Companions are party members that can join you while fighting in the ground or helping you crew your spaceship in Starfield. These useful allies add their skills to you while they’re in your ‘party’ or when they’re assigned to a spaceship in your fleet. You can only have one on-the-ground companion at a time, but you can crew your ship with as many people as the ship can hold. Early ships will let you assign about 3~ crew, but later ships allow you to assign many more. There are 20 companions total you can collect. Check out where to find them all below.
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How To Find All Companions
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Vasco: Robot companion that joins you immediately at the start of the game. Your prologue companion. A heavy loader robot with built-in laser weaponry.
- Aneutronic Fusion +
- Shield Systems ++
- EM Weapon Systems +
Sarah Morgan: Jemison – New Atlantis – Member of Constellation, an organization you’ll be asked to join to progress the main story. After completing the prologue, follow the steps of ‘One Small Step’ to reach New Atlantis and enter the Lodge. After turning in the alien artifact, Sarah will join you for the ‘The Old Neighborhood’ mission. Completing this main mission and Sarah will join your crew permanently.
- Astrodynamics ++++
- Lasers +++
- Leadership ++
- Botany +
Annoying Fan: The Annoying Fan is a special crew member that will appear randomly as you play. You must select the ‘Hero Worshipped’ Trait during character creation. After that, he’ll spawn and talk to you after about 3~ hours of gameplay.
- Scavenging +
- Concealment +
- Weight Lifting ++
Simeon Bankowski: Jemison – New Atlantis – This weapons expert is found at the Viewport Bar near the Spaceport in New Atlantis. He’ll join you for 15,000 credits. He’s an expert with small arms.
- Sharpshooting +
- Sniper Certification ++
- Markmanship +
Marika Boros: Jemison – New Atlantis – A gun-fighting companion found at the Viewport Bar. She’s a former Freestar Ranger with Ballistic training. She’ll ask for 18,000 credits but can be persuaded down to 9,000 credits.
- Shotgun Certification +
- Ballistics ++
- Particle Beam Weapon System +
Gideon Aker: Jemison – New Atlantis – Yet another companion found at the Viewport Bar. He’s a Weapon Specialist that’ll upgrade your weapon systems in space. He wants 16,500 credits to start. Persuade him to lower the price to 8,250 credits.
- Ballistic Weapon Systems ++
- Missile Weapon Systems ++
Andromeda Kepler: Mars – Cydonia – Found in the Broken Spear bar in Cydonia, in the Central Hub area of the city. Enter the bar and you’ll find her switching seats near Phil Hill, the L.I.S.T. businessman. She’s a pilot and a scholar. She’ll join you for 12,000 credits or through Persuasion — she needs 4 Persuasion points — she’ll join for you 6,000.
- Outpost Engineering ++
- Piloting +
- Aneutronic Fusion +
Moara Otero: Mars – Cydonia – Help him on Mars, and he’ll appear as a hirable crew member in the Broken Spear bar. If you helped him, he’ll join you for free.
- EM Weapon Systems ++
- Marksmanship ++
Sam Coe: Jemison – New Atlantis – Progress the Constellation storyline until you unlock the ‘Empty Nest’ mission. For this mission, you’ll join Sam Coe and travel to Akila City in the Freestar Collective. Complete this mission and Sam will join you as a permanent companion.
- Piloting ++++
- Rifle Certification +++
- Payloads ++
- Geology +
Rosie Tannehill: Akila – Akila City – Found at the Hitching Post bar in the city. This Doctor will offer to join your crew for 15,000 credits. Persuade her and you can lower her price to 7,500 credits.
- Medicine +
- Wellness +++
Omari Hassan: Akila – Akila City – Like Rosie, you’ll find Omari in the Hitching Post bar. He’s a Starship Engineer with a few useful abilities to boost your shields. He’ll join your crew for a 15,000 credit fee. If you [Persuade] him, he’ll lower the price to 7,500 credits.
- Shield Systems +++
- Starship Engineering +
Sophia Grace: Volii Alpha – Neon – Enter the Ebbside, the lower district of Neon, and find the area called Madame Sauvage’s Place. Inside, you’ll find Sophia Grace at the bar. She’s a stealth expert and former member of the Disciples gang. She’ll join you for 15,000 credits. You can lower her price with Persuasion. She needs 4 Persuasion points to lower her price to 7,500 credits.
- Stealth +++
- Lasers +
Andreja: Jemison – New Atlantis – Complete the Constellation mission ‘Into The Unknown’ and bring Andreja back from Tau Ceti 2. When you return the two artifacts, she will be able to join you permanently at the Lodge. She can turn invisible, making her a good companion for stealth builds.
- Stealth ++++
- Particle Beams +++
- Energy Weapon Systems ++
- Theft +
Jessamine Griffin: Suvorov – The Key – Located at the bar on The Key. She’s sitting at a table and only available if you’ve joined the Crimson Fleet faction. She’ll join for 18,000 credits. If you persuade her, she’ll offer to join your crew for 9,000 credits.
- Theft +
- Ballistic Weapon Systems +++
- Concealment +
Supervisor Lin: Vectera (Narion System) – Argos Extractors Mining Outpost – Your old boss is willing to join you. She will join after finding the distress message from Barret on Vectera. She won’t ask for money — and she’s very good at Outpost Management.
- Demolitions +
- Outpost Management +++
Heller: Virum (Valo System) – Crash Site – Progressing the story ‘Back to Vectera’ you’ll have to find a crashed ship on the moon of Virum. Talk to Heller and you’ll be given the option to recruit him to your crew.
- Geology +
- Outpost Engineering +++
Barret: Jemison – New Atlantis – Complete the mission ‘Back to Vectera’ by returning to Vectera (Narion System). This is the very first planet where we started our adventure. Return and rescue Barret from the Crimson Fleet. Return to the Lodge with Barret.
- Starship Engineering ++++
- Particle Beam Weapon Systems +++
- Robotics ++
- Gastronomy +
Mickey Caviar: Volii Alpha (Volii System) – Neon – A washed up celebrity is available to hire in the Astral Lounge. Find him standing near the bar in the back of the lounge. He’ll ask for 18,000 Credits — if you Persuade him, he’ll lower the price to 9,000 Credits.
- Gastronomy +
- Wellness ++
- Incapacitation +
Amelia Earhart: Charybdis 3 (Charybdis System) – The Crucible – Complete the mission ‘Operation Starseed’ on this far-off planet. After completing the quest, you’ll be able to recruit Amelia Earhart’s clone as a full companion and crew member. This is easily the hardest companion to unlock in Starfield.
- Piloting ++
- Rifle Certification ++
