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Captain Starshot

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2019

Should you play it?

Fight fierce hostile alien space ships to neutralize their defenses before you board their ships and battle intense on-foot encounters. Eliminate their forces and steal their technology to upgrade your squad with different abilities and save the galaxy!

What works

  • Unique blend of space and ground combat
  • Engaging retro sci-fi art style
  • Free to play student project
  • Procedural generation adds replayability
  • Responsive controls in boarding combat

Things to keep in mind

  • Clunky and imprecise ship controls
  • Repetitive mission structure and content
  • Buggy achievements and occasional crashes
  • Limited narrative and mission variety
  • No multiplayer or social features

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Captain Starshot: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story.

Last update: 24/08/2026