All Starfield Missions And Quests

Starfield missions take eager spacefarers on a grand exploration of over 1,000 Starfield planets. According to lead quest designer Will Shen, Starfield’s galactic scale and procedural generation necessitated a new approach to designing Starfield quests. The number of missions out there in the Settled Systems has only increased since the Shattered Space DLC release date, so let us take you through them all in order.

Starfield mission types

Starfield missions are split into different types, each serving a distinct purpose. Aside from the prospect of a good story, you can expect each mission to reward you with experience, loot, and credits.
Here are the Starfield mission types:

Main quest Side quest Companion quest Faction quest Radiant quest

All Starfield missions

Starfield main quest

The main questline kicks off with a very simple premise: after a close encounter with an alien artifact, we are shepherded off to the Starfield Constellation faction– the last bastion of space explorers and adventurers – to discover its remote origins.
Here are all the Starfield main missions in order:

One Small Step The Old Neighborhood 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 Pray Unity Missed Beyond Measure In Their Footsteps Unearthed Final Glimpses Entangled Revelation One Giant Leap

Shattered Space DLC main quest

The DLC mission order can vary depending on which of the three noble houses of Va’ruun you choose to align first. If you’re not sure which to tackle first, we’ve arranged them in order of difficulty. The Other Side unlocks after completing just one of these quests, though we recommend leaving it until last.
Here are all the Starfield DLC’s main missions in order:

What Remains The Promised, Broken Aligning the Houses Conflict in Conviction (House Veth’aal) Zealous Overreach (House Ka’dic) Exhuming the Past (House Dul’kehf) The Other Side The Scaled Citadel

Starfield companion missions

Alongside the main Starfield quests, there are missions in which you can recruit Starfield companions, and others that introduce some of the other major Starfield factions in the game. If these Starfield mission types pique your interest, be sure to brush up on the Starfield persuasion points system so you can successfully flex your influence.
There are a total of four Starfield companions – romanceable NPCs as opposed to those who can join your crew – and each has their own quest to complete if you choose them.
The four Starfield companions missions are as follows:

Andreja: Divided Loyalties Barrett: Breach of Contract Sam Coe: Matters of the Hart Sarah Morgan: In Memoriam

Starfield faction missions

Faction missions must be completed in a linear order, but you are able to join each faction in whichever order you wish. In the video above, Shen confirms that we can “play through all the faction lines independently of each other”, though the outcome of these Starfield quests will depend upon the choices you make. Equally, companions can influence your choices by offering alternative points of view and can speak for you during missions to change the outcome.
These are all of the Crimson Fleet Starfield faction missions in order:

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

Here are the Freestar Collective faction missions in order:

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

The Ryujin Industries faction missions in order are:

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

All faction missions for United Colonies in order are as follows:

Supra Et Ultra Grunt Work Delivering Devils Eyewitness Friends Like These The Devils you Know War Relics Hostile Intelligence A Legacy Forged

Finally, the open-world game is populated with a variety of one-off side missions offered by minor NPCs in Starfield cities, or even out in the wilds of remote planets. While they may be optional, we know from experience that Bethesda’s side-quests can often overshadow the main story in terms of their depth and quality. Just be sure to equip your best Starfield guns and Starfield armor – after all, you never know where these random encounters may lead.

Starfield side missions and activities

Side missions can be picked up on most major planets, with random NPCs dotted around in the most unexpected places. To find the rarest of side missions, simply explore every nook and cranny of the universe, and perhaps you’ll be the first to discover something new.

Shattered Space DLC side quests

Here are all the Starfield DLC’s side quests:

The Duel (Dazra City) Scientific Method (Dazra City) The Courier (Dazra City) A House Divided (Dazra City) Lost and Found (Halls of Healing) Twice Reformed (Refugee Camp) The Missing Groats (Ivasir Groat Farm) Legacy of the Fang (Tomb of the Fang) Path of Redemption (Wayshrine of Redemption) Sympathy for the Living (Deep Gorge Refinery) Fallen Footsteps (Halls of Healing)

That’s everything we know about Starfield missions, so while you’re working your way through them, be sure to take a look at our primers to Starfield ship design and Starfield base building to help you explore distant planets, as well as the Starfield research projects that can provide Starfield food and other essential items for your journey.
Still looking for more? While a good Starfield wiki can be a handy source of information, our new Starfield Database goes further, offering you daily news, searchable databanks, and even interactive tools.