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The Captain
Developer Sysiac Games
In this retro-inspired adventure game you will have to race back home across the galaxy. Collect new friends on your journey. Make new enemies. You won't be able to save everyone. Who will you leave behind? Which civilizations will you save - or destroy - along the way? From the Steam store page
244 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 3, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
90
LovedLoved
155 positive · 18 negative
95% range 84–93%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 155 | 18 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 1 | 2 | 66 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
168 of 186 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
90% recommend · 156 yes, 18 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 174 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (304 of 328 positive).
Players praise the game's blend of point-and-click adventure with FTL-style management and combat. [1][2] Many call it a hidden gem that deserves more attention. [3][4][5] Some criticize the time limit, save system, and pacing issues. [6][7][8]
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Game has a built in end timer limiting your exploration. Combat is much more like Halcyon 6. By the time I left the first area of space did not have material to upgrade my ship nor the money to do so. All enemies ahead already were on tier 2 equipment and had multiple ships so I would instantly get vaporized. Crew seem pointless. They are just a possible card in combat. They don’t join you on ground missions. You …
- [1]
I was looking for games to play in December and stumbled across this one. Now as a space fan, and an adventure game purist, I was extremely excited...but I wanted to temper my enthusiasm since usually even great concepts are marred even just a little bit by execution problems. Then after a few weeks, I found time to start playing... First I must get this part out of the way. The pixel art is breathtaking. The music …
- [10]
Imagine Mass Effect... but it's a weird mix of turn-based combat, FTL-like management and travel, and old style point-and-click. Commander Shepard has been aged up a bit - has a wife, kids, even a bald spot. And the game somehow is absurd and funny, while still managing to be epic and serious. I know what you're thinking: "This just sounds like some failed experiment caused by the dev's inability to commit to one …
- [11]
FTL Meets LucasArts, But the Save System is Stuck in 2006 The way I see it, the creators of this game tried to merge two entirely different genres: an FTL-style roguelite and classic adventure games. Similar to FTL, you whizz through the galaxy, desperately trying to reach Earth before the bad guys do. And just like FTL, you have shops for repairs and upgrades, tactical space battles, and strict travel time …
- [2]
This is a great game. It has moral dilemmas, fun combat, resource management (time, money, upgrades), solid mechanics and very reasonably priced. If you're Star Trek fan who has wondered how you'd manage the prime directive, if you're more Picard or Sisko, you'll love this. If you understand making the 'right' choice carries it's own cost, and wondered if you'd choose the needs of those in front of you over the …
Summarised from 34 of the 223 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
90% of the 174 Steam reviewers we collected recommend The Captain. The complaint that keeps coming up: built-in time limit restricts exploration. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
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60 of 244 · most liked firstI was looking for games to play in December and stumbled across this one. Now as a space fan, and an adventure game purist, I was extremely excited...but I wanted to temper my enthusiasm since usually even great concepts are marred even just a little bit by execution problems. Then after a few weeks, I found time to start playing... First I must get this part out of the way. The pixel art is breathtaking. The music is superb and varied. The dialogue is fun and witty. The atmosphere is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Captain Video game artwork sent to us by Tom of Penflower Ink. We hearby officially declare this the canon design of Captain Video Game!
neutral · AI labelView post →I think my favourite example of a game security flaw was in the Firefly game where the Captain Reynolds outfit DLC entirely compromised your system. It was Malwear.
neutral · AI labelView post →You heard all the fuss about the Captain America's Summer Skin in the game Marvel Rivals, right? So, here we'll have Mr. Rogers showing it a bit! I hope you enjoy him, my Dear Ones! 💙🌟❤️ . (You can see more at my patreon.com/beyondjupiter) . #marvelrivals #marvelgames #captainamerica #fanart
neutral · AI labelView post →There's always Vladdy Guerrero Jr., seen here arriving for Game 7 of the World Series in a Team Canada WOMEN'S HOCKEY jersey, for the Captain Marie-Philip Poulin. Not just a good guy but non-toxic as fuck.
