What you need to know
- Bethesda has released a comprehensive timeline of events leading up to the main story of the upcoming RPG, Starfield.
- The timeline documents how mankind began colonizing alien worlds, various factions being formed, wars breaking out, and more.
- Starfield is scheduled to be released on Xbox Series X|S , PC, and Xbox Game Pass on Sept. 6, 2023.
On Aug 14, 2023, Bethesda updated the official Starfield website with a timeline detailing the events of Starfield's backstory leading to when the game's main plot begins. This timeline (via @IdleSloth84_) provides a huge wealth of valuable information regarding Starfield's setting and characters that players will want to read up on if they wish to fully immerse themselves in the plot.
The "Story So Far" is up on the #Starfield website, detailing the timeline of plot events inside the gamehttps://t.co/V0YMLdMV7z pic.twitter.com/4GmWKwh6MDAugust 14, 2023
The history of Starfield's universe features significant events like humanity finally landing on Mars in 2050 and being able to sustainably live in space by 2100. Then as mankind journeyed the stars to colonize more worlds, factions began to form like the United Colonies and Freestar Collective and battled one another for dominance of the Narian System in a bloody war called the Narian War which lasted from 2196 to 2216.
Other noteworthy events include the formation of the Constellation faction in 2275, a group of explorers dedicated to exploring the cosmos, discovering alien artifacts and lifeforms, and solving their mysteries. Then in 2307, United Colonies and Freestar Collective once again declared war on each other after the Freestar Collective broke a peace treaty, resulting in the Colony War which lasted until 2311.
The timeline ends in 2330 with a single message "Starfield Begins", confirming that this is where the player's story will begin in Starfield. The full timeline as stated by Bethesda on the official Starfield website is as follows.
Full Starfield backstory timeline
Starfield's history is set to be vast and complex
This timeline shows that this upcoming Xbox game already has a rich history to help the players immerse themselves in Starfield's grand universe. However, I feel that this timeline is an abridged version of mankind's colonization of space and that it will be up to the player to discover the rest of the game's intriguing lore by exploring the galaxy.
What kind of secrets will await players in the world of Starfield? Find out on Sept. 19, 2023, when Starfield launches on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC (via Windows and Steam), and Xbox Game Pass.
