A year later, Starfield still feels like that massive space RPG you want to love — but can’t help side-eyeing now and then.
If you’ve never touched it, imagine Skyrim in space: factions, ship building, dialogue options, and a near-endless universe. The potential is huge — the execution… depends on your tolerance for Bethesda-isms.
🚀 My Experience
I’ve sunk around 176 hours into Starfield.
I’m the kind of player who grinds for power — I do every side quest, collect every power, and min-max everything. The downside? Burnout. That “I’ll play tomorrow” moment turned into months of not touching it again. But when I did play, I enjoyed it. My character is absurdly overpowered now, but hey, that’s part of the fun.
⚙️ The State of the Game (2026)
Bethesda’s last major update was September 2024, which added quality-of-life fixes and performance boosts. Since then, we’ve only had minor patches.
So yeah — Starfield works better than at launch, but it also feels like Bethesda quietly moved on to other projects.
Good news:
- Fewer bugs
- Modding community still active
- Performance is much smoother
Bad news:
- Planets still feel copy-paste after a while
- Enemy AI? Dumb as a bag of moon rocks
- Side bases repeat like recycled assets from 2023
🛠️ Highlights
- Ship building is surprisingly addictive once you have the resources.
- Gunplay is solid.
- Exploration still gives that sense of “What’s over the next hill?” even if what’s over the next hill is… the same prefab mining outpost again.
The ship I used is the one I copied from this video below. It’s big, over-the-top, and has all the gimmicks — turrets, storage, crew space, you name it. Seeing it come together piece by piece was one of those few “damn, this game can be awesome” moments.
Even if the planets and enemy bases start blending together after a while, moments like this — building and flying your own creation — still make Starfield worth revisiting.
💀 The Reality
Starfield’s biggest sin isn’t that it’s bad — it’s that it’s safe.
It plays like a massive comfort-food RPG: familiar, predictable, and still a bit rough around the edges. You can lose yourself in it for weeks… until the repetition hits.
🎯 Verdict
If you skipped it at launch, 2026 is actually a good time to jump in — performance is solid, and the worst bugs are gone.
But if you need fresh content or more life from Bethesda itself, don’t expect miracles. This game’s best days are probably behind it unless a massive expansion drops.
Score: 7.5/10
Best for: grinders, explorers, and anyone who still gets nostalgic for Skyrim-style leveling.
Skip if: you’re expecting No Man’s Sky’s freedom or Cyberpunk’s storytelling depth.
