Captain Kaon
Engage Pixel · 2017 · Action, Indie, 2D, Space, Shooter
PC
Mixed67% · 30
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About Captain Kaon
Captain Kaon is a retro twin-stick gravity shooter inspired by 1980s classics such as Thrust and Gravitar. Captain Kaon brings the vector graphics of old right 'up-to-date’ with vibrant Amiga-style pixel art and a tight twin-stick control mechanic.
The overcrowded Earth has found a new home among the stars, a clutch of habitable worlds in the Regulus sector. But this new paradise did not last long as a strange alien force began a relentless assault on their colonies. This threat to human expansion could not go unchallenged.
In response the Earth has sent the finest ships in the Interstellar Navy to defend the colonists and protect its interests. Left behind are the old and the out of date, led by the flagship Argus. A small fleet of relics to defend our only home.
Hot headed and insubordinate, Captain Talia ‘Kaon’ was facing a court martial when war broken out. Hoping this new conflict would give her the chance for salvation, she instead found herself left behind. With the Argus operating on a skeleton crew, she has been assigned as its sole gunship pilot.
In the midst of this uncertainty the miners of Ceres revolt against Earth rule, refusing to supply the fleet with the deuterium fuel it sorely needs. Without it the fleet in Regulus will be unable to fight and the Earth will become vulnerable. Only Captain Kaon can fly her gunship through the twisting tunnels beneath Ceres surface and fight the revolt.
Features
- Enjoy classic sci-fi, tilt/thrust gravity-based gameplay
- Battle enemies with twin-stick or 360° mouse aim
- Explore vibrant Amiga-style pixel art environments
- Manage resources and carefully select missions in Campaign Mode
- Relive this forgotten shmup sub-genre!
Story
The overcrowded Earth has found a new home among the stars, a clutch of habitable worlds in the Regulus sector. But this new paradise did not last long as a strange alien force began a relentless assault on their colonies. This threat to human expansion could not go unchallenged.
In response the Earth has sent the finest ships in the Interstellar Navy to defend the colonists and protect its interests. Left behind are the old and the out of date, led by the flagship Argus. A small fleet of relics to defend our only home.
Hot headed and insubordinate, Captain Talia ‘Kaon’ was facing a court martial when war broken out. Hoping this new conflict would give her the chance for salvation, she instead found herself left behind. With the Argus operating on a skeleton crew, she has been assigned as its sole gunship pilot.
In the midst of this uncertainty the miners of Ceres revolt against Earth rule, refusing to supply the fleet with the deuterium fuel it sorely needs. Without it the fleet in Regulus will be unable to fight and the Earth will become vulnerable. Only Captain Kaon can fly her gunship through the twisting tunnels beneath Ceres surface and fight the revolt.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
I am writing this not to talk about the game's positives, but about its negatives, which are far more obvious and significant when playing. The game is divided into two campaigns, Ceres, the one you start on, and Mars. Each campaign is divided into sectors, and you must defeat each sector, which is one map. You control a small vessel and fly it in a side-on view. You can rotate and thrust your ship, and pick up and drop certain items. Your gun can fire in any direction, controlled by the mouse, and you have three secondary rockets or bombs. You have a mission, which varies each map: it might be to pick up a Marine APC from your ship and drop it in a certain location, or destroy three enemy targets, and so on. There are gun turrets which open and fire at you, pods that fire at you and are released from buildings, doors or shields that block progress, and sometimes you need to land on one platform to get a battery that you pick up and take to a socket. Nothing too complicated. As you complete each sector it brings you closer to completing the campaign. It also earns 'fleet resources', which you can use to automatically win a sector, or to build improved weapons or ships. These are l…3 found this helpful
3/10 got boring fast, play time is from card farming3 found this helpful
[h1][b]Not Recommended[/b][/h1]1 found this helpful
Captain Kaon is a 2D retro pixel platformer with a sci-fi theme, using a gravity mechanic. Unfortunately the game doesn't display properly, so I was unable to progress beyond the menu into the actual game. This kind of thing is easy to pick up in testing, so there's no real excuse for it not working properly, but here we are. I can't recommend games that don't work.1 found this helpful
It's not bad retro game but I found it more teadius than fun to play and it doesn't scale right on 4k screen1 found this helpful
hmmm game is pretty fun but I can't understand this game :D I like to kills these flying pods xd1 found this helpful
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