
Mine lots of metals such as Gold and Tungsten using a tool called the Matter Manipulator.You can enter a mech to deal with enemies in mid space with no gravity.Three add-on abilities can be obtained, a double jump, a short warp dash, and the ability to transform into a ball.There are instanced dungeons to fight in to obtain upgrades and items.
A warrior for example can come with you and help out in defeating enemies, while a tailor allows you to change your crew's main uniform.
You can hire crew members, which have different purposes. You can upgrade the ship further to increase the size of it, adding additional rooms to the ship, up to five times, and each ship is differently shaped. You can place objects in your ship, such as beds, item containers, and crafting workstations, and remodel the back of the ship to change its appearance. Each planet is procedurally generated and each has a different theme with different biomes, ore, enemies, and terrain. A whole universe with loads of star systems is available to explore after repairing your ship. Create a character with a selection of hair styles, clothing types, and seven character races to chose from, Human, Apex, Avian, Hylotl, Glitch, Floran, and Novakid. In Starbound, you create your own story, you may choose to save the universe from the forces that destroyed your home, uncovering greater galactic mysteries in the process, or you may wish to forego a heroic journey entirely in favor of colonizing uncharted planets. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below and gather the resources you need to repair your ship and set off to explore the vast, infinite universe. You escape Earth using the first escape ship you find only to find the ship is damaged and you're lost in space. On the day you graduate to become a protector, Earth is suddenly destroyed by an unknown force.