Startopia

Ah Startopia, so many winter hours inside my house building and managing my own space-station. I have so many great memories of this i don't know where to start, well first of all the graphics were awesome and if find them still absolutely beautiful to this day. This game had a lot of stuff you could do, from zooming in like you were walking in the station yourself, to trading with passing space-ships while keeping an eye on intergalactic fluctuation of goods prices and managing you garden level to grow the right plants. There is also a lot humor in this game and I spent hours just looking at what visitors and employees spend their free time. If you played to much builder games and are looking for something unusual in the genre this game is definitely worth it. Now i got to go back to managing my station, a shuttle full of scary parasites infected aliens has docked to my station and I have to go check if my hospital is prepared !

Startopia is a fairly addictive game, but sadly the content creation tools are a bit baroque and so there are few player-created scenarios which work correctly -- and not that many to begin with. Mastering the included levels will take a few days' spare time at best, and you'll get a couple more days out of the working contributed maps out there before you're just repeating yourself. It's still a great game and GOG is asking very little for it, so it's still well worth buying.

I played this game for a while.. IMO Plus points: Well presented with pleasing graphics. Endearing and comedic british narration. Presents some novel yet well implemented game mechanics . Game makes an effort to be entertaining. Camera angles are excellent! The Aliens and robots are cool! Although its a bit slow. Its never frustrating GOG price seems reasonable. IMO negative points: Dont remember it ever getting very exciting. That Endearing and comedic British narration might make you rage (Go check it out on Youtube and have a taste). Can get a little repetitive after a while. If you like management games that provide some new approaches and have some extra character this game is worth considering. Ideal for players who prefer a calming and organic feeling sim rather than players who like high tension and drama. A good 3/5... If you like the concept then you will have a good time with the game.

If any kind of building game appeals to you, then do give Startopia a try. Regardless of where you're coming from, this game will have something to do for you. It capture the love to detail and fun gimmicks of Theme Park or Theme Hospital, has enough complexity in micromanaging structures and employees to be fun for fans of SimCity, and so much more to to for everyone else. Want to meditate? Alright, then expand your garden level. Want to fight? Conquer the entire station! Want to get rich? Noone's holding you back. Severe case of OCD? Design the space station layout of your dreams. Startopia is a wonderful game. Give it a try!