Captain Kaon
Captain Kaon is a twin-stick gravity shooter with a retro style, inspired by 80's classics. Pilot a gunship across the solar system, battling the evil machinations of Doctor Quantex! Captain Kaon pairs vibrant…
Captain Kaon is an arcade developed by Engage Pixel, released 16 November 2016 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Captain Kaon is
Captain Kaon is an arcade game developed by Engage Pixel and released in 2016. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Game Maker Studio.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Earth Interstellar Navy is in the far off Regulus Sector, at war with an alien race called the Drullz. Only the Home Defence Fleet is left to protect the Earth, but it is a sorry collection of out of date, broken down, ships. When Doctor Quantex strikes, these antiques are all that stand between him and total dominion over the solar system. Fresh out of the academy and assigned to the decrepit Argus, flagship of the Home Defence Fleet, Captain Talia 'Kaon' will do everything she can to prove her mettle. Driven by a desire to protect others after losing her family to a Drullz attack, she is desperate to join the war in Regulus. Now she has a different threat to face as the forces of…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Captain Kaon launched on 16 November 2016, within three weeks of Dishonored 2, Final Fantasy XV, Titanfall 2 and The Last Guardian.
Released around the same time: Dishonored 2, Final Fantasy XV, Titanfall 2, The Last Guardian.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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