The Captain

Buy93%

Very Positive · 327 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Sysiac Games · Incremental · Dec 3, 2021

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
9
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio0 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy The Captain?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 181 sampled reviews

Based on 327 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 181 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
71% of themes are praise29% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
68 of 181 sampled reviews raised it
All episodes are quite unique and have completely different environments and characters.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
33 of 181 sampled reviews raised it
Combine that with a steady progression of ship difficulty over time, and you have a pretty great core gameplay loop.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
29 of 181 sampled reviews raised it
The upgrade loop is satisfying: you can build, buy, and upgrade a variety of weapons.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
17 of 181 sampled reviews raised it
But I want to talk about what makes this game greater than the sum of its graphics, sound, script, and programming...
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 181 sampled reviews raised it
The stories in the game, the puzzles, the pixel art and the soundtrack are all very well done.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story68 reviews
Gameplay33 reviews
Combat29 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
80% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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