Starbound

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App ID	211820
App Type	Game
Developer	Chucklefish
Publisher	Chucklefish
Franchise	Chucklefish
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber	30229924
Last Record Update	24 July 2025 – 15:13:13 UTC ()
Release Date	22 July 2016 – 16:32:00 UTC ()

😍 91.10%

165k reviews

1,100

In-Game

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...

Additional Information

Developer

Chucklefish

gamedir

ValveTestApp211820

metacritic_name

Starbound

icon

empty string

metacritic_score

NoServers

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/starbound?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

state

eStateAvailable

VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed

Yes

community_visible_stats

Yes

sourcegame

Yes

workshop_visible

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Chucklefish

eulas

0 ↴
id	211820_eula_0
name	Starbound EULA
url	http://store.steampowered.com//eula/211820_eula_0

Store Release Date

22 July 2016 – 16:33:03 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/playstarboundgame/
https://x.com/StarboundGame

Primary Genre

Indie (23)

Store Genres

Action (1), Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23), RPG (3)

Steam Release Date

22 July 2016 – 16:32:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

24 July 2025 – 15:12:45 UTC () (1753369965)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
library_header	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	CenterCenter
width_pct	56.29030963009774
height_pct	100

osextended

macos64

review_score

review_percentage

review_score_bombs

review_percentage_bombs

Detected Technologies (?)

Discord SDK, Qt SDK, SDL SDK, Vorbis SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 23 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 4369387

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	native
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

4 May 2013 – 21:10:14 UTC (), in changelist #185065

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

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icon

4dbf4041c33eb2edfc41f552320a2e584519134c

logo

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logo_small

38652d0a34354f77e37073aeb5e8e9619d2c5308_thumb

clienticns

dbdcf4712cce4bcda33f699c428fa668d68fa0a9

LinuxClientIcon

09b8680e98b1e6edfbb8b329d7db32cf82c2fdce

small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

3ec8855d056d8695de0256594f893a9e3cb826e3/header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	CenterCenter
logo_position/width_pct	56.29030963009774
logo_position/height_pct	100
library_header ↴
image/english	3ec8855d056d8695de0256594f893a9e3cb826e3/library_header.jpg
image2x/english	3ec8855d056d8695de0256594f893a9e3cb826e3/library_header_2x.jpg

Assets

main_capsule	capsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	3ec8855d056d8695de0256594f893a9e3cb826e3/header.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
community_icon	4dbf4041c33eb2edfc41f552320a2e584519134c.jpg
page_background_path	app/211820
timestamp	24 July 2025 – 15:13:07 UTC

Trailers

256667379 ↴
trailer_name	Starbound 1.0 Launch Trailer
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	256667379/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256667379/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256667379/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256667379/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	211820/65631/b12ea4865202cb14e0513d0dcfab7c21c64f2cdd/1750485660/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	211820/65631/b12ea4865202cb14e0513d0dcfab7c21c64f2cdd/1750485660/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256667379/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256667379/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	65631
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1469206061
256753277 ↴
trailer_name	Starbound 1.4 Bounty Hunter Update
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	256753277/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256753277/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256753277/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256753277/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	211820/227816/6f900b36a4964a276ac2afcb2ca441ef6c04b4cd/1750485671/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	211820/227816/6f900b36a4964a276ac2afcb2ca441ef6c04b4cd/1750485671/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256753277/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256753277/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	227816
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1560437454
256686729 ↴
trailer_name	Starbound 1.3 Spacefarer Update
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	256686729/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256686729/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256686729/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256686729/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	211820/106520/5a17494de27b073a865759935c54d2cb367c0a82/1750485662/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	211820/106520/5a17494de27b073a865759935c54d2cb367c0a82/1750485662/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256686729/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256686729/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	106520
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1496932824

Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
228986	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2015 Redist	No size
211821	Starbound Content	865.06 MiB	656.74 MiB
211822	Windows Starbound Windows 32 Depot	340.82 MiB	43.28 MiB
211823	Windows 64-bitStarbound Windows 64 Depot	387.47 MiB	55.69 MiB
211824	macOS Starbound MacOS Depot	154.48 MiB	25.73 MiB
211825	Linux Starbound Linux Depot	209.71 MiB	47.54 MiB

Total size on disk is 1.91 GiB and total download size is 828.99 MiB.

Total size on disk is 1.56 GiB and total download size is 755.72 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		16302742	18 November 2024 – 11:52:11 UTC

Other

Name	Value
preloadonly	1
markdlcdepots	1
workshopdepot	Starbound (211820)
privatebranches	1

Starbound

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