Bethesda’s behemoth of a game does not have as long a main storyline as you would expect.
Starfield is Bethesda’s newest game in a line of massive open-world RPGs, set 50 light-years outside the solar system in an area known as the Settled Systems. The year is 2310, and two factions, known as the Freestar Collective and the United Colonies, are facing off in a war known as the Colony War.
When the game starts, your character is introduced as a miner working in the Settled Systems for an organization of space explorers known as the Constellation.
The ambitions of space exploration and the romance surrounding discovery and expeditions have faded. That is – until your character finds a strange artifact, which sets off the events surrounding the game’s main story and takes you on a journey into the unknown.
With 19 missions considered core to the narrative, the main storyline of Starfield centers around tracking a set of artifacts. You will find one of them during the game’s opening in Vectera. While tracking these artifacts, you will come to find out about how humans mastered intergalactic travel as well as the fate of Planet Earth.
You should note that the main story is only a small part of the game, and its true strengths lie in its open world’s side content and world-building. However, this list should be useful if you want to rush through the main story or if you want to know how far into the story you are.
All Main Missions in Starfield
If you’re only interested in the main story, Starfield takes about 20-30 hours to complete, without including the Power From Beyond questline. Which, while heavily linked to the main narrative, is entirely optional. Below you can find all the core missions and their objective. (Warning: Spoilers Ahead)
| Mission No. | Mission Name | Mission Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Small Step | – Follow Supervisor Lin – Get the Cutter – Collect Mineral Deposits – Explore the Cavern – Break up the Deposits – Take the Strange Object – Follow Lin – Meet with the Client – Hold off the Pirates – Talk to Barrett – Board the Ship – Take off from Vectera – Learn to Fly – Power Up All Systems (Optional, if you want to skip the tutorial) – Deal with the Crimson Fleet – Travel to Kreet – Land at the Kreet Research Base – Deal with Crimson Fleet Captain – Return to the Ship – Grav Jump to Jamison – Land at New Atlantis – Go to the Lodge (MAST District) – Enter the Library – Talk to Sarah – Listen to the Meeting – Place the Artifact – Listen to the Meeting – Talk to Sarah |
| 2 | The Old Neighbourhood | – Talk to Sarah – Talk to Sarah’s Contact – Ask about Moara in Cydonia – Go to Venus – Talk to Sarah – Examine the Satellite – Go to Nova Galactic Staryard – Talk to Sarah – Dock with Nova Galactic Staryard – Find Any Clues about Moara – Go to Neptune – Approach the Ship – Evade Fire – Damage Moara’s Ship – Dock with Moara’s Ship – Clear Moara’s Ship of Hostiles – Talk to Moara – Take the Artifact – Return to the Lodge – Add the Artifact – Wait for Sarah – Talk to Sarah |
| 3 | The Empty Nest | – Talk to Sam Coe – Travel to Akila City – Talk to Sam – Go the Galbank Vault – Complete “Job Gone Wrong“ – Search for the Maps – Talk to Sam – Talk to Jacob – Talk to Sam – Get the Maps – Talk to Sam – Travel to the Empty Nest – Get the Artifact – Leave the Hideout – Deal with Shaw – (Optional) Kill the Ashta – Return to the Lodge – Add the Artifact – Wait for Sam – Talk to Sam |
| 4 | Back to Vectera | – Return to Vectera – Kill Matsura – Return to the Lodge – Enter the Library – Wait for Barrett – Talk to Barrett |
| 5 | Into the Unknown | – Talk to Vladimir – Go to Nesoi – Find the Artifact on Nesoi – Go to Tau Ceti II – Find the Artifact on Tau Ceti II – Find Andreja – Add the Artifacts to the Collection – Talk to Matteo – Talk to Vladimir – Go to Procyon III – Land at the Scanner Anomaly – Return to the Lodge – Use “Anti-Gravity Field” in front of Vladimir – Talk to Vladimir |
