Captain Galactic

Captain Galactic

Early access since Jun 2026

Captain Galactic is a colorful retro sci-fi platformer where you ride a hoverboard through strange alien worlds, collect crystals, unlock abilities and items, dodge deadly traps, and blast enemies with your phaser.

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Details

Developer
Publisher
whoppagamer
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

Captain Galactic is a colorful retro sci-fi platformer where you ride a hoverboard through strange alien worlds, collect crystals, unlock abilities and items, dodge deadly traps, and blast enemies with your phaser.

Explore crystal caves, slime planets, ancient pyramids, and more — each with its own enemies, hazards, music, and visual style. Unlock new items, master jumps and dashes, and guide Captain Galactic through a fast-paced adventure.

Features

  • Classic 2D platforming with jumping, shooting, dashing, and hoverboard movement

  • Multiple themed levels, including crystal caves, slime worlds, pyramids, space stations, castles, and more

  • Collect crystals and use them to unlock new outfits and upgrades

  • Different suits and visual styles for Captain Galactic

  • Enemies, traps, lasers, slime bubbles, ancient technology, and sci-fi hazards

  • Comic-style story introductions for selected levels

  • Retro-inspired gameplay with modern effects and colorful visuals

  • Controller and keyboard support

  • Level selection and progression system

  • A mix of fast-paced platforming, combat and arcade action

Story

Captain Galactic was once just a normal boy with one big dream: to travel beyond his home colony and explore the stars.

He lived on a remote space colony at the edge of the known galaxy, surrounded by old mining tunnels, abandoned research stations, strange ruins, and glowing crystal fields. Life was quiet there — until the night everything changed.

A massive meteor tore through the atmosphere and crashed near the colony. The impact shook the entire planet. But this was no ordinary meteor. Inside the crater was a mysterious alien crystal, pulsing with unknown energy.

The crystal’s power spread across the land. Ancient machines suddenly reactivated. Hidden ruins opened. Wildlife mutated. Slime creatures grew stronger. Forgotten pyramid technology came back to life, and dangerous energy traps appeared in places that had been silent for centuries.

Captain Galactic was one of the first to reach the crash site. When he touched the crystal, a glowing shard reacted to him and fused with his space suit. From that moment on, he was changed forever.

The crystal on his chest gave him new power. His hoverboard became faster. His phaser became stronger. His suit could adapt to different worlds, unlocking new outfits and abilities. But the crystal also connected him to something far bigger — an ancient energy source that powerful forces across the galaxy had been searching for.

The meteor did not crash by accident.

Deep in space, dark enemies have awakened. They want the crystal energy for themselves, and they will stop at nothing to collect every shard. Across slime caves, desert pyramids, crystal worlds, dark castles, and abandoned places, crystal fragments are now activating dangerous technology and opening the way for new threats.

Now Captain Galactic must collect the scattered crystal shards, fight hostile creatures, and uncover the truth behind the meteor impact.

With his hoverboard, phaser, courage, and the mysterious crystal on his chest, he becomes the galaxy’s youngest hero.

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