Bethesda Softwork’s upcoming title Starfield is nearly here, and we have the full Starfield timeline of the galaxy to get you caught up on everything that’s happened ahead of your character’s adventures.
Bethesda has published a timeline of events in
Starfield’s galaxy
to get fans up to speed for the launch of the game on September 6. We’ve assembled it all in one place for you to catch up before stepping into the boundless realms of Starfield.
Starfield in-game timeline
2050:
Humans land on Mars for the first time
2100:
The first humans are living in outer space
22nd Century
2156:
Humans first arrive in the Alpha Centauri system
2159:
The United Colonies are established
2160:
New Atlantic is founded on Jemison
2161:
New Atlantis becomes the capital of the United Colonies
2167: Akila City is founded in Cheyenne
2188:
Volii joins Cheyenne in an alliance
2189:
The Freestar Collective is established
2195:
The Freestar Collection arms themselves to protect the planet Narion from the United Colonies
2196:
The UC deploys a fleet to Narion, the Freestar Collective do the same, and the Narion War begins
23rd Century
2216:
The Treaty of Narion ends the Narion War.
2221:
The Freestar Rangers are established.
2275:
Constellation is founded with its headquarters in New Atlantic.
2305:
Barrett joins Constellation, the explorer’s guild of Starfield
2307:
The Freestar Collective arrives on Vesta
2308:
The UC objects to the FS’ presence on Vesta and besieges Vesta, killing all inhabitants. The Colony War begins.
2310:
Constellation acquires its first alien artifact
2311:
The Battle of Cheyenne, the UC is defeated and the Colony War ends
2315:
The United Colonies Vanguard is founded
2319:
Sarah Morgan is promoted to head of the UC’s Navigator Corps
2320:
The UC Navigator Corps is shut down and Sarah Morgan joins Constellation
2321:
Walter Shroud, co-owner of company Stroud Eklund, joins Constellation
2322:
Vladimiar Sall, a former Crimson Fleet members, joins Constellation
2325:
Sarah Morgan becomes the Chair of Constellation
2326:
Barrett uncovers the artifact in Constellation’s archives. Noel, a graduate student, joins Constellation
2327:
Same Coe and Cora Coe join Constellation
2328:
Andreja joins Constellation. Constellation purchases star station L-868 and turns it into a deep space scanner
2330:
May 7, 2330 is the day that the events of Starfield begin to unfold
That’s your quick-start guide to the
Starfield timeline. Now you know all the basics you need to jump into Starfield on September 6.
