Startopia
Space station management sim with alien residents and terraforming
My Little Planet Ltd, Mucky Foot Productions Ltd · Published by My Little Planet Ltd · Released Oct 10, 2013
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 973
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 5 years ago
- May 9, 2021
Metacritic: 86/100 (critic reviews)
What is Startopia?
A science-fiction management game about restoring space stations after a collapse. You build across three decks, attract alien residents, manage the station economy and leisure facilities, and reshape the bio-deck's ecosystem. Play ranges from sandbox building to detailed station micromanagement.
For you if...
- +you enjoy building a home for varied alien residents
- +you like sandbox play with detailed station management
- +you appreciate humor in a science-fiction setting
Not for you if...
- −you would rather fight than manage a space station
- −you dislike keeping track of an economy and residents
What players say
90% of 973 reviews are positive
Players praise the alien station-building, humor, music, and voice acting. Some report trouble running the game on modern hardware, including a blank screen.
Screenshots and trailer
Startopia system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7
- Processor
- 1.8 GHz Processor
- Graphics
- 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Age rating
- 13+
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Native resolution not supported
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Simulation
- Management
- Strategy
- Funny
- Base Building
- Sci-fi
- Comedy
- City Builder
- Space
- Colony Sim
- RTS
- Singleplayer
- Real-Time with Pause
- Sandbox
- Aliens
- Multiplayer
Recent updates
- May 9, 2021 · Startopia 1.01.1 Beta 3 - 9th May 2021
- Mar 14, 2021 · Startopia 1.01.1 Beta 2 - 14th March 2021
- Feb 28, 2021 · Startopia 1.01.1 Beta 1 - 28th February 2021
- Feb 28, 2021 · Teeny tiny update - 28th February 2021
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