Starfield lead designer Emil Pagliarulo has revealed that developer Bethesda almost decided to give its protagonist a voice. Pagliarulo spoke about the game featuring a silent protagonist in an interview with Polygon leading up to the release of the sci-fi RPG. According to Pagliarulo, the studio wanted to give players the most expression possible, going as far as bringing in different voice actors to find the perfect voices for the protagonist of Starfield.