No matter what Bethesda game you have played before, they all give players a wide variety of ways to deal with NPCs. In Starfield, you can hire companions, and meet them during main missions, side quests, and more. However, this guide answers the question of if you can kill companions.
Can You Kill Starfield Companions?
Companions cannot be killed by the player in Starfield. They can be attacked, but they will only be knocked down after sufficiently draining their health. This makes them crawl until healed or enough time passes. Eventually, companions will return.
Companions can die in Starfield, but only during special story missions. For example, during the High Price to Pay mission, a companion dies due to the narrative and not your character.
Starfield is an action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and initially released worldwide in 2023 for PC and Xbox Series X|S.