Exploring the universe can be a lonely endeavor, though the Starfield New Atlantis city offers a nice reprieve with plenty of company. It’s one of the major cities you’ll come across in your journey among the stars, so you’re going to want to know all you can about Starfield’s New Atlantis, including its location and story.
New Atlantis is one of the most intriguing locations we’ve seen in Starfield. Alongside the other Starfield cities, it will be a great place to catch up with characters, meet new people, pick up quests, and upgrade your gear. Find out all you can about it ahead of the Starfield release date, including what its place is in the story and universe of the what will surely be one of the best Xbox RPG games ever.
Starfield New Atlantis
In Starfield, New Atlantis is the capital city of the United Colonies, found on the Starfield planet of Jemison in the Alpha Centauri system. Space exploration group Constellation is also based in New Atlantis. It is the largest city Bethesda has ever built for one of its games.
Home to the United Colonies, one of the main Starfield factions, New Atlantis is an advanced city founded in the year 2161. However, the UC is known as the most powerful military and political faction, so its influence is likely to be felt as you walk through its pristine streets.
Perhaps most importantly though, New Atlantis is also home to Constellation. This faction is where your journey will begin, as you join other intrepid explorers to uncover the mysteries of the universe. As such, you’ll likely be returning to New Atlantis frequently as you progress through the narrative, whether for quests or as the main hub for upgrades.
From the gameplay footage and developer diaries we’ve seen so far, it’s clear New Atlantis is a bustling metropolis, with towering skyscrapers looming over busy streets filled with NPCs. It also has a very diverse population, with people from all over the universe settling here to make a living. In an interview with IGN, Bethesda’s Todd Howard revealed that New Atlantis is “easily the biggest city in the game and the biggest city [Bethesda has] ever built”, making exploring it for the first time an exciting proposition.
New Atlantis is one of the many locations that will have a spaceport. This will come in very handy when you’re ready to sink your teeth into Starfield ship customization, as you’ll be able to recruit crew from this city and improve many aspects of your trusty ship.
But New Atlantis is much more than a glorified space port. The shark fin-shaped building with the United Colonies logo is most likely the faction’s headquarters. Another tower sports the logo of Galbank, which is the Starfield galaxy’s main bank. The city is home to a memorial commemorating those that died in the Colony War between the UC and The Freestar Collective. The home of the Settled Systems News Network, or SSNN, can also be spotted during the Starfield Direct footage above. As you can tell, it’s a pretty important and significant location.
While Starfield outposts will be your main home outside of the city, players will likely find themselves returning to the comforts of the large cities like New Atlantis frequently, whether that’s to catch up with or recruit new Starfield companions, or to pick up quests. Bethesda has pulled out all the stops to make a huge, dynamic city, which could be one of many reasons why Starfield becomes one of the best RPGs ever.
