What is the max level in Starfield? Level cap explained

Brad Norton
Starfield max level

Reaching the max level in Starfield is no easy feat, but with a thousand planets to explore and a seemingly limitless number of missions to do, just what exactly is the maximum level cap?

Starfield is Bethesda’s biggest game to date. With a vast open universe to explore, dozens of NPCs to know, and countless missions to play, it should keep you busy for hundreds of hours.

While the main storyline itself takes roughly 40-50 hours, that doesn’t account for all the optional content out in the wild. But as you chip away at the mountain of activities, how high can you expect to climb through Starfield’s leveling system?

What is the max level you can reach in the game? Is there even a level cap to halt your progress? Here’s the full explainer.

Does Starfield have a max level cap?

No, Starfield does not have a level cap. Therefore, this means you can continue leveling your character and unlocking new skills near-endlessly.

Although there’s an achievement for reaching level 100, the game doesn’t stop your progress there. Far from it.

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Starfield players can expect a near-endless grind.

What is the max level you can reach in Starfield?

Given there’s no true level cap in Starfield, players can technically continue grinding until they unlock every single ability. With over 300 on offer, that should keep you more than busy for quite some time.

For now, there’s no clear answer to what the max level may be in Starfield. Similar to previous Bethesda titles, players can just keep on leveling up with nothing to halt their progress.

However, given dataminers uncovered a true level cap of 65,535 in Fallout 4, there could be a similar unreachable target here in Starfield. We’ll just have to see if anyone is dedicated enough to reach it over the next few years, or perhaps decades.

So that’s all there is to know about the max level in Starfield for the time being. If you’re grinding to level 100 and beyond, be sure to check out more of our Starfield guides below:

Starfield Achievement list | All Starfield skills | Will Starfield have mod support? | Is Starfield’s universe procedurally generated? | How big is Starfield? | Will Starfield be on Steam Deck? | Is Starfield on PS5? | Starfield PC requirements: Recommended & minimum specs | Will Starfield have a Photo Mode at launch? | Is Starfield coming to Nintendo Switch? | Is Starfield single-player? | Does Starfield have New Game Plus mode?

About The Author

Brad Norton is the Australian Managing Editor at Dexerto. He graduated from Swinburne University with a Bachelor’s degree in journalism and has been working full-time in the field for the past six years at the likes of Gamurs Group and now Dexerto. He loves all things single-player gaming (with Uncharted a personal favorite) but has a history on the competitive side having previously run Oceanic esports org Mindfreak. You can contact Brad at brad.norton@dexerto.com