Only 10% of the planets in Starfield will have life seeded on them, according to Bethesda game director Todd Howard. Starfield is an ambitious project and much like with every Todd Howard game Bethesda is making lofty promises ahead of the game's launch. For example, Howard and Bethesda have already said that Starfield will have over 1,000 planets for players to visit and explore. Just a fraction of those planets will have life, however, though Howard believes even desolate planets will be worth visiting.