Starfield Xenofresh Corporation faction guide

The Starfield Xenofresh Corporation faction might not be one of the political heavyweights in Bethesda’s upcoming space adventure RPG, but don’t count them out just yet. Though we don’t know a lot, what we do know about this faction is promising, and could offer players an exciting path to explore in-game.

Here, we’ll cover everything we know so far about the Starfield Xenofresh Corporation faction, their goals, locations of interest, and how to join up with them. If you fancy a bit more of that politically-minded gameplay though, take a look at our guidance on the Starfield United Colonies faction and the Starfield Freestar Collective faction to see what they can offer.

Who are the Xenofresh Corporation in Starfield?

The Xenofresh Corporation are a megacorporation faction. They are responsible for the creation of Neon City, having originally built it as a fishing port, before it would eventually be taken over by the Starfield Ryujin Industries faction.

Due to the psychotropic properties of the local fish, Xenofresh were able to use the fishing platform as a base of operations for the manufacture of an illegal drug – Aurora – which is likely to have played a big part into gradually turning Neon into a pleasure city. This process probably didn’t happen overnight, so we can surmise that Xenofresh has been around long enough to at least be quite well established.

While we can’t know their specific ambitions just yet, profit is probably a safe assumption for a primary motivator. Their development of Aurora also suggests that they’re more of an antagonistic corporation, willing to go to any lengths to secure money and influence. While it is just speculation, we can also guess that they likely have an ongoing rivalry with Ryujin Industrial, due to the latter’s takeover of Xenofresh’s cash cow city.

We don’t know how far Xenofresh’s territory and influence extend, but there’s a reasonable chance they still have some presence on Neon, and likely additional presence throughout the rest of the Vol 2 system, where the city is found. Their illegal narcotics trade also suggests they may have ties to the Starfield Crimson Fleet faction, a piracy organisation. There’s no confirmation of this yet though.

Can I join the Xenofresh Corporation in Starfield?

Yes, you’ll be able to join the Xenofresh Corporation if you want to. We don’t yet know how players will go about this, but it likely involves performing missions for the corporation to gain their trust. We do know that you’ll be working in an illicit drug lab at some point if you go down this route.

That’s everything we know about the Starfield Xenofresh Corporation faction so far. We’re bound to learn more about this faction as we come closer to the Starfield release date, alongside the other various organisations, like the Starfield Constellation faction. We’ll be sure to keep you up to date.