Bethesda today published the end-of-year recap of Starfield, in which we sum up the numbers made by the game so far and also anticipate the improvements and content we can expect during 2024.

Let's start with the numbers: Starfield has so far involved 13 million players, who have played an average of 40 hours each for a total of 22 million days of play; We then discover that players have spent over 26 million hours building ships, nearly two billion planets have been visited, and over 4 million players have created their own outposts.

Among the curiosities, however, we discover that the life form that has killed the most players is the Ashta, while the most used weapon is the Combatech Beowulf assault rifle. You can find all the information in the infographic at the bottom of the news.

Coming instead to the future of Starfield, the studio has announced that during 2024 new updates will be released more or less every six weeks, starting in February. Among other things, these will include the following new features:

• Maps of cities
• New Ways to Travel to the Stars
• Official support for mods
• New options to customize the gameplay experience beyond difficulty (e.g., change carrying capacity, ship damage, survival mechanics, and more)
• New Customization Options for Ships
• The First Story Expansion, Shattered Space

Here's what has been revealed about it, followed by the infographic on the game's data so far.

We've read all of your feedback and can't wait to launch these new features. We'll be adding new ways to travel, and while exploring major cities, you'll be able to access the city map. Those who enjoy the ship-building process will be happy to know that we'll be expanding the ship's customization options with new decorations, new building options, and more.

We're also happy to add new gameplay options, which will allow you to change the way you play to enjoy a more relaxing or challenging experience, beyond your current game difficulty settings. For example, you can easily change cargo capacity, cargo access distance, ship damage, merchant credits, disturbance effects, survival mechanics, and more.

We're also kicking off official support for Starfield mods with the launch of Creations. Early next year, Starfield will integrate its own export tool, and players will have access to a new crafting kit. Mods have always played a huge role in our games, and your incredible content has given the entire community the chance to live new experiences. Given the sheer scale and systems in Starfield, we can't wait to see what you can create!

Finally, the team is hard at work on the development of Shattered Space, the first major expansion for the game, scheduled for next year. It will include new narrative content, new locations, new gear, and more. Again, we look forward to sharing more details with you in the months to come.