Starfield prominently emphasizes identity factors in character creation (pronouns, gender customizations) with little in-universe justification, and several side characters seem more defined by modern identity markers than by distinct personalities or narrative relevance. Diverse cast members often appear quite competent and rarely face meaningful consequences, resulting in some tension loss.

Traditional values like family, religion, and especially masculinity are downplayed or treated superficially. The game allows for myriad romantic options and non-traditional relationships, and rarely showcases cultural or religious institutions as meaningful or positive, opting for a sanitized, modern social model throughout its settlements.

The gameworld defaults to modern progressive values, and any dissenting view is either sidelined or portrayed in a negative light. Traditionalist or non-woke perspectives are mostly either absent or caricatured, giving the sense of an ideological monoculture among both major and minor characters.