Bethesda is known for developing role -playing games with huge worlds and a rich choice of backgrounds, allowing players to explore all the possibilities of the game. Given that Starfield was created on the model of the universe, the developers provided for various aspects, such as philosophy and religion in the in -game universe.

Leading designer Starfield Emil Paljarulo in a recent interview talked about how religions will work in Starfield. He talked about how religions will affect the game, as well as the existence of God. Two religions with fundamental concepts were created in the game. One of them is the SANCTUM Universum agnostic group, which believes that space travel has become possible thanks to God, and the other is the atheistic group Enlightndened.

According to Paljarulo, religion will play a huge role in the game, since it will affect the opportunity to choose a particular path. Even if the choice is neutral in nature and will not affect the moral qualities of the characters. At the same time, the developers carefully consider the formulations of the questions asked so as not to offend anyone, touching such delicate topics as a religion.

During the work on the game, I moved from agnostic to an atheist, probably five times, ”he said. Therefore, both points of view are presented in the game.

So, there is SANCTUM Universum, this is a kind of church where they believe that the flights of people into space and the opportunity to explore the Universe is a sign that God exists, and God wants us to be closer to Him. And there is also EnLightndened, in fact, the atheistic church. They are humanists; They just say: "There is nothing theological in this".

At the very beginning of the game, we have characters who think about it, but we do not hint that these are aliens, or that it is God; We only voiced this idea. And we want the player to think about it himself.

There is practically no specific choice between agnostic and an atheist in the game itself, which leads players to his interpretations of this difficult situation. This decision was largely influenced by science fiction films as "2001: Space Odyssey" And "Interstellar".

Players have previously encountered similar topics: science, research, meeting with an alien race that wants to capture the Earth. All this is wonderful. I love all these topics. However, we wanted to understand whether we could convey in the game a larger story that would be implemented in one of these wonderful films.

Starfield release will take place on September 6 on PC and Xbox Series X/S. For those who purchased a premium publication, it will become available on September 1, 2023.