Although most role-playing games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Tears of the Kingdom place a strong emphasis on storytelling and exploration, there will always be some players who will stop at nothing to get the best possible scores. The fact that one player recently finished Starfield by simply gun bashing their opponents to death proves that Starfield fans are anything but an exception.

A YouTuber by the name of Causal Loop put in a lot of effort to determine whether you can really finish Starfield's main story by gun bashing, and it turned out to be true. This video was first shared by GamesRadar. Causal Loops only set three rules for themselves: the difficulty level had to be set to Normal, all damage had to be dealt by gun bashing, and companions could not travel with them unless absolutely necessary.

At the start of the game, Causal Loop quickly eliminates some Space Pirates by using  Bounty Hunter for Piloting and the Boost Pack Training skills for extra maneuverability. Fortunately for them, Starfield allows you to continuously fire guns without having to worry about managing resources, unlike in other Bethesda games like Skyrim and Fallout 4, where firing guns and swords consumes stamina and AP, respectively.

The gameplay involves thrashing enemies to death, and whenever possible, obtaining strong armour and health upgrades to withstand the shower of bullets and lasers that are fired during fights. Additionally, Causal Loop is extremely fortunate to discover a handgun that doubles the damage dealt by gun bash and causes enemies to drop more healing items when they die.

Causal Loop also used the Brute Force shotgun and the Mantis Armor set, which automatically uses healing items when near death, which greatly increases their chances of survival. Although it may be a little slower than Causal Loop's quick pistol bashes, this useful weapon still deals double gun bash damage, more than making up for it in power. They also succeed in obtaining numerous CQB-X, a useful Aid item that raises melee damage by 25%  for five minutes .