90.5%Very Positive

Starbound

by Chucklefish22 Jul, 2016$13.99

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 5 points above average

Total Reviews

87,080

78,829 positive / 8,251 negative

Top 41%

Positive %

90.5%

Top 50%

30-Day Trend

+2%

Dev Response Rate

0%

Top 100%

Monthly Velocity

133

reviews/month

Top 79%

Early Access Ratio

0.0%

of reviews from early access

Developer Activity

abandonedLast update: 1 year ago

Update Frequency

Averages one update every 288 days

Recent Updates

0 updates in the last 90 days

Score Projection

Very Positive90.5%
Overwhelmingly Positive95%

77,940 more positive reviews needed to reach Overwhelmingly Positive (estimated 2515 weeks)

Review Themes

community72 mentions
content30 mentions
story30 mentions
value27 mentions
updates17 mentions
bugs14 mentions
multiplayer12 mentions
difficulty11 mentions
graphics9 mentions
audio9 mentions
PositiveNegative

Extracted from 500 reviews using keyword analysis

Score based on all 87,080 reviews. Theme analysis based on 500 recent reviews.

How Starbound Compares

GameScoreDev ResponseMonthly Reviews
Starbound90.5%0%133
Terraria97.6%0%500
Don't Starve Together95.1%0%500
Valheim94.3%0%500
Core Keeper92.8%0%500
Palworld94.2%0%500

Verdict

With 87.1K reviews and a 90.5% positive score, Starbound is Very Positive. The absence of developer responses represents a missed opportunity to deepen player loyalty. Sentiment has been consistent over the past month with no significant shifts.

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