Starbound Bound for Xbox Game Pass

After many years, Starbound was finally made available on Xbox on October 24, 2024. Publisher Chucklefish announced that on January 21st that Starbound is now bound for Xbox Game Pass. Following a quality of life update on December 9th 2024, Starbound is out right now for those who have Xbox Game Pass.

The Xbox version of Starbound features controller support, accessibility options like auto aim. In addition, Xbox Series X players can host up to 4 players via online Coop. Series S owners are limited to only two coop players via online coop. Along with that, the Xbox version contains all the previous updates that were available for the PC version.

If you’ve never played Starbound, you are missing out. Somewhat of an established cult classic, Starbound originally launched on Steam in 2016. Since then, Starbound has retained a sizable player base and regular updates. These updates added quality of life features as well as new additions to the game. You play as a wayward adventurer fleeing their home planet after an attack and must find a home planet and procure enough resources to carve out a nice slice of life for yourself. There are planets to explore, dungeons to concur, and secrets to uncover in Starbound.

Chucklefish markets the game with :

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