Starfield already "biggest Bethesda game launch of all time"

It launched only days ago, but Starfield has already rocketed past another huge player milestone, cementing it as Bethesda's biggest game launch of all time.

Heidi Nicholas

Published 08 Sep 2023

Now that Bethesda's space RPG is now officially out, even more of you have been able to start hunting those Starfield achievements, with Bethesda confirming that Starfield has now picked up over six million players and is the "biggest Bethesda game launch of all time".

Starfield managed to surpass one million concurrent players on its launch day alone, and has been picking up more players ever since. Given that it was easily one of the most anticipated game launches in recent years, it's no surprise to see it amassing players so quickly, but it is great to find out that it's just as amazing as we'd hoped it would be. Starfield garnered a positive reception all round, with a Metacritic score 86 out of 100 on Xbox Series X, at time of writing. We had a lot of good things to say in our own Starfield review, so check that out too.

There's no shortage of things to do in the starfield, but naturally everyone is already trying to see what else they can get away with: shoving 20,000 potatoes onto their ship, for instance, or else creating mods for Phil Spencer and Todd Howard flashlights.

Starfield only launched in full two days ago, so it'll be interesting to see what other records it manages to break — we'll keep an eye out for more.

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Written by Heidi Nicholas

Heidi tends to lean towards indie games, RPGs, and open-world games on Xbox, and when not playing Disney Dreamlight Valley, happily installs every new wholesome game that appears on Xbox Game Pass, before diving back into favorites like The Witcher 3. She's looking forward to Age of Mythology Retold, Everwild, Fable, and Avowed on the Xbox horizon. Heidi graduated with an MA in English Literature before joining the TrueAchievements team.