The developer, Chucklefish, released the beta version of the game on Early Access, believing that it was “already pretty fun,” and wanted to ensure the community had a chance to help them shape the game. And also because you could play as a freewheeling medieval robot flitting through space. It was one of the first Early Access games that we decided to review, and ultimately we recommended it thanks to the surprisingly large amount of content available even at that early stage. Starbound landed on Steam way back in December of 2013, capitalising on the popularity of games like Minecraft and Terraria, with which it shares a lot of DNA.
