Starfield’s Steam account adds ‘unknown app’ prompting speculation that DLC is imminent
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According to SteamDB, an unofficial website that tracksSteam, Valve’s online storefront, sci-fi role-playing game (RPG)Starfieldmay be getting new DLC in the near future.
Asreported by Eurogamer,SteamDB showsthatStarfield’s Steam listing has been updated with an “unknown app.” To be clear, there’s been no word from the developers at Bethesda Game Studios as to what this means for the sci-fi RPG. However, when “unknown apps” were added toFallout4, another RPG by Bethesda, this heralded the release of the Nuka-World and Vault-Tec Workshop DLC, suggesting thatStarfieldcould be in for similar developments.
It’s possible that this “unknown app” could beStarfield’s upcoming DLCShattered Space. The last official word we got on the expansion came at the end of 2023 whenBethesda declaredthat it was “hard at work” on the game’s “first major expansion.” Set to release sometime this year,Shattered Spacepromises “new story content, new locations, new gear and much more.”
However, it is also possible that this “unknown app” could be completely unrelated toShattered Space -at this stage, we simply don’t have confirmation either way.
In the meantime,Starfieldfans can look forward to a new update for the RPG’s Steam Beta program on March 6. According to apost on Twitter / X, the update will include “quality of life improvements and bug fixes” including fixed quests and improvements to photo mode.
Here at TechRadar Gaming, we foundStarfieldto be something of a mixed bag. Our editor-in-chief Jake Tucker praised the game’s “deep skill system” and “excellent starship combat.” However, he was also critical ofStarfield’s"middling ground combat", “patchy writing” and “soulless” feel.
Though the RPG certainly has its issues, I found itsship-building systemto be particularly fun, while also enjoying some of its moresci-fi heavy quests.
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For those in the market for moreStarfieldaction, it looks as though DLC news could be imminent. Watch this space.
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