Starfield - How To Romance Sam Coe

13.09.2023 - 18:59 / gamespot.com / James Carr / Sam Coe

Here's everything you need to know about getting close with Starfield's space cowboy, Sam Coe.

By James Carr on

In Starfield, one of your main companion options is Sam Coe, a space cowboy who loves his daughter and hates his family legacy. If you are looking to romance Sam, you will need to appeal to his love, parenthood and justice to have an opportunity to make a move. If you are looking to romance Sam, one of your four Constellation companions look no further, we have all the details on that and his companions quest, Matters of the Hart. Find all of our Starfield romance options and companion guides in one place.

In order to further your relationship with Sam and eventually romance him, you will need to increase your affinity with him. While affinity is not a number you can see in-game, you can see increases or decreases whenever a message appears stating «Sam liked that.» That message typically appears after a dialogue option with another character, although spending time with your companion can increase affinity as well. Sam is a good-natured person with an old-school sense of justice. You will typically want to leave violence as a last resort and avoid shaking down people for extra credits if he's your active companion. If you want to romance Sam, always pick the flirt option when available, as it's never the wrong option.

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Once you have reached a high enough affinity, Sam will eventually tell you that Cora has something urgent to speak about with both of you. Bring Sam to Cora and she will tell you that her mother, Lillian Hart, is in some type of danger and the two of you need to head to Neon to check on her.

Once this mission starts you won't be able to dismiss Sam as your companion, so quickly head out to Neon. Go to the Freestar Rangers headquarters and speak with Jaylen Pryce, who will tell you that Lillian hasn't been seen in awhile, but she was close to cracking a big case. Search her desk for clues. You will be tasked with tracking down her informant.

In the informant's apartment, you will find one dead informant and a datapad on the ground. This reveals that Lillian is undercover with the Syndicate, sending you to meet with a member of the organization on McClure II. Once you land, Sam will contact Lillian, confirming that she is there and that she needs help getting out. Rush the compound and take out the Syndicate members before heading inside the marked building.

Fight through more enemies before meeting with Lillian at the back of the building. Once