword analysis

Score based on all 87,344 reviews. Theme analysis based on 500 recent reviews.

How Starbound Compares

GameScoreDev ResponseMonthly Reviews
Starbound90.4%0%204
Terraria97.5%0%500
Don't Starve Together95%0%500
Valheim94.2%0%500
Core Keeper92.8%0%500
Palworld94.5%0%500

Verdict

With 87.3K reviews and a 90.4% positive score, Starbound is Very Positive. The absence of developer responses represents a missed opportunity to deepen player loyalty. A 18.5% negative trend in the past month signals growing player dissatisfaction.

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