Starfield

Starfield mission list: Every story, Faction & side quest

Nathan Warby
Starfield ship taking offBethesda

Bethesda RPGs are known for having hundreds of hours of content, and Starfield is no exception. Tons of quests let you go deeper into the lore, and here’s a list of every story, Faction, and side quests in Starfield.

Starfield’s campaign might not be as massive as Baldur’s Gate 3 or some Persona games, but it features several side quests through which you’ll meet intriguing characters, make mind-boggling decisions, and know more about the mysterious in-game universe.

Apart from that, Starfield has four factions with contrasting views, and they hand out plenty of rewarding quests. As a result, keeping track of all the missions in the game and the ones you’ve completed can be a challenge.

On that note, let’s take a look at every mission in Starfield, including the campaign, factions, and side quests.

How many main story missions are in Starfield?

There are a total of 20 main story missions in Starfield, all of which are broken up by smaller objectives. The campaign takes around 17 hours to complete for the average player, but it can be as much as 36 if you were to stray from the beaten path once in a while and delve into the exploration or secondary aspects of the game.

However, as this is a Bethesda RPG, there are plenty of side missions to discover across the galaxy, as well as additional objectives for the game’s many Factions.

New Atlantis in StarfieldBethesda
Starfield’s main story takes players to a number of interesting locations.

Starfield main story list

Here’s a full list of every main story mission in Starfield, so you can easily track your progress as you work through the campaign:

  1. One Small Step
  2. The Old Neighborhood
  3. The Empty Nest
  4. Back to Vectera
  5. Into the Unknown
  6. Power From Beyond
  7. All That Money Can Buy
  8. Starborn
  9. Further into the Unknown
  10. Short Sighted
  11. No Sudden Moves
  12. High Price to Pay
  13. Unity
  14. In Their Footsteps
  15. Unearthed
  16. Final Glimpses
  17. Missed Beyond Measure
  18. Entangled
  19. Revelation
  20. One Giant Leap

All Starfield Faction missions

Over the course of Starfield’s campaign, players will cross paths with four main factions: The UC Vanguard, Crimson Fleet, Freestar Rangers, and Ryujin Industries. Just like Fallout and Skyrim, each of these groups has its own questline to follow.

Here’s every Faction mission in Starfield:

UC Vanguard

  1. Supra Et Ultra
  2. Grunt Work
  3. Delivering Devils
  4. Eyewitness 
  5. Friends Like These
  6. The Devils You Know
  7. War Relics
  8. Hostile Intelligence
  9. A Legacy Forged

Crimson Fleet

  1. Deep Cover
  2. Rook Meets King
  3. Burden of Proof
  4. Echoes of the Past
  5. Breaking the Bank
  6. The Best There Is
  7. Absolute Power 
  8. Eye of the Storm
  9. Legacy’s End

Freestar Rangers

  1. Job Gone Wrong
  2. Deputized
  3. Where Hope is Built
  4. Shadows In Neon 
  5. Surgical Strike 
  6. On the Run
  7. First to Fight, First to Die
  8. The Hammer Falls

Ryujin Industries

  1. Back to the Grind
  2. One Step Ahead
  3. A New Narrative
  4. Access is Key
  5. Sowing Discord
  6. Accidents Happen
  7. Maintaining the Edge
  8. Top Secrets
  9. Background Checks
  10. Guilty Parties
  11. The Key Ingredient
  12. Sabotage
  13. Executive Level

All Starfield side quests

Starfield character looking at planetBethesda
There are plenty of missions to find in Starfield.

Starfield also features a whole host of side quests for players to tick off, which can be unlocked by visiting various locations and characters hidden around the galaxy. Although it might take some time to discover every optional mission, here is every side mission:

  • A Break at Dawn
  • A Light in the Darkness
  • A Parting Gift
  • A Shipment for Salinas
  • All For One
  • Alternating Currents
  • Apex Predator
  • A Tree Grows in New Atlantis
  • An Invitation
  • Art Dealer
  • Balancing the Books
  • Bare Metal
  • Beautiful Secrets
  • Beer Run
  • Blast Zone
  • Breach of Contract
  • Brownout
  • Bug Hunt
  • Captain’s Bounty
  • Charity of the Wolf
  • Companion’s Belongings
  • Dead Stop
  • Debt Forgiveness
  • Defensive Measures
  • Dirty Laundry
  • Distilling Confidence
  • Divided Loyalties
  • Drinks on the House
  • Drydock Blues
  • Due in Full
  • Escape from the Endless Voyage
  • Exorcism
  • Failure to Communicate
  • False Positives
  • Family Reunion
  • First Contact
  • Fishy Business
  • Freight Fright
  • Fueling Greatness
  • Gem Jealousy
  • Ghost Hunt
  • Groundpounder
  • Hard Luck
  • Heart of Mars
  • Infinity’s End
  • In Memoriam
  • Juno’s Gambit
  • Keeping the Peace
  • Last Resort
  • Last Will and Testament
  • Late Bloomer
  • Leader of the Pack
  • Left Behind
  • Liquid Assets
  • Loose Ends
  • Lost and Found
  • Mantis
  • Managing Assets
  • Matters of the Hart
  • Media Sponge
  • Missed Connections
  • Missed the Mark
  • Mob Mentality
  • My North Star
  • Olive Branch
  • One Riot, One Ranger
  • Operation Starseed
  • Out on a Limb
  • Overdesigned
  • Peacemaker
  • Pirate Activity
  • Power From Beyond
  • Preventive Action
  • Primary Sources
  • Proper Tea Theft
  • Psyched
  • Red Tape Blues
  • Red Tape Reclamation
  • Red Tape Runaround
  • Refurbished Goods
  • Reliable Care
  • Relief Run
  • Re-Re-Application
  • Rough Landings
  • Runaway
  • Run the Red Mile
  • Saburo’s Solution
  • Safer Skies
  • Search and Seizure
  • Secret Lives
  • Space Frog From Outer Space
  • Special Delivery
  • Special Sauce
  • Spreading the News
  • Starsap Tours
  • Start-up Stopped
  • Superfan
  • Supply Line
  • Sure Bet
  • Suspicious Activities
  • Tapping the Grid
  • Taste of Home
  • Terror Brew
  • The Akila Run
  • The Boot
  • The Bounty That Got Away
  • The Great Laredo Caper
  • The Kindness of Strangers
  • Top of the L.I.S.T.
  • Tourists Go Home
  • Two Tales Two Cities
  • UC Wants You!
  • Unjustified
  • Wanted Guest
  • Winning Hearts and Minds
  • Worlds Apart

That was every main story and Faction mission in Starfield, along with every side mission discovered. We’ll be sure to update this page with every side quest as soon as they’ve been discovered.

For more on Starfield, take a look at our other guides:

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