Startopia cover art

games like

Startopia

Startopia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10

9 games like Startopia

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Slime Rancher cover art
Slime RancherPure Optimization · farming sim

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Minecraft: Java Edition cover art
Minecraft: Java EditionPure Optimization · sandbox survival

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: optimization (7 vs 8) - redstone, base/resource routing solvable systems

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Stardew Valley cover art
Stardew ValleyPure Optimization · farming life sim

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (2 vs 1) - Trivial timing on fishing and combat

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Plants vs. Zombies cover art
Plants vs. ZombiesPure Optimization · tower defense

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (2 vs 1) - Clicking to plant, minimal pressure

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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind cover art
The Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindPure Optimization · open-world RPGcross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Lisa: The Painful cover art
Lisa: The PainfulPure Optimization · dark turn-based RPGcross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter cover art
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's DaughterPure Optimization · detective adventurecross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Suikoden cover art
SuikodenPure Optimization · turn-based RPGcross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Gemini Rue cover art
Gemini RuePure Optimization · sci-fi noir adventurecross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Game details

Released
2001
Developer
Mucky Foot Productions
Platforms
PC
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
IGDB critics
90/100
IGDB users
90/100
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategyScience fictionBusiness