Don't waste your time in Starfield's first city, visit these ones instead

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New Atlantis is both the first city that you visit in Starfield and  the most boring one. The best cities to visit are elsewhere in the galaxy, offering characters and missions with cool vibes. New Atlantis, however, is like getting lost in an sterilized sci-fi parking lot.

Starfield's cities are so distinct that it's best to think about them like choosing your character backgrounds. The missions and people in each city let you decide what kind of character you want to play and what kind of themes you want to explore within Bethesda's new universe.

Major cities are home to the major factions in the world, like the Freestar Rangers and the UC Vanguard, and smaller cities, like Cydonia, have missions that help illustrate what it's like to live on the outskirts of the main systems. Choosing a city to start with is the best way to jump straight into storylines you're actually interested in rather than tediously clearing out activities you don't really care about.

Here are the Starfield cities worth visiting first (after you get out of New Atlantis as fast as you can) and what sort of missions you'll find there:

Location: Volii Alpha, Volii system
Theme: Cyberpunk
Factions: Ryujin Industries, Xenofresh Corporation

Neon is as close as you can get to cyberpunk in Starfield. Massive, flashing signs light up its streets as crowds of people hover round its nightclubs and shops. It's the kind of place you go if you want to party or make an illegal drug deal or two. Here you can