Underplayed Gems

Spacebase Startopia (2021)

Spacebase Startopia cover
Developer
Realmforge Studios
Publisher
Kalypso Media
Platforms
Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Simulator, Strategy
Rating
3.5 of 5, 7 player ratings
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

A lively space station management game that balances economic simulation with real-time strategy, delivered with a sharp sense of humor and a talkative AI narrator.

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Spacebase Startopia captivates with its original mixture of economic simulation and empire building strategy paired with classic RTS skirmishes and a good dose of humor. In addition to the challenging single player Campaign and the versatile battle mode, there are also competitive and cooperative multiplayer modes for up to four players. And as if maintaining the three Space Station Decks, entertaining the eight Alien races and defending against enemy invaders were not enough of a challenge, the dynamic narrator AI is not going to mince matters and commentates the events in a lovely but sharp-tongued manner.

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