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Explore the Universe in Starbound – Out Now on XBOX GAME PASS

London, UK –  21st January 2025 – Chucklefish today announced that their debut title, Starbound, has landed on Xbox Game Pass.

Starbound launched onto Xbox for the first time on October 24th 2024, with a follow-up quality of life update on December 9th 2024. From today it is now also available for users on Xbox Game Pass! The Xbox version features full controller support, and a toggleable auto-aim accessibility feature. Players can explore the universe with an online co-op crew of up to 4! Starbound on Xbox will also contain all the free content updates available on PC.

Check out the Starbound Xbox trailer

About Starbound:

You’ve fled your home after an alien attack, 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 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 forego a heroic journey entirely in favour of colonising 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, or an underwater arcade.

Features

  • Choose from one of 7 playable intergalactic races and customise your character
  • Save the universe in a story campaign featuring unique characters, bosses, dungeons and quests!
  • You’re the captain of your very own starship! Customise, expand and commandeer it to explore a procedurally generated universe
  • Explore the universe with a crew of up to 4 friends
  • Establish a colony on uncharted planets and collect gifts from your tenants – if they like you, they may even ask to join your ship crew!
  • Three game modes – Casual (no need to eat), Survival (eat to survive/drop items on death) and Hardcore (permadeath)
  • Craft thousands of objects – building materials, armor, weapons, furniture and more!
  • Capture unique monsters to fight alongside you or keep in your planetary zoo
  • All content is available in online drop-in/drop-out co-op
  • Toggle auto-aim at any time – a new accessibility feature introduced for controllers
  • Complete with all free content updates from the PC version

Starbound is available on Xbox consoles and will be playable on Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X priced at £11.99/ $14.99 / €13.99 or via Xbox Game Pass.

About Chucklefish

Chucklefish is an independent game developer and publisher based in London, UK, with a love of charming pixel art and a drive to support and create amazing games. Since 2011, Chucklefish has developed its own games (Starbound and Wargroove) and supported indie developers to realise their own visions. They’ve published titles such as Risk of Rain, Stardew Valley, Wildfrost, Pathway, Eastward, INMOST and Timespinner. With their third in-house game – Witchbrook – in the works as well as many exciting projects from their publishing partners, Chucklefish have never been more proud to remain independent.