Of course, you could pickpocket inStarfield, but it isn’t as simple as you might expect.

How to pickpocket in Starfield

To pickpocket in Starfield, you must take the Theft skill.

Selecting either of these classes means you will start with the ability to pickpocket NPCs.

Marika Boros speaks to the player character in Starfield.

The skill for Theft allows you to pickpocket smaller items from an NPC, such as food or money.

To successfully pickpocket in Starfield, you should aim to remain hidden.

you could do this by sneaking (B on Xbox).

However, sneaking does not automatically make you undetectable.

NPCs will only turn hostile if you fail to pickpocket something.

Succeeding or simply looking in their inventory without taking anything will not make NPCs aggressive.

Not that we condone save-scumming particularly, but you do you!

That wraps up our guide on Starfield pickpocketing.

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