Some Starfield players are trying to solve a mysterious puzzle that might not actually be a mysterious puzzle

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Everyone loves a little mystery. Heck, players have been trying to solve a puzzle in Cyberpunk 2077 for almost three years. And now some Starfield sleuths are trying to solve a puzzle in Bethesda's space RPG.

Well, maybe. A strange cube covered in dots found in Starfield vexed one player enough to ask for help determining what it was, and now others are joining in to help solve the mystery… if there is indeed something to be solved.

The investigation kicked off thanks to a desperate cry from Reddit user SomeBlueDude12 titled WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THIS HORRIBLE ITEM. WHAT IS IT? They posted a few pictures of the object in question, a cube that is simply called «Cube.» It's a decorative piece you can find pretty routinely in apartments and settlements, on desks and counters, and sometimes for sale in shops. The cube has dots on all its sides in various configurations, suggesting it's a puzzle of some sort, perhaps like a Rubik's Cube. However the object itself is just a cube—it can't actually be manipulated by players other than turning it over and looking at its spots.

Which doesn't mean it's not a puzzle, I suppose. The configuration of the dots might have some deeper meaning that, if decoded, could lead players to a location or easter egg or secret within the game.

This potential mystery hasn't exactly set the community on fire, though some players are trying to figure out the cube's significance. Some players are clearly trying harder than others and a few are just having a bit of fun. 

Current theories about the cube include that it might possibly be:

Personally I think it's just a decoration, with the grid design possibly meant to suggest that it's a futuristic puzzle game within the lore of Stafield without it