Purkeypile worked on Starfield for about a year before leaving Bethesda. Starfield launched in September 2023 with a Metacritic score of 88, but its Steam user score tells a different story: only 56% positive based on 118,412 reviews. The studio also chose not to switch to Unreal Engine 5 for Starfield to maintain mod support. By The Numbers Metacritic Score 88 Steam User Score 56% positive Steam Reviews 118,412 Current Steam Players 3,760 Current Price (Steam) $39.99Community frustration has been growing. One Steam reviewer summed up the sentiment in many negative reviews: “As much as I want to play Starfield, it just… doesn’t want to be played.”