Startopia
2001
Audio: English
- real time strategy (rts)
- simulator
- strategy
- science fiction
- business
- single player
- multiplayer
The story
A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse. Into this age of darkness comes light. You will lead the way in rebuilding the network of space stations to a standard accepted by the individual alien races, attracting them to harness their expertise and research new technologies. Thus begins the hilarious battle of wits and cunning, full of daring escapades.Key Features:Fully functioning alien society, with racial animosity and friendships, crime and punishment, leisure and entertainment, and functioning economy Unique 'Torus' play area gives a viewpoint never before seen in a game 16 habitable subsections spanning three decks in each space station Bio-deck with editable landscape and manageable ecosystem allowing complete control of terra-forming Multiplayer support for up to three other stationmasters Varied levels of play, from simple sandbox to detailed station micromanagement
What it’s like
Bright, cartoonish sci-fi in the way a late-nineties PC game could be: saturated teal and warm orange station interiors, rounded alien architecture, and a torus-shaped space station that sprawls across three stacked decks, all seen from an angled overhead camera that makes the whole structure feel like a diorama you are tending. Sound is chirpy and busy, full of little alien chatter, clanking machinery and a playful score that loops comfortably in the background. The feel is warm, wry and managerial, with a steady real-time rhythm: you adjust corridors, switch on lights, set up leisure zones and watch populations of different species drift through them, occasionally bickering or befriending each other. Intensity is low: there is cartoon slapstick, petty crime and the occasional mischief, but no gore, no real violence on screen and nothing frightening. It suits a lazy afternoon at the desk, a relaxed evening of tinkering, or a stretch of sandbox play with no deadlines. It is for players who enjoy building and running a small, quirky world, who like terraforming and ecosystem tinkering, and who want strategy that stays gentle and funny rather than tense.
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