The best side quests to do first in Starfield take you from New Atlantis to Akila City and beyond. Here are the missions to do first.
Starfield’s Settled Systems is full of things to do. There are factions to align with, bounties to hunt, outposts to build, and, oh yeah, that whole mysterious artifact thing to sort out. You’ll also run across a ton of missions, faction missions, miscellaneous missions, and various other activities. The sheer amount of side quests in Starfield could fill multiple galaxies, let alone just one.
With so much to do, it’s hard to decide where to go first. Sure, all side quests will reward you some XP, but the very best missions will get other sweet rewards like weapons, spacesuits, or in rare cases even ships. And because Starfield isn’t all about violence, there are some missions that offer no prizes other than a fascinating narrative or closer look into the game’s lore — still worth your time, even if you don’t get a shiny new gun. We’ve compiled a list of the best side quests to tackle first in Starfield.‘Defensive Measures,’ ‘False Positives,’ and ‘Leader of the Pack’
Where to find it: In Akila City on Akila in the Cheyenne system
How to start it: Talk to Davis Wilson and Keoni Alpin in Akila City
This trio of Misc missions become available when you head to Akila City for the “Empty Nest” main mission. It sparks a quest chain containing the similarly worthwhile “False Positives” and “Leader of the Pack” missions.