neutral · AI labelView post →Game has a built in end timer limiting your exploration. Combat is much more like Halcyon 6. By the time I left the first area of space did not have material to upgrade my ship nor the money to do so. All enemies ahead already were on tier 2 equipment and had multiple ships so I would instantly get vaporized. Crew seem pointless. They are just a possible card in combat. They don’t join you on ground missions. You cannot save the game yourself. Be prepared to replay sections if you have a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My mom bought me the Captain Planet NES game it’s *HORRENDOUS*
negative · AI labelView post →What a game!!! I usually don't like too much point & click games, but The Captain, by its story and its structure, made me love every seconds of it! The fact that it is made of (not-quite-so-)mini-adventures make it really, really fun. Every chapter of the story is so differents, gives so many feelings and tells so much about the world in which the game takes place! The puzzles are never-easy-never-too-hard, the games has a lot of features and secrets really fun to master or find! And…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a great game. It has moral dilemmas, fun combat, resource management (time, money, upgrades), solid mechanics and very reasonably priced. If you're Star Trek fan who has wondered how you'd manage the prime directive, if you're more Picard or Sisko, you'll love this. If you understand making the 'right' choice carries it's own cost, and wondered if you'd choose the needs of those in front of you over the needs of the many, you'll love this. If you're an old school Lucasart fan, you'll…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DYLAN LARKIN 🚨 The Captain opens scoring on the power play, 4th game goal streak and his 5th tally in that span. DeBrincat & Raymond assists on the pretty play taking advantage of the Tkachuk penalty. #LGRW
neutral · AI labelView post →Like Lucas Arts and Sierra in their prime.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Captain, for my imaginary asymmetrical survival game!
neutral · AI labelView post →You know that GIF of the guy opening a fridge in excitement, only for him to immediately close it in disappointment at what he sees? That was me with the Captain America trailer the instant it went from spy thriller to video game cutscene.
neutral · AI labelView post →GAME 40: 19-18-3 The Captain pots the OT winner as the Habs remain hot! @Canucks 4, @CanadiensMTL 5 #GoHabsGo
neutral · AI labelView post →Brady Tkachuk came onto the ice after the #Sens win to congratulate Carp product, linesperson Derek Nansen, who just worked his 1470th & final NHL game after a 23 year career. Smooth ice-shuffle moves from the Captain.
neutral · AI labelView post →LARKIN! 🚨 The Captain scores in his 3rd straight game, #RedWings lead! #LGRW
neutral · AI labelView post →THE CAPTAIN CALLS GAME! 🚨
neutral · AI labelView post →The Charge open scoring in Game 1 with their first ever playoff goal! Who else but the Captain Brianne Jenner? #PWHL #OttawaCharge #FeelTheSurge #OTTvMTL
neutral · AI labelView post →I expected a Trek like game with the long winded speeches and complex moral quandaries, instead you get... I don't know, you're just some guy on an automated ship with some really smartass (not in a good way) AI companions, it's trying to be witty, but not the high brow late 90s/early 2000s BBC witty, more like current BBC 'witty.' One of the first tasks in the game is a rescue operation, it's a guy that's been in stasis for a loong time and all his friends are dead, his message says he…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Criminally underrated indy gem! Made by someone who clearly grew up playing Lucas arts adventure games and watching star trek.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Watched the PHWL game with some friends in the background and ended up engrossed in it cause that finale was rad as hell and also the Captain of the Montréal team is so handsome I SWOONED when the post game interview hit
neutral · AI labelView post →Jalen Brunson wins it for New York: 42 points 17 in the 4th 10 assists First 40-10 game for The Captain
neutral · AI labelView post →Imagine Mass Effect... but it's a weird mix of turn-based combat, FTL-like management and travel, and old style point-and-click. Commander Shepard has been aged up a bit - has a wife, kids, even a bald spot. And the game somehow is absurd and funny, while still managing to be epic and serious. I know what you're thinking: "This just sounds like some failed experiment caused by the dev's inability to commit to one thing, so they just did a bunch badly". Well, here's a surprise: the game's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's criminal that this game is a financial flop! the ear and eye candy alone should make it a stand out hit. Obviously no real marketing was done to help sell this game/idea, because this game is so great! Or maybe I'm just old and remember/love games like this and the newer generation doesn't. But I suspect it's the former. I think this game will stand the test of time and people will discover it one day!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm liking the sounds (game blacked out again) of tonight's game! Time for the Captain to get a hat trick! #gooilers
neutral · AI labelView post →Great story, terrible time line. Okay, i like and hate this game. the story is amazing and I find myself wanting to find out everything I can but then I see how long I've been playing and how little I've progressed. way to much time in this game is spent ether walking around or waiting in an elevator. on this one world for example you end up having to go back and forth from a store multiple times to progress to the point it gets insanely annoying. right after finishing that planet I found…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nintendo should make a modern game using the Captain Lou interpretation of Mario
neutral · AI labelView post →This is an absolute gem, combining a Sierra-style adventure game with FTL-ish spaceship building component. The writing, pixel graphics, and the moral choices to be made are all superbly crafted. The difficulty was just right for me at the default setting, and the puzzles are interesting without being frustrating/irrational. Highly recommended for any aspiring starfleet captains.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I assume many folks know Theseus either from the "Ship of Theseus" thought experiment, or the way he got interpreted by the 1st Hades game - which itself always reminded me of what the Captain N cartoon did to Simon Belmont. Honestly I think that last point is what I really wanted to bring up.
