Startopia Alternatives

Startopia is described as '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' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Startopia for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Steam, Mac, Linux and Wine. The best alternative is RimWorld. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Dwarf Fortress. Other great apps like Startopia are Dungeon Keeper 2, Banished, Prison Architect and Castle Story.

Startopia alternatives are mainly City Building Games but may also be RTS Games or Crafting Games. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Startopia.

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Startopia

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A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse. Into this...

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RimWorld
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City Building Game
Sandbox Game
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19 alternatives to RimWorld
RimWorld follows three survivors from a crashed space liner as they build a colony on a frontier world at the rim of known space. Inspired by the space western vibe of Firefly, the deep simulation of Dwarf Fortress, and the epic scale of Dune and Warhammer 40,000.
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RimWorld Features
1. Single playerRimWorld has one or more single player game modes.
2. ModdableRimWorld can be modified through the installation of external mods.
3. Endless gameplayRimWorld offers at least one game mode that allows you to play indefinitely.
Base building
Strategy planning
Dwarf Fortress
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Free • Proprietary
City Building Game
Survival Game
Sandbox Game
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23 alternatives to Dwarf Fortress
Dwarf Fortress is a single-player fantasy simulator. You can control a dwarven outpost or an adventurer in a randomly generated, persistent world. The world is procedurally generated with distinct civilizations spanning centuries of detailed history, multitude of towns, bodies...
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Dwarf Fortress Features
1. Single playerDwarf Fortress has one or more single player game modes.
Building game
Infinite hierarchical depth
Terraforming
Battle simulation
Squad based
Dungeon Keeper 2
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RTS Game
Windows
12 alternatives to Dungeon Keeper 2
Discover your evil side as you build your own underground kingdom. Carve out a living, breathing world and attract a host of devilish creatures to swell the ranks of your dark hoards. Form an alliance with the Horned Reaper and expand your empire in your quest to reach the...

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Discontinued
Discontinued but available at GoG: https://www.gog.com/game/dungeon_keeper_2
Banished
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Paid • Proprietary
City Building Game
Survival Game
Windows
Wine
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44 alternatives to Banished
In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland.
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Logistics
Production Chains
Medieval
Prison Architect
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16 alternatives to Prison Architect
Build and manage a Maximum Security Prison. As the sun casts it’s early morning rays on a beautiful patch of countryside the clock starts ticking. You’ve got to crack on and build a holding cell to detain the job lot of maximum security prisoners that are trundling to your...
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Prison Architect Features
1. MultiplayerPrison Architect offers a game mode for more than one player.
2. PortablePrison Architect can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Building game
Castle Story
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Paid • Proprietary
Crafting Game
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18 alternatives to Castle Story
Castle Story is a creative voxel-based strategy game in which you can build castles one brick at a time using an army of little characters called "Bricktrons".

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Gnomoria
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Crafting Game
Fantasy Game
Sandbox Game
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15 alternatives to Gnomoria
Gnomoria is a sandbox village management game where you help lead a small group of gnomes, who have set out on their own, to thrive into a bustling kingdom!.
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Gnomoria Features
1. Single playerGnomoria has one or more single player game modes.
Squad based
Isometric view
Building game
Graphical component
Discontinued
No updates since release, also see Steam reviews: http://store.steampowered.com/app/224500/
Evil Genius
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RTS Game
Windows
14 alternatives to Evil Genius
Build a secret base, gain notoriety by completing daring missions, repel the forces of justice in real-time combat, and develop evil super-weapons to complete your nefarious master plan. As a malevolent mastermind bent on achieving global domination, through the construction of...
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Building game
Discontinued
The game was released on September 28, 2004. It can be still bought from GOG.com
Planetbase
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Survival Game
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20 alternatives to Planetbase
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish an outpost on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, manufacture bots, and build a fully self-sufficient colony.

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Craft The World
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12 alternatives to Craft The World
Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.

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