Silly area station administration sim Startopia will return subsequent yr with Spacebase Startopia, publishers Kalypso introduced right this moment. They name it “an all-new take on the 2001 cult classic” and hey, it was a cult traditional. Our former Alec (RPS in peace) returned in 2013 to declare ye olde Startopia “exudes at least some of the timeless quality to be found in relative contemporaries such as Dungeon Keeper and Theme Park.” This new one isn’t being made by the unique builders, however it has discovered a studio with some parallels. First, we now have an announcement trailer with some jokes that fall flat.
Startopia was made by Mucky Foot Productions, a studio based by people previously from Dungeon Keeper and Theme Hospital builders Bullfrog. Starbase Startopia is being made by Realmforge Studios, who’ve beforehand strayed close to Dungeon Keeper territory with the Dungeons games. (Though Dungeons isn’t Dungeon Keeper and doesn’t wish to be, it simply… desires to be mistaken for Dungeon Keeper? Weird.)
The shock of a brand new Startopia was considerably defused by news leaking from a funding body last year however hey: new Startopia!
Details are somewhat skinny proper now so right here’s yer announcement blurb:
“In Spacebase Startopia, manage your very own space station, maintaining the three unique deck types, accommodating eight different alien races and defending against enemy invaders while also contending with the station’s sharp-witted and sarcastic narrator AI, VAL. Take on the final frontier by yourself as you strive to create the best trade and tourist destination in the galaxy in the challenging single player campaign and the versatile battle mode, or link up with up to four friends/frenemies in competitive and cooperative multiplayer modes.”
Spacebase Startopia is coming to Windows, Mac, and Linux via Steam in mid-2020. Look for it June, July, August-ish. For now, go on, learn Alec’s retrospective.
