The Captain

December 3, 2021 Sysiac Games Tomorrow Corporation, Flyhigh Works
Role-playing (RPG) Simulator Adventure Indie
Linux PC Mac Switch
About

Race back home across the galaxy. Collect new friends. 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? The decisions are up to you.
Storyline

You are Captain Thomas Welmu, a Spacefleet science officer, lost on the other side of the galaxy. Dark forces are en route to Earth to destroy our planet - and you are carrying the only thing that can stop them.

You are... The Captain!
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Release Date December 3, 2021
Developer Sysiac Games
Publisher Tomorrow Corporation, Flyhigh Works
Game Modes Single player
Themes Science fiction
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