One-off purchase
Starfield cost to play
How many people play Starfield on Steam, from a 330,597 launch peak to a few thousand, what it costs on Steam UK, and its PEGI 18 rating.
Starfield gameplay, images and trailer
© Bethesda Softworks, Starfield trailer “Official Gameplay Trailer” on Steam · Steam store page
The short version
- From £44.99: Cheapest standard price: Starfield (Steam UK, standard price)
- Included with Game Pass: £0 extra on Xbox Game Pass Premium (and Ultimate)
- One-off price: Bought once; no store currency or random items on this page
- 5,728 Steam peak: Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts)
- PEGI 18: Age rating
- Released
- 5 September 2023
- Developer
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
- Platforms
- PC
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- Genre
- RPG, Open world
- Modes
- Single-player
On this page
- Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts)
- 5,728
- steamcharts.com Checked 1 Nov 2026
What Starfield costs to play
| Item | Price | Per | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starfield (Steam UK, standard price) | £44.99 | game | store.steampowered.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 |
Starfield on Game Pass
Included at no extra cost for subscribers to these services. Catalogues change every month, so check the date.
- Xbox Game Pass Premium (and Ultimate)Included£0 extraxbox.com, checked 3 Nov 2026
How Starfield is rated
GamesChart Score
74.8, #2,232 of 3,236 rated games
#67 of 2023 · #430 of the 2020s · #509 in Shooter · #1,355 on Xbox
Critics
Players
Built from 122,648 ratings across 5 of 5 sources. Critics and players count 50/50. Ratings pulled 5 November 2026.
Where it sits in the ranking
- #2,231
Mulaka2018 · Lienzo74.8 - #2,232
Starfield2023 · Bethesda Game Studios74.8 - #2,233
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection2021 · Capcom74.8
Starfield questions
How many people play Starfield?
Over the 30 days to 1 November 2026 Starfield peaked at 5,728 players online at once on Steam, with an average of about 3,206, according to Steam Charts. Its all-time Steam peak is 330,597, in September 2023, the month it launched. Steam Charts counts the Steam version only, not Xbox or PC Game Pass players.
What age rating is Starfield?
Starfield is rated PEGI 18 on pegi.info, for violence and bad language, and its label carries the in-game purchases notice.
How much does Starfield cost in the UK?
Starfield (Steam UK, standard price): £44.99. Prices checked 1 November 2026.
Is Starfield free to play?
No. Starfield is not free to play: you buy the game to play it.
Is Starfield on Game Pass?
Yes. Starfield is included with Xbox Game Pass Premium (and Ultimate), so subscribers can play it at no extra cost. Checked 3 November 2026 on the service's own page.
Who makes Starfield?
Starfield is developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.
Starfield is a single-player space role-playing game from Bethesda Game Studios, the team behind The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4, and its first new universe in 25 years. It came out on 5 September 2023, and this page covers the Steam version on PC.
Players
Starfield player count: the 30-day peak on Steam Charts was 5,728 concurrent players on 1 November 2026, with an average of about 3,206 over the same 30 days. About 2,613 were playing when we checked. The all-time Steam peak is 330,597, in September 2023, the month it launched.
Monthly peaks have settled at a few thousand: 6,229 in September 2026 and 5,728 in October. Steam Charts only counts the Steam version, so players on Xbox and through PC Game Pass aren't included.
What it costs
On Steam UK, Starfield costs £44.99 at standard price. Steam also lists add-ons for it; we haven't recorded their prices on this page.
Age rating
Starfield is rated PEGI 18 on pegi.info, for violence and bad language, and the label carries the in-game purchases notice. Valve's Steam store data also lists ESRB M, USK 16 in Germany and Steam Germany 18.
How we checked
We read the Steam UK listing, Valve's Steam store data, Steam Charts and pegi.info on 1 November 2026.
Card art and page images: screenshots from Bethesda Softworks' Starfield Steam store page. © Bethesda Softworks. All trademarks belong to their owners. GamesChart is not endorsed by or affiliated with Bethesda Softworks.
Official links: Steam
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Sources
- Card art and page images – Starfield Steam store screenshots (Bethesda Softworks), published by store.steampowered.com
- Starfield on Steam (Bethesda Softworks) – UK price and release date, published by store.steampowered.com
- Steam store data for app 1716740 (Valve) – UK price and age ratings, published by store.steampowered.com
- PEGI rating – Starfield, published by pegi.info
- Steam Charts – Starfield, published by steamcharts.com
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