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Despite Major Sales, Starfield Disappoints Many with Immersion Issues and Weak Roleplaying

  • Starfield has the lowest Steam user review score of any Bethesda game, including Fallout 76. Only 71.4% of reviews are positive.

  • Players criticize stiff NPC animations, limited romances, repetitive procedural generation, and frustrating space combat.

  • Some think allowing pronoun choice hurt reviews, but bugs seem less an issue than weak immersion and roleplaying.

  • Despite over 10 million players across platforms, concurrent players trail Cyberpunk 2077 on Steam.

  • 25% of Xbox players have not achieved liftoff, suggesting early game issues. Reviews may improve as more content is added.

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