At the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, the two companies finally unveiled 15 minutes ofStarfieldgameplay. It looks a little at the exploration, gave a small glimpse at combat, showed off the spaceship customization and flight, and dived a little into the game’s character creation. There’s certainly some promise in there, though many were not impressed visually, and it’s nice to finally see the highly anticipatedStarfieldin action.
Bethesda’s Todd Howard also recently commented onhow long it takes to beatStarfield. He’d previously stated that it was about 20% bigger thanFallout 4orSkyrim, but more recently revealed thatStarfieldtakes about 30-40 hours to beat. This is in reference to its main story, but like many Bethesda open-world games, that’s only a portion of the game.
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How Long to Beat Starfield vs. Skyrim
It seems safe to say that completing most of the faction quests inStarfieldcould push that length into the hundreds of hours, but as far as the main quest goes, Howard’s comments line up specifically well. The average length to beatSkyrim’s main questis about 34 hours, and ifStarfield’s main quest is 20% bigger, that puts it on the higher end of Howard’s comment: 40 hours.
Thus, it seems thatStarfield’s main questwill likely fall on that higher end, at least based on Howard’s approximation. OnceStarfieldreleases in 2023 and it’s in players’ hands, it’ll be interesting to see how long the average length actually is, but this does seemingly put it into the same ballpark asSkyrim. What will really put the nail in the coffin is how much extra contentStarfieldfeatures, asSkyrimhas several factions that add tons of hours to the game alongside other side quests.
Bethesda has confirmed afew ofStarfield’s factions, but it hasn’t likely given them a look at all of them yet. Constellation is seemingly tied to the main story, while the United Colonies and Free Star Collective could be reminiscent ofSkyrim’s Civil War. The Crimson Fleet and Ryujin Industries have also been confirmed, but it’s hard to say what their exact role will be.
Nonetheless, it seemsStarfieldwill be on par withSkyrim.It has even been confirmed thatStarfieldwill get DLC expansions, though that’s not really a factor here. ButStarfieldis likely to be fully content complete at launch, ifSkyrimis anything to go by.
Starfieldreleases in 2023 for PC and Xbox Series X/S.