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm reviewing this as a public service, because this game has been bafflingly undermarketed. This is a hidden gem. It's not perfectly polished, but it's clearly a MASSIVE labour of love. I'm maybe 2/3rds of the way through my first run after 8 hours (so I can't comment on the late game), and it will absolutely merit a few replays. So far it is unique, massive, and constantly surprising. Gameplay-wise, it's a whole bunch of episodic point-and-click adventures strung together by pretty solid…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →FTL Meets LucasArts, But the Save System is Stuck in 2006 The way I see it, the creators of this game tried to merge two entirely different genres: an FTL-style roguelite and classic adventure games. Similar to FTL, you whizz through the galaxy, desperately trying to reach Earth before the bad guys do. And just like FTL, you have shops for repairs and upgrades, tactical space battles, and strict travel time constraints. However, where it differs is that on every planet you encounter, you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shiver me timbers! Panda won the game! A toast is in order! Panda @pandapyaar.bsky.social is now the Captain of the Sunny Shellshock.
neutral · AI labelView post →I haven't played such a good adventure in a long time. Scifi, several stories with different solutions and endings, management, round tactics, Pixelart,.. It really has everything and by that it is very fun to play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a reluctant recommendation. I fooled myself into thinking this game would be more than it advertised - somehow I believed it was rogue-like, similar to FTL if done by Star Trek. It's not. The Captain is what it says on the tin: a retro point-and-click adventure game, reminiscent of SpaceQuest from the old days. It's much improved from those days - more user friendly, with multiple ways to finish each scenario and ways to choose which scenarios you want. But it's still an adventure…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another game that gets a thumbs down from me for not respecting my time. Before going into this thinking it is a nice point and click scifi adventure: Even though there are narrative branches, here is no save game option. This means you have to restart from the last autosave if you want to correct any "mistakes" you make. The game wants to be played through several times, and it does allow skipping parts you already did by chosing the same outcome you had, or replay for a different outcome.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No manual saves and can't turn BGM off (only Master slider is available).
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You have to applaud the ambition of making a game like this with a two-man team, and in some ways I suppose they have pulled it off, as evidenced by how many people like it. I didn't, though. The most useful thing to say is probably that I was hoping for something more like a choice-heavy RPG with a point & click interface. This is more like a standard point & click adventure with some RPG elements that, for me, never really came together. I think I probably would have stuck with it if I'd…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →THE CAPTAIN MAKES IT A TIE GAME!!! 🤩 #Game7 #StanleyCup 🇺🇸: /espn 🇨🇦: /Sportsnet & /TVASports
neutral · AI labelView post →I really wanted to like this game. The callback to games of my youth, the humor, and the thought that I could have a little ship all my own. But the latter, and the game, unfortunately are so "on-rails" that it removed all suspension of disbelief, for me. To say the game telegraphs itself, is an understatement. Hell, it tells you that you got 1 of 3 possible outcomes for every mission. I get people wanting to try again, but I personally like having a little bit of mystery in my games. There…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want more!! This game perfectly blends the sci-fi and retro adventure genres. Reminds me of Sierra/lucasarts in their prime. You can tell the devs are Star-Trek fans, and some of the in-game stories remind me of STNG episodes. Please make a sequel! Even if i have not yet finished the game.. 😂 110% worth it's money!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unique, Charming and Engaging I played virtually every Adventure game available when I was a kid (Maniac Mansion, King's Quest 1-6, Goblins 1-3, Space and Eco Quests, etc.) and loved all of them. Still, nowadays, I usually get bored and take a break after some 2 hours playing what they now call "point-and-click adventures." The Captain, though, managed to keep me going for 6-8 hours straight, multiple times. This game is rather unique, very interesting and brilliantly executed. It was made…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You ever watch Star Trek? This is kind of like Star Trek. Each planet and each encounter all have their own endings and stories. Some choices don't seem to matter but they really do in the end. It's a wonderful game, with a great sense of humor, and you can keep replaying it to see all the bad decisions you can make.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Play the Captain Planet game on Sega Genesis 🌍
