Starbound Review
Posted: 13 months ago, last updated 9 months ago.
Author: @GeekDadGamer.
Overview
You start on a spacecraft after the destruction of Earth and must develop your craft to go on an intergalactic peacekeeping mission. Your shuttle orbits a habitable planet and an adventure begins that takes you hurtling across the universe. This is a combination of specific quests and overarching narrative-led open world game-play.
Game Details
Rating: PEGI 12+, ESRB EVERYONE 10+
Release Date: 20/03/2018
Platforms: Mac, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Xbox One
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fighting, Open World, Platform, Shooting and Simulation
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Age Ratings
The game was rated PEGI 12 for arcade violence. Not appropriate for persons below 12 years of age.
ESRB rated EVERYONE 10+ with Alcohol Reference, Crude Humor, Fantasy Violence and Mild Blood.
Users Interact: The game enables players to interact and communicate with each other, so may expose players to language usually associated with older rated games.
Accessibility
System Settings
Windows has extensive accessibility features. Some, like colour correction, work with games. Lots of accessibility software can be used with PC games, from voice recognition to input device emulators. PlayStation 4 has a range of accessibility settings. Some are system only, some work in games (invert colours and button mapping). Xbox One has a system features, the excellent co-pilot share controls mode and adaptive controller support for all games... read more about system accessibility settings.

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