Suggested age
12+
Starbound is a cartoonish sci-fi sandbox with pixelated combat and mild crude humor, suitable for most players aged 12 and up.
AI-assisted
Official rating
- Combat against monsters, robots, and humanoid enemies using swords, guns, spears, and bows; pixelated blood splatters on hits.AI
- Player character and NPCs can die, with a simple death screen and respawn at the ship or a bed.AI
- Boss fights involve large creatures (e.g. the Erchius Horror) that can crush or explode the player.AI
- Colonist NPCs and even entire village populations can be attacked and killed by the player with no in-game consequence.AI
- Some enemies drop meat or gib into pixel chunks upon death; no persistent gore or dismemberment detail.AI
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