neutral · AI labelView post →Woohoo! The Captain gets the game winner! Smart play by Hutson! Good game Habs
neutral · AI labelView post →New Review: Okay, as promised, I wanted to circle back and write a more in-depth review. This is one of my favorite point and click adventure games so I figured it'd be worth the effort to explain why: Gameplay: What's It Like To Play the Captain First and foremost The Captain Is a Mix of several genres and ideas: * A point and click adventure game * A deck-building card battle game * Choose your own adventure novels * Star Trek * Oregon Trail The game is broken up into two primary…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For someone of my age and someone who grew up with things like King's Quest and Curse of Monkey Island, you'd think a classic adventure game would appeal to me. The lack of save anywhere really hampers my enjoyment, especially since it has multiple routes in different things. Accidentally clicking ONE WRONG BUTTON with no ability to know what was going to happen is a bit brutal when it can happen in your first encounter. Also some of the puzzles are much more your tedious pixel hunts than they…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I WANT THE CAPTAIN CARROT GAME
neutral · AI labelView post →- Incredibly satisfying to play. - Much to discover - Difficulty is really not high and hardly ever got stuck for more than a few minutes - Love the choices and the outcomes are very different If you love to playing point&click, a good story, mulitple choices and even a great combat system this is for you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →THE CAPTAIN CALLS GAME! 😤 Mikael Granlund scores the /Energizer overtime winner for the /AnaheimDucks
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing season 2 of "The Captain is Dead" #BoardGames
neutral · AI labelView post →I'll give you another $20 right now if you'll promise to make a sequel! I love this game! I'm only on my second run but I've got my moneys worth already! It really takes me back to the ol' Leisure Suit Larry, mash up with Space Quest with a choose your own adventure twist! Great job! 18 stars
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hidden gem. As point and click adventures go, this is one of my favourites!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you grew up loving the 90's Sierra and Lucas Arts classic point and clicks buy this game at full price right now. This is arguably the best point and click I've ever played, and kept me fully engaged throughout my 15 hours of game play. Also nice when a point and click has puzzles that make you think, but actually make sense. There's no combining a fork from hour 1 of the game with a half full tube of toothpaste from hour 10. I had an amazing time playing this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →THE CAPTAIN KIRK GAME
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is awesome! A real throw back to point and click Sierra games of the past, but even better. I've just scratched the surface with almost 5 hours played, and I'm excited to start another game just to see where the choices will get me. Good captain right now, but next time I will be ruthless!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I do wonder if we will be getting more triple A superhero games, as with the games industry probably not for a long time, as like Blade is seemingly cancelled, the Captain America & Black Panther game has had a lack of updates. Isn't the Iron Man game VR or something so thats more niche
neutral · AI labelView post →The Captain America game is pretty ok but yes the Thor DS game is legit good
neutral · AI labelView post →Scifi adventure, Point and click, turn based space ship shooter, thing. Gameplay: So it’s mostly a point and click adventure game with some turn based space combat tossed in for variety. You’ll spend more time doing the point and click adventure stuff than anything else. Each ‘arena’ has a few endings so there is a bit of variety there allowing for multiple runs. Each ‘arena’ isn’t too long so it doesn’t get too tedious, though there are a few that are a little bit, fetch questy for my liking.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been playing video games for an embarrassingly long time (over 3 decades). I'm easily up over a couple hundred games at this point and have hit the majority of the "best games of all time" on all of the reviewers lists. I do not exaggerate when I say that The Captain is one of the best games I have ever played - easily in my top 5. To put it a different way... I received this game for free on Epic awhile back and found it so engrossing, so brilliant and so lovingly put together that I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think the key to this one is how much time you want to invest in it, and how much you 'need' to re-explore the game to get alternative endings. That being said, the first time I tried to play it, I found it rather bland. The style of the game is of course old 16-bit stuff. If you recall that era, or have a hankering for some historical inaccuracy, then you may be excited by this. The humour also tries to replicate those days, but is hampered by the slow speed of the overall game. There is…
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