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The reviews are in forStarfield, cementing Bethesda’s open world sci-fi RPG as one of the highest-rated new games of 2023.Starfieldhas been a massive hit for Bethesda and the game isn’t even technically out yet.
The officialStarfieldrelease date is September 6, but some fans have had the opportunity to play the game ahead of schedule. Those willing to pay extra for the Premium version of the game have been able to playStarfieldwell ahead of its official release date, exploring the cosmos and living out their sci-fi fantasies to their hearts' content.Starfieldhas enjoyed a high concurrent player count on Steam, suggesting many fans opted to pay extra to play early. The game has also enjoyed fairly high review scores as well.
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At the time of this writing,Starfieldhas an 88 overall rating on review aggregate site OpenCritic.Starfieldreviews have praised the game’s ambitionand how it successfully translates Bethesda’s open world formula to an outer space setting. There have been someStarfielddetractors as well, with some reviewers taking issue with the game’s slow start and finding certain aspects of the game dated. While there are still some reviews left to be counted, it’s unlikelyStarfield’s overall review score will move far away from the 88 it’s at now in either direction, making it one of 2023’s highest-rated new games.
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Discounting remasters and DLCs,Starfieldis the 16th highest-rated game of 2023 so far. It shares its 88 overall score withDiablo 4,Vernal Edge,Pikmin 4, andFinal Fantasy 16, but has been beat out by other major releases from earlier this year,like Bethesda’s ownHi-Fi Rush, Nintendo’sThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and the landmark RPGBaldur’s Gate 3. Again, there is still time forStarfield’s review score to shift a bit, so fans should keep that in mind.
Looking at the top 20 highest-rated new game releases of 2023 really underscores how big of a year Xbox Game Pass has had.Starfieldis a day one Xbox Game Pass gameof course, but it’s not the only Game Pass release that’s cracked the top 20. It’s joined bySea of StarsandHi-Fi Rush, with theDead Spaceremake expected to join the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate lineup through EA Play at some point down the line as well.
Starfieldlaunches on September 6 for PC and Xbox Series X.
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