r/starbound
Starbound is a [space+sandbox+building+exploration] game developed by Chucklefish, a London-based independent game studio!
How to think about r/starbound
The community is dedicated to Starbound, a sandbox game that combines space exploration with building mechanics. Members share their experiences, creations, and gameplay strategies, often focusing on the game's diverse races, environments, and crafting systems. The community is characterized by a mix of creativity and technical discussion, with a strong emphasis on player-generated content and modding.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Participants range from casual gamers to dedicated modders, typically aged between 18 and 35. They are often tech-savvy individuals who enjoy exploring vast virtual worlds and engaging in collaborative gameplay. The vibe is generally friendly and supportive, with members eager to share tips, showcase their builds, and discuss game mechanics.
Posting culture
Content that thrives includes gameplay screenshots, fan art, and mod showcases, while low-effort posts or blatant self-promotion tend to be downvoted. Members appreciate detailed guides and creative contributions, fostering a culture of collaboration. Posting frequency varies, but active discussions often occur during game updates or events.
Brand engagement notes
Brands looking to engage with this community should focus on authenticity and value-driven content, such as tutorials, behind-the-scenes insights, or community contests. Direct promotion is often met with skepticism, so brands should avoid overt advertising. Instead, collaborating with popular community members or creating engaging, relevant content can help build trust and rapport.
Top keywords
What r/starbound talks about
Weighted by how often each term appears in posts and comments, relative to baseline frequency. The largest words are the strongest signals of community focus.
External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/Yerik_Boat
- u/Leafy_the_Floran
- u/MaxineFinnFoxen
- u/MadnessHenry
- u/MatveyKirpichenko
- u/[deleted]
- u/Alphagamer11
- u/181n
- u/Centryfuga
- u/EDZdabaojian
- u/LightLix
- u/GroundedFelon
- u/brundax
- u/POHANY
- u/_parfait
- u/KingLevonidas
- u/Dense-Ad-2732
- u/DEEP-WONG
- u/quiqksilver
- u/Pixel_Muffet
- u/Cosmotas
- u/Winzein
- u/evil_bunnies
- u/decadrox
- u/Fearless-Butterfly49
- u/Razorclaw_the_crab
- u/AvianHandicrafter
- u/WasabiBearowo
- u/RustedRuss
- u/PapaYusha
- u/ItsA1i
- u/iskander3449
- u/Vokun_
- u/mitsuba1
- u/Hixon_3118
- u/Dan5466
- u/NovaSnake52
- u/Ironkoldo
- u/Various_Lab2855
- u/bluewolf3691
- u/pluto755
- u/AmpTown
- u/epic_universe
- u/Tymish2286667
- u/Nifty52
- u/DoctorSlugSakura
- u/TrickyGuitar2724
- u/PeeperSleeper
- u/Coldcolor900
- u/ShiroKrow
- u/Pr3dat0r0519
- u/GoodGame444_official
- u/Razyer_
- u/LittleVulpine
- u/Nordy_Cheese
- u/KaiserGustafson
- u/Koslik
- u/Lola-Senpai
- u/OtterbirdArt
- u/Hiraki_Coral
- u/PugInABox5868
- u/SuddenlyPinapple
- u/imastupididioy
- u/PlayingwithJulia
- u/RealBeyondChivalry
- u/Noietz
- u/ReD_DeatH_64
- u/TheFearsomeRat
- u/EcstaticFanatic15
- u/LeandroGX
- u/EXC4LIBUR_THE_SOUL
- u/Chucklefucks_
- u/Kitaclysm217
- u/SketchLover
- u/P_2the_inni
- u/fueselwe
- u/SquidyFrykas
