Games like Startopia
If Startopia is your kind of game, the closest matches are Spacebase Startopia, Evil Genius and Aven Colony — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its funny, nostalgic and relaxing. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About 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 stations to a standard accepted by the individual alien races, attracting them to harness their expertise and research new...
Players who liked Startopia also play
Steam players who put hours into Startopia also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Spacebase Startopia
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Startopia.
Top pick for Startopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
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.
Evil Genius
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Startopia.
Second-strongest match for Startopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Everybody wants to rule the world! Achieve global power with EVIL GENIUS, the one and only complete world domination simulator. All the everyday tasks of the deliciously wicked mastermind are available to experience and master from building your ultra-secret base to developing spectacular super-weapons to carry out your nefarious master...
Aven Colony
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Startopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
Build a new home for humanity in Aven Colony. Discover Aven Prime - an alien planet of deserts, tundras, and wetlands light years from earth. Build your colonies into massive, sprawling cities whilst dealing with the challenges faced when settling on a new world.
Clanfolk
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Startopia.
Ranked #4 for Startopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
Clanfolk is a colony sim set in the Scottish Highlands. Harness your environment to survive - fish, gather, hunt, and farm as you prepare for the winter. Build an inn, trade with other clans, have children and marry them off - live life and prosper across the generations.
Against the Storm
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Startopia.
Ranked #5 for Startopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
Space Haven
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Startopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Startopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?
Planetbase
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Startopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Startopia
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Half-Life
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Startopia cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.
SPORE™
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Startopia.
Reviewers of Startopia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
Be the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.
SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Startopia.
Reviewers of Startopia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes the bestselling SimCity 4 and the all-new SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack. Create the most massive region of cities ever, with a farming town, bedroom community, high-tech commercial center, and industrial backbone.
IXION
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Startopia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
IXION is an unrelenting, city-building odyssey across the stars. As Administrator of the Tiqqun, DOLOS’ prototype space station, you are tasked with balancing preservation and exploration as you manage infrastructure, resources and crew. Can you keep the flame of humanity alight in the cold dark?
Croak Crusader: Spawn of the Spore Spectre
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Startopia.
Reviewers of Startopia cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Embark on an odyssey into the unknown! Behold the tale of Toadman, an enigmatic being born from alien tech and the mysteries of Radiant Verde. Witness his perilous quest through treacherous jungles to confront Captain Croak in an epic showdown! Welcome to "Spawn of the Spore Spectre"!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Startopia at current Steam store prices.
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Startopia on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Startopia on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Startopia on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Startopia on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Startopia on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Tower Wizard
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Startopia on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Startopia on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Spacebase Startopia
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Startopia.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
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.
Against the Storm
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Startopia.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
Space Haven
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation with Startopia.
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
Frequently asked about Startopia
- Does Startopia run on Steam Deck?
- Startopia is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Startopia cost?
- Startopia is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Startopia?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Startopia are Spacebase Startopia, Evil Genius, Aven Colony.
- Who developed Startopia?
- Startopia was developed by My Little Planet Ltd, Mucky Foot Productions Ltd and published by My Little Planet Ltd.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Startopia.
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