Captain Kaon
| App ID | 527380 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | Engage Pixel |
| Publisher | Engage Pixel |
| Supported Systems | Windows |
| Technologies | GameMaker Engine |
| Last Changenumber | 31644535 |
| Last Record Update | 13 October 2025 – 16:34:16 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 14 April 2017 – 15:51:39 UTC ( |
Captain Kaon is a retro twin-stick gravity shooter inspired by 1980s classics such as Thrust and Gravitar. Captain Kaon pairs vibrant Amiga-style pixel art with a tight twin-stick control mechanic. Relive this forgotten shmup sub-genre!
Additional Information
| Developer | Engage Pixel | |
| metacritic_name | Captain Kaon | |
| controller_support | full | |
| community_visible_stats | Yes | |
| ReleaseState | released | |
| Publisher | Engage Pixel | |
| Store Release Date | 14 April 2017 – 15:51:47 UTC ( |
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| osarch | empty string | |
| community_hub_visible | Yes | |
| Primary Genre | Action (1) | |
| Store Genres | Action (1), Indie (23) | |
| Steam Release Date | 14 April 2017 – 15:51:39 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 18 February 2017 – 13:52:28 UTC ( |
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| osextended | empty string | |
| review_score | 5 | |
| review_percentage | 66 | |
| Detected Technologies (?) | GameMaker Engine | |
| restricted_countries | DE Germany |
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| First seen on SteamDB | 7 September 2016 – 10:59:27 UTC ( |
Supported Languages
| 1 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes |
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Assets
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| store_screenshot | ss_a99ee34ae7085d710bec8a2d681bb4d1effa6992.jpg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Assets |
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| trailer_name | Captain Kaon - Release Trailer |
| trailer_category | 0 |
| trailer_480p ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256683116/movie480.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256683116/movie480.mp4 |
| trailer_max ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256683116/movie_max.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256683116/movie_max.mp4 |
| microtrailer ↴ | |
| video/webm | 527380/98080/b0d928f999fd8d5f0ee70f91b888c07125212283/1751297713/microtrailer.webm |
| video/mp4 | 527380/98080/b0d928f999fd8d5f0ee70f91b888c07125212283/1751297713/microtrailer.mp4 |
| adaptive_trailers ↴ | |
| dash_av1 | 527380/98080/b0d928f999fd8d5f0ee70f91b888c07125212283/1751297713/dash_av1.mpd |
| dash_h264 | 527380/98080/b0d928f999fd8d5f0ee70f91b888c07125212283/1751297713/dash_h264.mpd |
| hls_h264 | 527380/98080/b0d928f999fd8d5f0ee70f91b888c07125212283/1751297713/hls_264_master.m3u8 |
| screenshot_medium | 256683116/movie.293x165.jpg |
| screenshot_full | 256683116/movie_full.jpg |
| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 12 April 2017 – 10:39:41 UTC |
Steam charts
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- 1 players right now
- 2 24-hour peak
- 173 all-time peak
12 January 2017
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Store data
Twitch stats
- 0 viewers right now
- 0 24-hour peak
- 16 all-time peak
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Owner estimations
- ~820 by Gamalytic
- ~226.9 k by PlayTracker
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User reviews history
Markers
| Date | Label | 30-day Peak |
|---|---|---|
| 14 April 2017 | Steam Release | - |
| 7 December 2016 | ⇄ Indiegala: Hump Day Bundle #31 | - |
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How many players are playing Captain Kaon right now on Steam?
Steam player counter indicates there are currently 1 players live playing Captain Kaon on Steam.
Captain Kaon had an all-time peak of 173 concurrent players on 12 January 2017.
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