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Captain Kaon is a ‘Thrust’ inspired twin stick shooter. Relive a classic from the golden age of gaming, reimagined as a modern twin-stick shooter. It’s an Amiga-era styled game with strong ‘50’s sci-fi themes. Take control of a gunship and defend the Earth against the Sigma Collective, Doctor Quantex, and the Brain Drones! Features. - Cute, amiga-era styled, pixel art graphics - 38 stages of explosive fun - 15 different ships, each with different variants and skins. - 6 different guns, from cannons and lasers to an awesome lightning gun. - Plus rockets, missiles, cluster bombs and a mini-nuke!

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Captain Kaon - Game Postmortem | Pixel Art

Captain Kaon - Game Postmortem | Pixel Art

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In my the latest episode of my game postmortem I talk about how I created the pixel art for Captain Kaon. It's a cool old-school art style, but it has...

Captain Kaon | Game Postmortem - Second-to-Second Gameplay

Captain Kaon | Game Postmortem - Second-to-Second Gameplay

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In this episode of my game postmortem I'm talking about how I developed the second-to-second gameplay in Captain Kaon. This is the flying and shooting...

Captain Kaon | Game Postmortem - First Playable Level

Captain Kaon | Game Postmortem - First Playable Level

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Building a First Playable Level is an important first step in making a game. In this episode of my game postmortem I talk about how to do it, and how...

Captain Kaon | Game Postmortem - Game Engines

Captain Kaon | Game Postmortem - Game Engines

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In the second episode of my game postmortem I talk about game engines and how to choose one that's right for you. I also talk about why I choose Gamemaker...

Captain Kaon | Game Postmortem - Concept

Captain Kaon | Game Postmortem - Concept

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After a long four years making my first indie game it's time to have a postmortem and share everything I've learnt with all the other budding game developers...

Captain Kaon: Lave Radio Podcast and Game Updates

Captain Kaon: Lave Radio Podcast and Game Updates

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I recently had a chat with the guys over at Lave Radio - the Elite Dangerous Podcast - about making Captain Kaon.

Captain Kaon - Out Now

Captain Kaon - Out Now

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Captain Kaon - Retro Twin-stick Gravity Shooter, buy now on Steam.

Captain Kaon Early Access Launch

Captain Kaon Early Access Launch

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Captain Kaon is available now on Steam Early Access. Enjoy a re-imagining of the classics Thrust and Gravitar, gravity shooters that are 1980’s classics...

Captain Kaon - Gravity Shooter - Free on itch.io

Captain Kaon - Gravity Shooter - Free on itch.io

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Captain Kaon Lite is now available, free, on Itch.io. It features 4 full missions to play through.

Captain Kaon - Fresh new art style

Captain Kaon - Fresh new art style

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Captain Kaon has been updated with a fresh new art style. check it out here.

Mission Playthrough Video

Mission Playthrough Video

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Check out this gameplay video of a mission from Captain Kaon.

Captain Kaon- Adventures in AI

Captain Kaon- Adventures in AI

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Captain Kaon is the first time I have put together my own AI. Here's a little post on how I went about it.

Going from big studio to little indie

Going from big studio to little indie

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I spent 12 years working at a big studio then left to take a chance on being an Indie. Here's a few things I've learnt.

Captain Kaon - Vote now on Greenlight

Captain Kaon - Vote now on Greenlight

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Captain Kaon is now in Steam Greenlight, vote today!