Startopia
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…
Startopia is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Mucky Foot Productions, released 15 June 2001 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Startopia is
Startopia is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Mucky Foot Productions and released in 2001. It was published by Eidos Interactive. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Startopia is a video game by Mucky Foot Productions and published by Eidos in June 2001, in which the player administers various space stations with the task of developing them into popular hubs. The game has a comical overtone, with lighthearted humour and cartoonish aliens. The game was re-released on GOG.com in September 2012 and was added to the Steam catalogue in October 2013.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are business and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Startopia holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 93% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2001 averaged 72, so it scored 18 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 1.8 GHz Processor, 512 MB RAM and 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.
What it launched against
Startopia launched on 15 June 2001, within three weeks of Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, NBA Street, Sonic Adventure 2 and Twisted Metal: Black. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, NBA Street, Sonic Adventure 2, Twisted Metal: Black.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Startopia yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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