Starfinder, an upcoming role-playing game for Steam, not only learns from Baldur’s Gate 3 but can now also boast one of its stars.
Uh, what? Neil Newbon, the voice of Astarion from Baldur’s Gate 3, takes on the role of the companion Preach in the upcoming role-playing game Starfinder: Afterlight. The cRPG is based on the sci-fi offshoot of Pathfinder, one of the biggest competitors to Dungeons & Dragons.
Preach is a Shirren, grasshopper-like creatures. However, he scores not only with his appearance and Neil Newbon’s voice but also with the charm of a single father: Preach is dedicated to protecting the “Golden Child,” a cute larva-like creature.
What kind of game is this? Starfinder: Afterlight will be a role-playing game from the Spanish indie studio Epictellers. The developers have previously announced that they will learn from Baldur’s Gate 3 and place a strong emphasis on companions.
Player decisions should have noticeable consequences: If you are mean, the companion Kole loses his good mood; if you go too far, the Companions will even leave you completely.
To make companions truly shine, they enlisted high-profile support from experienced voice actors, whom you may have heard in games like Overwatch, Borderlands 4, and Dying Light: The Beast.
Before Newbon was announced as a cast member, he had already been involved as a voice director, proving indispensable to the developers in this role. In a short teaser on YouTube, you can get your first impression of his performance:
You can support Starfinder: Afterlight on Kickstarter until November 6, 2025. Although the original goal of 75,000 euros has been exceeded by more than 500,000 €, there remains one last stretch goal: If 600,000 euros are reached, the role-playing game will be fully voiced, right down to the last NPC.
However, it will still take a little while before you can experience the fantastic voice acting: An early access is planned for next year, with the release set for 2027.
We already introduced you to Starfinder: Afterlight at the beginning of September. You can read more about the role-playing game and what makes it special here on MeinMMO: New role-playing game on Steam learns from Baldur’s Gate 3, even gets help from one of its stars, but plays in space
