The launch of Starfield Shattered Space has received little fanfare—at least in regards to Steam reviews. Bethesda's first annual story expansion release did not bring back many fans on PC, with the player count barely crossing 20k as per SteamDB numbers. Furthermore, it's only sitting at 42% positive Steam reviews as of writing.

Starfield's Shattered Space expansion offers a new planet, a lengthy main story, and side quests. Here is the DLC's approximate length.

Shattered Space may also serve as a bellwether for how much Bethesda wants to keep investing in Starfield given pressure from Microsoft to deliver more games more quickly

Bethesda Studio developer reveals that Starfield’s Shattered Space DLC draws inspiration from The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind.

One year since the release of Starfield, a lot of things have been added to the game, but this newest content drop in the form of paid expansion DLC has the most additions to the game since its launch.

Starfield's Shattered Space DLC asks players to be over level 35 and brings a new planet and 50 locations. Pre-requisites like this are common in DLCs to ensure players get the most content. The free DLC expands Starfield's story,

Starfield's DLC expansion, Shattered Space, has been released. What should you know before diving into the Shattered Space? And how do you start it?

Shattered Space brings a new handcrafted location to explore and a new storyline where players embark on a journey to the homeworld of House Va’ruun for the first time. Players must unravel the mysteries surrounding the elusive followers of the Great Serpent and help them restore their fractured society as it faces the brink of collapse.

Shattered Space, the first story expansion for Bethesda's Starfield game is now available on Xbox and PC. Game Pass subscribers need to purchase it separately.