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 and gather the resources you need to repair your ship and set off to explore the vast, infinite universe… In Starbound, you create your own story - there’s no wrong… Summary: IGDB
Mind Score
NourishingAge · PEGI 12
plays online with strangers: use parental settings
Respect
82
Nourish
68
Stimulation
gentle
Open-ended sandboxStop anytime
On failure
Forgiving: quick retry, no lost progress
- Steam tag “Relaxing” (2830 votes)
Watch out for
Open-ended, can get repetitive
- Steam tag “Sandbox” (4758 votes)
- Steam tag “Open World Survival Craft” (5404 votes)
Online play with strangers
- Steam store: Multi-player
- Steam store: Online Co-op
Pace set by others
- Steam store: Online PvP
What it exercises
Exploration and curiosity
- Steam tag “Exploration” (2846 votes)
- IGDB keyword “exploration”
Creativity
- Steam tag “Building” (2467 votes)
- Steam tag “Crafting” (3037 votes)
Cooperation
- Steam store: Co-op
- Steam tag “Co-op” (2446 votes)
Calm and regulation
- Steam tag “Relaxing” (2830 votes)
High confidence · 27 Sept 2026 · Rules-based estimate from the Steam store, player reviews and PEGI/ESRB descriptors. Not a substitute for the official rating or your own judgement. Tap a label to see the evidence.