Starfield Neon City Guide

Among the many Starfield planets you can encounter on your journey through the galaxy, one was bound to be a psychedelic drug-fueled city of pleasure. That’s where Neon City comes in. Neon is one of four major Starfield cities you can visit in Bethesda’s RPG game, so here’s everything we know about Neon City, including the locations, factions, and companions you can find while exploring its streets.

Neon city background

Known as the ‘pleasure city’, Neon originally started out as a fishing hub, when the Xenofresh Corporation built a giant fishing platform on the aquatic planet of Volii Alpha to catch and sell fish. However, one type of fish was soon discovered to have psychotropic properties, so the corporation did the only sensible thing and turned it into a drug called Aurora.
The drug is legal in Neon City, but nowhere else, so people from across the Starfield universe are said to visit Neon to experience its effects as well as enjoy all the other pleasures the city has to offer.
This luxurious city then functions on the tourist trade, and in particular, tourists who are off their bonnet on psychedelics. Of course, lots of tourists means lots of crime and exploitation, and there are a few hints that Neon is one of the most dangerous and corrupt urban areas in the Settled Systems. Even one of the Starfield traits you can choose, Neon Street Rat, says “You grew up on the mean streets of Neon” and increases your crime bounty with any other faction as a result.

Neon city location

Neon City is located in the Volii system on the planet Volii Alpha just to the west of Alpha Centauri and Olympus. Neon is split into three separate districts – Neon Core, Ebbside, and the Underbelly – so while it’s certainly a cyberpunk metropolis, it’s nowhere near as big as New Atlantis. You can find Volii’s spaceport on the outskirts of Neon, as well as a range of businesses that support the drug and fish industries that comprise the lifeblood of the city itself.
Here are all the Neon City locations arranged by district: Neon Core:

Arboron Astral Lounge Enhance! Freestar Rangers Office Legrande’s Liquors Mining League Neon Tactical Newill’s Goods Reliant Medical Ryujin Industries Sieghart’s Outfitters Stroud-Eklund Taiyo Astroneering Terrabrew The Emporium The Volii Hotel Trade Authority Tranquilitea XenoFresh Corporation HQ

Ebbside:

Chunks Euphorika Frankie’s Grab and Go Madame Sauvage’s Place Sleep Crate

The Underbelly:

Chunks Express Offworld Eats Quikshop Xenofresh Seafood

Neon factions

Neon is home to a number of Starfield factions, including Starfield’s Ryujin Industries and Xenofresh Corporation, two extremely powerful megacorporations that are just waiting to receive your job application. It’s also the headquarters of Stroud-Eklund, a Starfield ship manufacturing corporation which you need to visit with Walter while completing Starfield missions to collect the mysterious Artifacts at the heart of Starfield’s story.

Neon companions

Mickey Caviar is the only Starfield companion that can be recruited on Neon, located in the Astral Lounge. As a cook in desperate need of work, his Starfield skills lie in Wellness, Gastronomy, and Incapacitation, so if you’re looking for the ideal Starfield crew member to dish up the tastiest Starfield food in the Settled Systems, Mickey is here to provide… for a small fee, of course.

Neon houses

You can purchase two Starfield houses in Neon, though they couldn’t be more different. A sleep crate is available to purchase from Izna Sundararamann in Ebbside for just 6,500 Credits and will earn you a claustrophobically small room containing a bed and toilet.
Alternatively, spacefarers seeking something a bit more upmarket may opt for the sky suite instead, a sprawling penthouse that sits above the hustle and bustle of the Astral Lounge. You can purchase it for yourself from Boone Morgan, the Astral Lounge’s bartender, for a whopping 235,000 Credits – though you might be able to secure a discount with Starfield persuasion.

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With our guide to Starfield’s Neon City under your belt, you never have to feel like a tourist again. If you want to get the lowdown of other major cities in Starfield, we also have a guide to the largest city Bethesda has ever built – the United Colonies capital, Starfield New Atlantis – as well as Starfield’s Akila City, the Freestar Collective’s own home turf.
Want even 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.