How Many Quests in Starfield & How Long it Takes to Beat

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Given the scope of Starfield, many players are looking for information regarding how long it takes to beat and how many quests it has. Bethesda says this is their biggest game to date, with one of the biggest main campaigns ever made for their titles. If you want to know how much time you’ll spend exploring the universe inside your ship, here we’ll tell you how many quests are in Starfield and how long it takes to beat.

Starfield: Main Quest List

Starfield Quests — Image Source: Bethesda via The Nerd Stash

In several interviews, the people behind this gigantic RPG claimed the game has one of the biggest campaigns they’ve made. This means Starfield will take quite a while to beat, even if you only focus on the main quests. If you want to know how many of them are there, here’s the full list:

One Small Step
The Old Neighbourhood
The Empty Nest
Back to Vectera
Into the Unknown
All That Money Can Buy
Starborn
Further into the Unknown
Short Sighted
No Sudden Moves
High Price to Pay
Unity
In Their Footsteps
Unearthed
Final Glimpses
Missed Beyond Measure
Entangled
Revelation
One Giant Leap

As you can see, there are 19 main quests in Starfield. These might seem like a few, but in reality, all quests have several objectives, meaning you’ll spend a lot of time completing them all.

How Many Faction Quests Are There?

Many might also want to know how many faction quests are in the game. Veterans of Bethesda games already know most of the RPGs made by this studio feature factions. You can join most of them in any game, and Starfield isn’t an exception. There are four factions you can join and do quests for. Here are the factions and the quests we’ve discovered so far:

United Colonies

Supra Et Ulta
Grunt Work
Delivering Devils
Eyewitness
Friends Like These
War Relics
Hostile Intelligence
A Legacy Forged

Crimson Fleet

Deep Cover
Rook Meets King
Echoes of the Past
Breaking the Bank
The Best There Is
Absolute Power
Eye of the Storm
Legacy’s End

Ryujin Industries

Back to the Grind
One Step Ahead
A New Narrative
Access is Key
Sowing Discord
Accidents Happen
Maintaining the Edge
Top Secrets
Background Checks
The Key Ingredient
Sabotage
Executive Level

Freestar Rangers

Job Gone Wrong
Deputized
Where Hope is Built
Shadows in Neon
Surgical Strike
First to Fight, First to Die
The Hammer Falls

How Long Does it Take to Beat Starfield?

Starfield How Long to Beat the game — Image Source: Bethesda via The Nerd Stash

Those who focus on the main quest will only spend 40 hours; time may vary depending on how many things you see while exploring the game’s planets. While some people recommend rushing the main story to see what’s new in New Game Plus, we recommend you take your time to learn everything the game has first.

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And that’s everything related to Starfield main and faction quests and how long it’ll take to beat. If you do faction quests, you’ll spend more time in the game, and we recommend you do so. Doing faction questlines unlocks some neat rewards you might need for the main story. If not, the game’s main quests are easy to tackle and shouldn’t present many challenges once you unlock some of the game’s best mechanics.

Starfield is available on Xbox and PC.