<s>
Startopia	B-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Mucky	O
Foot	O
Productions	O
(	O
formed	O
by	O
ex-Bullfrog	O
employees	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
in	O
June	O
2001	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
administers	O
various	O
space	O
stations	O
with	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
developing	O
them	O
into	O
popular	O
hubs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
and	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
catalogue	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Startopia	B-Application
was	O
shortlisted	O
for	O
BAFTA	O
PC	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
in	O
2001	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
hinted	O
that	O
these	O
space	O
stations	O
are	O
essentially	O
the	O
last	O
few	O
space-based	O
environments	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
denizens	O
of	O
Startopia	B-Application
,	O
as	O
most	O
of	O
them	O
had	O
been	O
destroyed	O
during	O
the	O
galactic	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
most	O
business	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
builds	O
facilities	O
and	O
hires	O
workers	O
to	O
operate	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
mechanic	O
of	O
Startopia	B-Application
is	O
research.By	O
hiring	O
Turakken	O
employees	O
and	O
having	O
a	O
research	O
lab	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
discover	O
new	O
technologies	O
and	O
upgrade	O
those	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Startopia	B-Application
draws	O
inspiration	O
from	O
and	O
makes	O
frequent	O
references	O
to	O
mainstream	O
science	O
fiction	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
,	O
2001	B-Application
:	O
A	O
Space	O
Odyssey	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
assistant	O
computer	O
VAL	O
is	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
Space	O
Odyssey'''s	O
HAL	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
Red	O
Dwarf	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Hitchhiker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Startopia	B-Application
is	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
memory	O
of	O
Douglas	O
Adams	O
,	O
author	O
of	O
The	O
Hitchhiker	O
's	O
Guide	O
,	O
who	O
died	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Lee	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Although	O
a	O
bit	O
short	O
on	O
missions	O
,	O
it	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
real	O
kick	O
to	O
build	O
your	O
own	O
luxury	O
hotel	O
in	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Startopia	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
holds	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
85%	O
and	O
86/100	O
on	O
aggregate	O
web	O
sites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic.Startopia	O
sold	O
approximately	O
110,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
August	O
2019	O
Gamescom	O
,	O
Realmforge	O
Studios	O
and	O
Kalypso	O
Media	O
announced	O
Spacebase	O
Startopia	B-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Startopia''	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
in	O
2021	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
would	O
include	O
both	O
competitive	O
and	O
co-operative	O
multiplayer	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
