How to Make Bank in Starfield: A Comprehensive Guide

Starfield is an expansive RPG set in the cosmos, where earning credits isn’t the main focus, but it sure does help. In this guide, you’ll learn various ways to fatten your wallet in the game.

Opt for High-Value, Lightweight Loot

Forget about 20-credit items—they usually take up too much space in your inventory. Instead, focus on collecting items worth around 30 credits that weigh less than 1. Think special books and the like.

Inspect Tables and Bodies

When exploring a location, you can find credits almost everywhere. Pay close attention to tables with green flash drives—Credsticks—that give you 200 credits or more. Sometimes, you might even find multiple Credsticks, making for a lucrative haul. Don’t forget to search bodies; they often carry credits too.

Take on Cargo Delivery Missions

Always check out the notice boards. One of the most profitable gigs in Starfield is simply transporting goods from one location to another.

Set Up Outposts

Choose the right structures to build. Erect an automatic miner, a power station, and an item storage facility. These are key elements that will bring you passive income through resource sales. Plus, your outpost can serve as a perfect hideout for smuggling goods.

Embrace Your Inner Pirate

Steal goods and raid cargo ships. You can also sell smuggled goods. But beware: many companions may not appreciate your illicit activities.

Sell Planetary Scans

When you meet Vladimir Sall at the “Eye” space station, you’ll gain access to special contracts, one of which involves gathering information about planets. You can sell these planetary scans to Vladimir. It’s tedious, but it pays.

Pro Tip: Scan Gas Giants from Orbit

Perform scans of gas giants without landing on them. Make an orbital report and head back to Vladimir for your reward.

Other Ways to Earn Credits in Starfield

• Take on scavenger missions for good money
• Crack safes and vaults
• Pickpocket NPCs
• Trade minerals and other resources
• Complete faction quests