In Starbound, you create your own story - there’s no wrong way to play! You may choose to save the universe from the forces that destroyed your home, uncovering greater galactic mysteries in the process, or you may wish to forego a heroic journey entirely in favor of colonizing uncharted planets.
Settle down and farm the land, become an intergalactic landlord, hop from planet to planet collecting rare creatures, or delve into dangerous dungeons and lay claim to extraordinary treasures.
Discover ancient temples and modern metropolises, trees with eyes, and mischievous penguins. Make use of hundreds of materials and over two thousand objects to build a sleepy secluded cabin in the woods, a medieval castle, underwater arcade, or even a space station.
Starbound has been built from the ground up to be multiplayer and easily moddable. You have the tools to make the universe your own and modify the game to suit your play style - add new items, races, planet types, dungeons, and quests - the possibilities are limitless.
1. To download, click the button on the right. You’ll be taken to the download page.
2. On the download page, click 'Download' and wait for the file to finish downloading.
3. Once Starbound has finished downloading, right-click the .rar file and select 'Extract to current folder'.(If you run into any errors while extracting, make sure you’re using WinRAR or 7-Zip.)
4. Open the unzipped folder, find the .exe file, and double click it to run. (If there's a _readme.txt file in the folder, it's probably worth checking out.)
5. Enjoy. If you get any missing .dll errors, check for a 'Redist' or '_CommonRedist' folder and install everything inside.