In the first two hours on the Steam platform, the game Starfield gathered over 230,000 concurrent players

According to SteamDB, in the first two hours after the release of the game Starfield, it reached a peak of 234,502 concurrent players on August 31 at 10:00 PM Eastern Time (September 1 at 3:00 AM British Summer Time).

This ranked as the sixth highest peak concurrent player count on Steam in the last 24 hours, despite the official release of the game being scheduled for September 6.

Players who purchase the Premium Edition or Constellation Edition of Starfield have the opportunity to start playing five days before the official release date, while others will have to wait for the official launch.

The game has received overall positive reviews from critics, with versions for Xbox Series X and PC currently holding Metacritic scores of 87 and 88, respectively.

Reviewer Jordan Middler writes: "Starfield is undoubtedly a game that players will enjoy for years to come. It's rich in content to an extent that is rare in modern gaming, and it offers the kind of experience that people who have been enjoying different versions of Skyrim for years have been waiting for. It doesn't revolutionize gameplay mechanics, but almost everything it does, it does so well that it's a truly captivating experience."