Summary
The release date forStarfield’s upcomingShattered SpaceDLC has been revealed at 2024’s Gamescom Opening Night Live.Shattered Spacewas revealed in a new trailer, alongside afree update forStarfield, which introduces driveable land vehicles to the game’s expansive, open-world planets.
Shattered Spaceis much more expansive than that update, however, bringingnew planets, new equipment, new enemies, and a new chapter of theStarfieldstory to the table. And it’s coming out sooner than most players expected. Here’s everything to know aboutShattered Spaceahead of its release this fall.
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Starfield: Shattered Space DLC - Release Date & Price
When Does Shattered Space Come Out, & How Much Does It Cost?
Starfield’sShattered SpaceDLC will be released on July 27, 2025, just over a month after its initial release date announcement. It’ll be available on the same day across all platforms whereStarfieldis currently available: PC and Xbox Series X/S.
Shattered Spaceis free with versions ofStarfieldthat include the first DLC, namely the Premium and
Starfield: Shattered Space DLC - New Story Details
Shattered Space & House Va’Ruun
Shattered Spaceis known to center on House Va’ruun, a mysterious religious sect with a surprisingly outsize presence inStarfield’s base game. InStarfield, players mostly only experience House Va’ruun secondhand through random encounters with its mercenaries, and conversations with Andreja, a fellow Constellation member and former Va’ruun adherent running across space away from her pastand the manipulative Tomisar. Players can even choose to be members of House Va’ruun themselves during character creation, but beyond the extra dialogue options and stat bonuses provided,religion doesn’t really matter inStarfield.
Shattered Spaceattempts to rectify this bygiving the player character and House Va’ruun more active roles in one another’s continued existence. Like manyStarfieldside quests, it begins with a stray distress signal that reaches the player, calling them to an apparently abandoned star station that shouldn’t exist. Inside, they find people and artifacts mysteriously floating, while ghosts of the past call out and serpentine forms wind themselves around every available surface.
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With all this,Shattered Spaceseems to inject a horror element intoStarfield. There’s a lot of exploring old, derelict stations full of long-dead spacers, and the final shot of the announcement trailer shows the player character looking down at a room full of rows and rows of what appear to be cryogenic sleep pods - and they’re all occupied.
Eventually, players will likely come upon the founding site of House Va’ruun, on the planet Va’ruun’kai. They’ll have opportunities to submit to the Great Serpent and grow closer to the sect, or presumably run afoul of devout Va’ruunians, and find themselves fighting to survive.Player agency is expected to play a major role in the DLC, with their decisions ultimately determining whether the Va’ruunian faith survives. An ethereal, whispering voice in the trailer also directs the player to “save Anasko,” and “restore the Citadel,” referencing one of the founding fathers of House Va’ruun and the religion’s original headquarters. Exactly who’s giving these directives, and what Anasko needs saving from, remain to be seen.
Starfield: Shattered Space - New Gameplay Mechanics
New Enemies, Vehicular Combat, & DIalogue Options
Besides the story,Shattered Spaceis expected to introduce a variety of new gameplay mechanics toStarfield. Players can expect to find new weapons, equipment, and ship modules on their journeys through House Va’ruun space, although exactly how these will work remains to be seen. And they’ll need those to face off againstShattered Space’s new enemies. Buffalo-like beasts and ghostly insectoid aliens can be seen in early trailers. The introduction of various people and places surrounding House Va’ruun will also likely mean new mercenary factions for players to contend with.
Beyond that, the REV-8 land rover vehicle isn’t just a way for players to get from point A to point B -it’s also equipped for vehicular combat. This isn’t strictly aShattered Spacechange, but it’d be a shame for the DLC not to give players ample opportunity to try out their new toys. There will likely be plenty of encounters that are best resolved with the REV-8’s mounted guns and increased maneuverability and that’ll go along with the introduction of a hand-crafted (i.e., not procedurally generated) new world for players to explore.
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In addition,Shattered Spacemay make religion feel more impactful by providinga wealth of new dialogue optionsfor House Va’ruun-affiliated (and House Va’ruun-opposed) player characters. Players will encounter Va’ruun faithfuls on their home turf - presenting themselves as pilgrims instead of intruders might go over more smoothly, and allow them to avoid combat, or skip certain mission segments. The extent of these new choices will only be revealed after launch, when players first delve intoStarfield’s story and begin experimenting with the choices they’re presented.
For now, that’s everything to know aboutShattered Space- more information may be revealed closer to launch, but with that day fast approaching, this may be as much as there is to know prior to release. This first DLC seems to represent a massive expansion to theStarfielduniverse, and gives players plenty of opportunities to explore new options and features in a unique region of space. With its new story chapters and uniquely terrifying concept,Shattered Spacemay prove game-changing for the already-expansive world ofStarfield.
Starfield
Bethesda Game Studios presents Starfield - the first original IP from the studio in twenty-five-plus years. Set in the year 2310, the United Colonies and Freestar Collective are observing a shaky truce after a war set 20 years prior. The player will customize their character as a member of a space exploration team called Constellation while navigating The Settled Systems and the conflicts between the warring factions. According to Bethesda, players can explore over 100 systems and 1000 planets to find resources and build their ships, living out their own sci-fi journeys.
