Code Arcturus

Code Arcturus

Norbert Érsek · August 30, 2020 · Arcade, Shooter, Precision Platformer, Difficult, Side Scroller

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Code Arcturus price by region

Code Arcturus costs $2.69 in Georgia (USD), £2.89 in the United Kingdom, €3.29 in Europe (EUR), $3.99 in the United States, CA$4.65 in Canada, NZ$5.19 in New Zealand, A$5.95 in Australia, R$8.69 in Brazil and zł14.49 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Code Arcturus offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $2.69 $2.69 — 1
United Kingdom £2.89 £2.89 — 1
Europe (EUR) €3.29 €3.29 — 1
United Statesyour region $3.99 $3.99 — 1
Canada CA$4.65 CA$4.65 — 1
New Zealand NZ$5.19 NZ$5.19 — 1
Australia A$5.95 A$5.95 — 1
Brazil R$8.69 R$8.69 — 1
Poland zł14.49 zł14.49 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Code Arcturus


Help The Marine fight and race through various alien environments filled with extraterrestrial technology. Slay mechanical beasts and squishy monsters to earn coins and explore all areas to find valuable gems - use them to upgrade The Marine's gear, and continue slaying faster.

Code Arcturus is a retro inspired arcade-style action platformer, with aliens, robots, spikes, explosions, and lots of coins. Compete for the fastest times on each level in Speedrun Mode, using all the gear you managed to acquire. Finding levels too easy after getting all upgrades? Try completing each level without any upgrades in Nerfed Mode!

Bullet points!

  • 16-bit inspired pixel art style, with sprinkles of modern elements
  • 12 levels in alien laboratory environments filled with extraterrestrial technology
  • 10+ enemies including a challenging final boss, both metal and squishy, dropping lots of shinies when killed
  • Gems scattered in levels, some may need to be revisited with improved gear to obtain
  • Spend these coins and gems to increase The Marine's power
  • Replay levels and compete for the fastest clear time with Steam leaderboards in Speedrun mode, using all the gear you managed to unlock
  • Master each level in Nerfed mode, where all your upgraded gear is taken away, and you are forced to rely on your skills and reflexes
  • Various challenges & achievements!

Speedrunners!


This game can be played and enjoyed as a single playthrough, but it is especially geared towards players who enjoy the competitiveness of speedrunning. Many levels are designed with (sometimes not so obvious) speedrunning tech in mind. Race for those top spots on the leaderboards!

Code Arcturus — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jan 18, 2023
A fun side scrolling shooter with some excellent pixel art and an awesome soundtrack. It's cool to earn the upgrades to go back to previous levels and grab more crystals to then earn more upgrades. But be warned- this game is VERY hard, borderline unfair in some spots. For example, you may need to navigate a sequence of obstacles to the right, open a door, then backtrack what you just went through, then go to the section of the left, rinse and repeat. To me that's not fun it's infuriating. The hitboxes for spikes are a tad too big imo. Achievements are horrible too. I'm never going to beat this game as the difficulty ramps up way too high later on, but maybe we can get a patch to help out with the annoying difficulty. Even extra checkpoints would be great.
4 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 26, 2020
Orthodox jump action and shooting.
Recommended Sep 6, 2020
its ok nothing to write home about

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