- u/Sir-Wow
- u/Bjorn0091
- u/OkCandle7680
- u/OBOSRANIY_42
- u/Doom_573
- u/Goatpals
- u/IIBun-BunII
- u/blueberrycowboy
- u/Lolerbot
- u/V_Koman
- u/SketchFarm
- u/TheBeetlehead
- u/MasterofMundus
- u/pika9867
- u/AutumnZeus72226
- u/heydaddontseemyposts
- u/DavytT
- u/ButterscotchQuick683
- u/caguaidesuflan
- u/FutaraDragon
- u/LordTrigon95
- u/heartunderfloor
- u/MadelynnMarie2319
By votes
- u/Yerik_Boat
- u/EDZdabaojian
- u/Leafy_the_Floran
- u/MaxineFinnFoxen
- u/Centryfuga
- u/MadnessHenry
- u/MatveyKirpichenko
- u/LightLix
- u/181n
- u/_parfait
- u/Cosmotas
- u/Winzein
- u/Alphagamer11
- u/[deleted]
- u/POHANY
- u/GroundedFelon
- u/Dense-Ad-2732
- u/PeeperSleeper
- u/Pixel_Muffet
- u/AvianHandicrafter
- u/ShiroKrow
- u/DEEP-WONG
- u/quiqksilver
- u/Fearless-Butterfly49
- u/Kitaclysm217
- u/Coldcolor900
- u/WasabiBearowo
- u/decadrox
- u/Hixon_3118
- u/SPARTAN-258
- u/P_2the_inni
- u/evil_bunnies
- u/ronny_reddit
- u/GoodGame444_official
- u/Chucklefucks_
- u/Nordy_Cheese
- u/Ironkoldo
- u/JohnBerea
- u/Razyer_
- u/LittleVulpine
- u/RustedRuss
- u/Ryanlilman
- u/AppleEnslaver
- u/Dan5466
- u/OBOSRANIY_42
- u/Khodyn
- u/SketchLover
- u/NovaSnake52
- u/PapaYusha
- u/Various_Lab2855
- u/fueselwe
- u/KingLevonidas
- u/Pr3dat0r0519
- u/pluto755
- u/OtterbirdArt
- u/bluewolf3691
- u/Bjorn0091
- u/ItsA1i
- u/ToonAdventure
- u/Razorclaw_the_crab
- u/Boxofcuriosity
- u/V_Koman
- u/SquidyFrykas
- u/Koslik
- u/Goatpals
- u/OkCandle7680
- u/PaperAirship
- u/SketchFarm
- u/Sir-Wow
- u/elliemoonly
- u/NealTS
- u/MasterofMundus
- u/XSparkBro
- u/mitsuba1
- u/dycacoju
- u/iAlen
- u/Flapjackage
- u/blueberrycowboy
- u/KaiserGustafson
- u/yasarbum
- u/Col_Gux
- u/derpums
- u/iskander3449
- u/heartunderfloor
- u/AmpTown
- u/Rehexr
- u/ProjectEd5
- u/PugInABox5868
- u/DavytT
- u/RomanUngern97
- u/GDI_Humvee
- u/DeerieDopts
- u/sleepySva
- u/Doom_573
- u/DM_Me_For_Dog_Pics
- u/ButterscotchQuick683
- u/heydaddontseemyposts
- u/JiLgInJoJuK_14
- u/that_guy_on_reddit32
- u/One-Customer-4357
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/Armok___
- u/MatveyKirpichenko
- u/[deleted]
- u/notveryAI
- u/Leafy_the_Floran
- u/Cretonamore
- u/Pakari-RBX
- u/Gileneri025
- u/Itx-Blindhallow74
- u/OofScan
- u/CallSign_Fjor
- u/EXC4LIBUR_THE_SOUL
- u/superhot42
- u/Centryfuga
- u/g3rmb0y
- u/Mutated_dust
- u/crowlute
- u/OtterbirdArt
- u/CasualBrit5
- u/Skythe_C_Annur
- u/EPIC_CREEPER
- u/curry_ist_wurst
- u/Razyer_
- u/Dualiuss
- u/Nimak_the_kamiN
- u/SethVultur
- u/HorizonSniper
- u/survel
- u/Objective-Direction1
- u/Dave-4544
- u/chocobo-stir-fry
- u/ElysianEcho
- u/Yerik_Boat
- u/PM_ME_THE_TRIFORCE
- u/Earth_Terra682
- u/Epsilon_One
- u/EeveeInFinnish
- u/derpums
- u/BlackwoodBear79
- u/Sebbe_2
- u/JollyMingtingTDM
- u/Hiraki_Coral
- u/Comprehensive_Soup32
- u/The_Bossmann
- u/history_repeated
- u/FaithlessnessVast823
- u/Caaros
- u/Digiboy62
- u/mono8321
- u/redxlaser15
- u/Lung_Cancerous
- u/Darrothan
- u/Creepernom
- u/Prestigious_Cicada
- u/Ashen-Smoke
- u/MasterofMundus
- u/Commissarfluffybutt
- u/kraihe
- u/Imagtfobro
- u/GloryWanderer
- u/FunSignificance3982
- u/ChessBelle17
- u/Lordo5432
- u/Hillscienceman
- u/Clydosphere
- u/Lychee_Guts
- u/TheTrap18
- u/Jubei-Sama
- u/ChillfreezeYT
- u/Lowpolygons
- u/Far-Bad-4512
