Starfield Gets Review Bombed as Bethesda Upsets More Gamers

Starfield seems to be intent on slipping as far down the charts as possible as time goes on. Last year, Starfield finally hit the market after years of development and hype from Bethesda Game Studios, but it quickly became apparent that it wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. It was found by many to be a lacklustre title that felt rather barren, hampered by archaic issues that made it seem outdated and stale.

Today, things still haven’t improved for Starfield. Players are getting tired of waiting for a release date for the game’s first major expansion, it has withered to nothing on streaming and content creation platforms, and now, thanks to short-sighted decisions by Bethesda, it’s being review-bombed on Steam.

That Old Chestnut

Every time a developer makes a decision that the community doesn’t like, the game in question will be review-bombed on Steam. It’s such a tradition now, and it’s becoming more common because – in recent months – it has worked in favour of the gamers, with some disruptive decisions being reversed (Helldivers 2 x PSN springs to mind).

Starfield is the latest title to face the wrath of gamers, but it’s for a valid reason. Recently, Bethesda Game Studios opened up official modding tools on Starfield and introduced elements like the Creation Club, which has previously surfaced on Fallout 4 and Skyrim. However, in typical BGS fashion, some of the mods introduced as part of the platform update were tucked neatly behind a paywall, which naturally angered fans worldwide, thus leading to the review bombing.

It’s not a new concept, but it’s new for Starfield, and that’s all that matters.

Recently, Bethesda showed off a trailer for Starfield’s Shattered Space expansion, which was revealed long before the game was released – but it still doesn’t have a launch date. Players worldwide are growing tired of Starfield and moving on to other titles, leaving Starfield to shrivel into a shell of its former self not even one year after launch.

I mean, I’d forgotten about Starfield a month after it came out.

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