List of Easter Eggs and Secrets

A list of all Easter Eggs and Secrets in Starfield. Read on to learn where to find these easter eggs and secrets, references from Fallout games, and more!

List of Easter Eggs and Secrets

Find Real World Public Domain Books

In Starfield, you can pick up real-life public domain books as items. Picking these up gives you a short excerpt of the first chapter of the book.

All Real World Literary Works

Let the team know in the comments if you have found a real-life book in Starfield!

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Arrow in the Knee Meme on the Crippling Skill Badge

The Crippling Skill badge depicts an x-ray image of a knee. If you upgrade it to Rank 4, it will show an arrow piercing the knee, which is a reference to the "Arrow in the Knee" dialogue from the guards in Skyrim

Crippling Skill Rank Up Guide

Visit Earth in the Sol System

Is it possible to visit Earth in Starfield, although the planet has been reduced into a barren wasteland and abandoned by humans in the time the year 2330.

What Happened to Earth?

Visit the The Shard at the London Landmark

The one of the landmarks that is still standing is The Shard, the tallest building in London and in western Europe. You can travel to this location when you pick up a copy of Oliver Twist.

At the foot of the ruined building is a miscellaneous item called London Snow Globe which shows the aforementioned building, The London Eye ferris wheel, The Big Ben, and the Tower of London. Pick up this item to get 100XP.

Visit the Pyramids at the Cairo Landmark

Another landmark left standing on Earth are the ruins of the pyramids in Cairo. You can unlock the Cairo Landmark when you purchase a copy of The Ancient Civilization of Egypt in Sinclair Books in Akila City.

All Earth Landmarks

Visit the Empire State Building at the New York Landmark

You can also unlock a landmark that leads you to the ruins of the Empire State Building on Earth. You need to steal the book, Our Lost Heritage, on the desk of the President Alexandra Abello at the Office of the President floor in the MAST building at New Atlantis.

You can also find a New York Snow Globe near the ruins. Picking up this miscellaneous item gives you 100XP.

The Adoring Fan Returns with the Same Voice Actor

The Adoring Fan is an NPC follower originally from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. He has gained a reputation among Elder Scrolls fans for being annoying, as he always comes back, even after you kill him.

He retuns in Starfield as a follower if you have the Hero Worshipped trait and is voiced by Craig Sechler, who voiced the original Adoring Fan in Oblivion.

How to Get Rid of Adoring Fan NPC

Some Star Systems are Named After Scientists and Sci-Fi Authors

The Heisenberg Star System shown in the image above is named after Werner Karl Heisenberg, a German theoretical physicist who pioneered the theory of quantum mechanics.

Some of the Star Systems that you can enter in Starfield are named after prominent scientists. These include Feynman, Heisenberg, Schrödinger, Bohr, Newton, and Linnaeus. We will update this section to add more as we uncover them in the game.

Star Systems Named After Scientists

Star Systems Named After Sci-Fi Authors

List of All Star Systems

Find the Apollo 11 Moon Landing Site

If you pick up Sir Livingstone's Second Journal on the second floor of The Lodge, you will receive an activity where it leads you directly to the Apollo 11 moon landing site on the Earth's moon.
Luna Planet Location and 100% Survey Guide

Pick Up the Apollo Snow Globe

If you jump on top of the Apollo moon lander, you can find a snow globe called Apollo Snow Globe. Picking up this object gives you 100XP.

All Snow Globe Locations

Sword of Damocles

You can pick up a book called Sword of Damocles which contains an excerpt of a character called Damocles Grey killing the Reptilon High King with the titular sword.

The title of the book is a reference to the morale parable of the same name and often used as an expression to describe an impeding doom, similar to the "hanging by the thread" idiom.

Face on Mars

In Cydonia, you can find a statue called Face on Mars. Interacting with it describes that the face is not real but people made a statue out of it due to its mythical status.

This is a reference to a photo of a taken by NASA's Viking 1 orbiter in 1976 which resembled a human face, but later photos showed that the face is simply a rock formation.

Mars Planet Location and 100% Survey Guide

Find The Hunter in New Atlantis

At the very start of the game, you can find an NPC named The Hunter at the Viewpoint in New Atlantis. You can talk to him but he will brush you off and say that he might reveal things too early.

How to Get the Hunter Armor and Weapon

I'm Something of a Pilot Myself

One of the dialogue options that you can say to Altagracia from The Well in New Atlantis is "I'm something of a pilot myself". This is a reference to a quote uttered by Norman Osborn in Spider-Man (2002).

Antique Computer Is Modeled After the Macintosh SE

The Antique Computer that you can find in spaceships is modeled after the Macintosh SE, a personal computer created by Apple in 1987.

Mission and Plot Foreshadowing

Many of Starfield's quests are connected to other quests usually in the form of a foreshadowing.

Connection between Heatleeches and Terrormorphs

One of the logs at the Kreet Research Base mentions that there seems to be a connection between the Heatleeches and Terrormorphs. This foreshadows the true nature of the two species during the Hostile Intelligence quest in UC Vanguard questline.

Terrormorph Drops and Stats Overview

Brownouts in The Well

The activity where you investigate the brownouts in The Well and its suceeeding side quest, Alternating Currents, are tied to a Crimson Fleet quest where you discover the culprints behind it.

The Concept of Unity

When first visiting Sanctum Universum in New Atlantis, you will find Keeper Aquilus speaking with his congregation outside the building.

During the discussion, one person mentions to concept of Unity, which is ultimately revealed where the Armillary takes you once you collect all the Artifacts.

Save Both Universes in Entangled

In the main quest, Entangled, you have the choice to save Director Patel's or Rafael's universe. However, there is a secret choice that allows you to save both universes.

You need to read the text log from Rafael's body which contains instructions on how to tinker with the lab computer in order to save both universes.

Entangled Choices and Walkthrough

Alex Hay's Note

There is a note in The Eye staryard which is dedicated to Alex Hay, a fan who unfortunately passed away before the game's release date.

Bethesda has a tradition of including tributes to longtime fans of the games who pass away before the games' release. In Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, a companion named Erik the Slayer is named after a fan who was given a tour of the studio as part of his final wish. He passed away six months before Skyrim's release date.

Monster Costume is Based on a Tardigrade

The Monster Costume that you can get from Dr. Guiliana Lakota in New Homestead is based on a real-life animal called Tardigrade.

These microscopic animals, known usually as water bears, can survive extreme environments and are thought to live on Earh for 600 million years.

How to Get the Monster Costume

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