| 6 | All That Money Can Buy | – Talk to Walter Stroud – Travel to Neon – Talk to Walter Stroud – Check in at Stroud-Eklund HQ – Talk to Issa Eklund – Investigate the Seller – Search the Seller’s Sleepcrate – Check the Door Controls – Talk to Walter Stroud – Go to the Astral Lounge – Talk to Walter Stroud – Locate the Seller – Talk to Walter Stroud – Negotiate for the Artifact – Head to the Entrance – Talk to Issa Eklund – Go to Slayton Aerospace HQ – Find a way to the Next Floor – Take the Elevator – Talk to Walter – Go to the Next Floor – Climb the Trade Tower – Confront Nicolaus Slayton – Talk to Musgrove – Go to the Ship – Take off from Neon – Return to the Lodge |
| 7 | Starborn | – Grav Jump to Anywhere – Talk to Noel – Attend the Lodge Meeting – Talk to Sarah – Add the Artifact to the Collection |
| 8 | Further into the Unknown | – Talk to Vladimir – Go to Indum IV-A – Find the Artifact on Indum IV-A – Go to Volt – Find the Artifact on Volt – Add the Artifacts to the Collection – Talk to Matteo – Talk to Vladimir |
| 9 | Short Sighted | – Go to the Eye – Check in on Everyone – Install the Parts – Weld the Panel – Talk to Vladimir |
| 10 | No Sudden Moves | – Talk to Vladimir – Travel to the Scow – Board the Scow – Find Captain Petrov – Access Petrov’s Vault – Steal the Artifact – Leave the Scow – Add the Artifact to the Collection |
| 11 | High Price to Pay | – Talk to Noel – Or Go to the Eye – Find Everyone on the Eye – Go to the Lodge – Find Everyone in the Lodge – Find Noel – Escape to Your Ship – Initiate Take-Off – Go to the Eye – Talk to Vladimir – Build the Armillary on Your Ship – Or Build the Armillary at an Outpost – Return to the Lodge – Talk to Matteo |
| 12 | Unity | – Talk to Keeper Aquilus – Enter the Sanctum Universum – Talk to Keeper Aquilus – Talk to the House of Enlightenment – Talk to the Va’Ruun Prisoner – Return to Keeper Aquilus – Go to Indum II – Go to “Pilgrim’s Rest” – Search for Clues on “Unity” – Access the Locked Room – Search the Room – Read “Pilgrim’s Final Writing” – Find the “Scorpion’s Sting” on Hyla II – Go to the Last Star of the Scorpius Constellation |
| 13 | In Their Footsteps | – Hail the Scorpius – Dock with the Scorpius – Talk to the Hunter – Leave the Scorpius – (Optional) Talk to the Emissary – (Optional) Talk to the Hunter – Talk to the Emissary |
| 14 | Unearthed | – Go to Nova Galactic Research Station – Investigate the Research Station – Play the Recording on the Roof – Go to NASA – Find a Way Inside – Enter NASA – Find Information About NASA – Find Information About the Martian Sample – Find Information About the Prototype Grav Drive – Find Information About Grav Drive Side Effects – Release the Artifact – Take the Artifact – Leave NASA – Talk to the Emissary |
| 15 | Final Glimpses | – Return to the Lodge – Talk to Vladimir – Go to Procyon IV – Find the Artifact on Procyon IV – Go to Freya III |
| 16 | Missed Beyond Measure | – Wait for the Service (3 UT Days) – Attend the Memorial Service Today – Say a Few Words – (Optional) Speak with Everyone – Leave When You’re Ready |
| 17 | Entangled | – Investigate the Distress Signal – Enter Nishina Research Station – Speak to Ethan – Follow Ethan – Explore the Ruins – Speak to Rafael – Speak to Director Patel – Get to the Lab – Speak to Rafael – Speak to Rafael – Speak to Ethan – Speak to Maria – Assist Maria – Stand in the Distortion – Find a Probe Control Unit – Recalibrate the Distortion – Speak to Maria – Speak to Director Patel – (Optional) Get Supplies – Take the Elevator – Get to the Lab – Override the Lockdown in the Facilities Section – Override the Lockdown in the Accelerator Section – Override the Lockdown in the Storage Section – Disengage Power Interlocks (7/7) or Switch Universes – Shut Down the Probe – Take the Artifact – Speak to Rafael |
| 18 | Revelation | – Defeat the Starborn Ships – Hail the Scorpius – Land at the Buried Temple – Defeat the Starborn – Defeat the Starborn – Find a Way to Open the Door – Enter the Anomaly – Leave the Anomaly – Defeat the Starborn – (Optional) Disable the Defenses – Find a Way to Open the Door – Enter the Anomaly – Find a Way Out of the Anomaly – Leave the Anomaly – Leave the Anomaly – Defeat the Starborn – Defeat the Emissary and the Hunter – Take the Emissary’s Artifacts – Take the Hunter’s Artifacts – Take the Artifact |
| 19 | One Giant Leap | – Build the Armillary on Your Ship – (Optional) Talk to Your Friends Before You Leave – Power Up the Grav Drive to Jump to the Unity – Or Remove the Armillary to Grav Jump Normally – Return to the Unity When You Are Ready |
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