Factions are a key part of Starfield’s corner of the galaxy. Here are all the factions in Starfield, plus how to join them and what the best faction to join is.
Factions flesh out the main story of Starfield and bring life to its corner of the galaxy — or death, and a lot of it, depending on which one you join. Starfield puts few restrictions on joining factions at first, though you’ll have to make some tough choices later on. There’s also a handful of factions that you can’t actually join, though most of them want to hurt you and everyone else anyway. Here are all the Starfield factions we know about, and how to join them.All Starfield Factions
Starfield has five major factions that we know of, though outside of Constellation, it’s easy to miss them unless you’re paying attention to side quests. The major factions in Starfield are as follows:
Constellation
Ryujin Industries
UC Vanguard
Freestar Rangers
Crimson Fleet
There are other minor factions, though as far as we can tell, you are unable to join them. You can get special bonuses or dialogue options when interacting with these factions, if you choose certain traits affiliated with them, though. For instance, choosing the Raised Enlightened or Raised Universal trait grants you a chest full of items in New Atlantis.
The minor factions in Starfield are as follows:
Spacers
Ecliptic Mercenaries
House of Va’Ruun Zealots
House of the Enlightened
Sanctum Universuum
Trackers
The Trade Authority Can You Join Multiple Factions In Starfield?
Yes, you can join every major faction in Starfield within minutes of each other if you want to. There’s no penalty for joining any or all of them, and except in some cases, your actions for one faction won’t have any effect on how the others view you — at least for a while.
Things get a bit trickier later in each faction questline, especially the Vanguard and Crimson Fleet quests. The Vanguard wants to eradicate the Fleet, which is, naturally, not going to set well with the Fleet if you’re working with them. Make sure to juggle multiple save files if you want to see them all through.How To Join Each Faction In Starfield
Joining a faction involves picking up a certain quest or series of quests and pledging your service to the faction in question. If you’re not sure whether a quest is tied to a faction, open your mission log, and head to the “Faction” tab. Every mission there is a faction quest. Alternatively, head to the “All” tab and check the symbol next to the quest name. Faction quests have a faction symbol next to them, such as the Crimson Fleet’s red skull-and-bones or the Freestar Rangers’ brown-and-yellow emblem.How To Join Constellation
You join Constellation automatically as part of the main story.