- u/vetamesh
- u/Dark_Roses
- u/OneSaltyStoat
- u/Brockster17
- u/Zestylemons44
- u/Fluffyturtle225
- u/furrik524
- u/Oryyn
- u/DumbAceDragon
- u/Unfortunate_Boy
- u/ThatDrako
- u/the_canadian72
- u/Asherley1238
- u/Canary-Garry
- u/ItsEnemy
- u/Chaines08
- u/Ichimaru77
- u/Pixelpaint_Pashkow
- u/somethingalfredo
- u/Sigruldar
- u/bartwe
- u/GoldflakeTheGoldWing
- u/orfan-of-snow
- u/arakiel-hellstone
- u/Saturn_Coffee
- u/Cugu00
- u/HighChairman1
- u/ChamiKhan
- u/curtisschweitzer
By votes
- u/MatveyKirpichenko
- u/Armok___
- u/viciarg
- u/Leglas
- u/notveryAI
- u/curtisschweitzer
- u/NaurfaerTheCowledOne
- u/Caaros
- u/justincsw
- u/Creepernom
- u/[deleted]
- u/wearethealienshere
- u/Objective-Direction1
- u/Pakari-RBX
- u/ShermanTheMajor
- u/itbedehaam
- u/RoarFury
- u/_Banjo_Bean
- u/Soulcrifice
- u/icedragonsoul
- u/The_Bossmann
- u/killyoursins
- u/personman19
- u/OofScan
- u/Mutated_dust
- u/Silverwolf402
- u/Gileneri025
- u/vengeur50
- u/OtterbirdArt
- u/Leafy_the_Floran
- u/derpums
- u/AlphaSteboh
- u/PM_ME_THE_TRIFORCE
- u/feradose
- u/MailmanOfTheMojave
- u/Don_Camillo005
- u/Firm-Bit6847
- u/RussianLandlordOtto
- u/crappy-mods
- u/Ravvynfall
- u/Big_Sp4g00ti3
- u/Moumou_moon
- u/gerusz
- u/Alpha_Fam
- u/SquidyFrykas
- u/Digiboy62
- u/RandomRedditorEX
- u/chocobo-stir-fry
- u/PaperAirship
- u/lswf126
- u/OneSaltyStoat
- u/TwilightVulpine
- u/7w1l1gh7
- u/PaliusNalius
- u/Bostolm
- u/Brockster17
- u/DahctaJae
- u/lunaticneko
- u/The_Starfarer
- u/AdorableAdorer
- u/NoNumbersRequired
- u/Dualiuss
- u/NOTSirEggan
- u/DarkSploon
- u/Farabel
- u/Nimak_the_kamiN
- u/Commissarfluffybutt
- u/GloryWanderer
- u/sunderthebolt
- u/HorizonSniper
- u/somethingalfredo
- u/Razyer_
- u/Goat_Gaming_YT
- u/Dusty_Scrolls
- u/Dioxol_Nova
- u/Cretonamore
- u/KotletGod
- u/Hiraki_Coral
- u/Far-Bad-4512
- u/Sunnywatch08
- u/Centryfuga
- u/qwpdmb
- u/furrik524
- u/bopatriot
- u/EeveeInFinnish
- u/Cheese-King-the-1st
- u/g3rmb0y
- u/sacah2
- u/Leerzeichen95
- u/Nikolcho18
- u/Dave-4544
- u/ConfectionersCoffee
- u/ElysianEcho
- u/eliteharvest15
- u/Defeatarion
- u/gynoidgearhead
- u/i420ComputeIt
- u/PlatypusInASuit
- u/history_repeated
- u/curry_ist_wurst
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FAQ
r/starbound — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/starbound have?
r/starbound has approximately 131,252 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/starbound created?
r/starbound was created on February 16, 2012 (14 years ago).
What is r/starbound about?
The community is dedicated to Starbound, a sandbox game that combines space exploration with building mechanics. Members share their experiences, creations, and gameplay strategies, often focusing on the game's diverse races, environments, and crafting systems. The community is characterized by a mix of creativity and technical discussion, with a strong emphasis on player-ge…
What subreddits are similar to r/starbound?
Communities similar to r/starbound include r/frackinuniverse, r/calamitymod, r/terrariamemes, r/spore, r/terraria.
Who are the most active posters on r/starbound?
The most frequent posters on r/starbound include u/Yerik_Boat, u/Leafy_the_Floran, u/MaxineFinnFoxen.
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