The Captain is Dead

🇺🇸 United States
Thunderbox Entertainment Ltd.  | 
48
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50/100
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App Rating
4.6
rating
Votes
100
rating
App Age
5y 8m
rating
Last Update
Feb 02, 2022

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Rating
4.54
4.63
-2%
Number of Ratings (Voted)
99
599.8K
-100%
App Age
5y 8m
6y 9m
-16%
Price
$10
$0
In-app Purchases Price
$0
$30
Update Frequency
1410d
27d
+5 057%
Title Length
19
23
-17%
Subtitle Length
27
27
Description Length
2 250
2 406
-6%
Number of Screenshots
550
1316
-58 %
Size
0MB
357MB

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Title (
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The Captain is Dead
Subtitle (
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Only YOU can save the crew!
Description (
Characters: 2250 of 4000
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It’s the last 10 minutes of your favorite sci-fi TV show… except that this time things have gone seriously wrong and The Captain Is Dead! Based on the frantic and fun board game, this turn-based, survival/strategy puts YOU in the Captain's chair... You must co-ordinate the crew to repair critical systems and fend off hostile aliens, or you'll share the captain’s fate. From the Chief Engineer, Weapons Officer, and visiting Admiral, all the way down to the Ensign and the ship’s Janitor, you must combine your unique talents to avoid utter annihilation in the cold depths of space! YOU HAVE THE CONN! Step into the Captain's chair and command the crew! Each team member has a very particular set of skills that you'll need to leverage to the full if you want to survive, including... ADMIRAL - A master of plans and evasion. CYBORG - Immune to the mysterious forces of deep space. CREWMAN - Gets killed very easily... good thing there is an infinite supply! COUNSELOR - Can manipulate skills for the best chance of success. ENSIGN - A fast learner, and even faster runner. CHIEF ENGINEER - Can fix the ship real quick. SOLDIER - An expert at taking out aliens. ...with more on the way! RESISTANCE IS FUTILE! Defend the ship against an unknown alien nemesis that will do everything they can to blast you to atoms! Fortunately you have state-of-the-art systems to help you out... BRIDGE - Scan for threats, repair shields and communicate with your crew. WAR ROOM - The Captain planned ahead, and left emergency dossiers to help you out. ARMORY - Destroy alien ships with torpedoes, and activate auto-turrets to repel boarders. CPU CORE - Power-up your crew with skills. CARGO HOLD - Bust open the cargo pods to grab lasers, scanners, and other helpful gear. INFIRMARY - He's dead, Jim! Oh wait... no... it's just a flesh wound. That can be fixed here. SCIENCE LAB - Upgrade the ship, and research spooky, sub-space anomalies. ENGINEERING - Fix the Jump Core to get the heck outta there! JUMP TO HYPERSPACE! If you can stay cool, repel the aliens, protect the crew, and keep the systems operational long enough to repair the Jump Core, then you can activate the engines and escape to Hyperspace! Or is it Warp Speed? I can never remember...}
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Rating
4.6
100 voters

Some Latest Reviews

Anj_85
18 Mar, 2023
4
I heard JT Smith in an interview with Gabe Barrett describing the development of this game. I was afraid the frantic nature of the alerts would drive me crazy, but after playing several games I found that the whole game really fits together well (the characters and their abilities, the systems, the ways to try to keep ahead of the alerts). And it is very satisfying to feel that you understand your options, have a strategy, and are able to move in the direction you want, despite the alerts. I played the IOS game which is really a gem with very polished graphics and controls. The IOS version wasn’t clicking for me the first time through (even with its tutorial), but after reading the board game rule book, everything started to make sense, and I found myself playing game after game with harder difficulty levels.
Jeroen O
26 Apr, 2021
5
Ik kende dit spel niet totdat ik het hier in de app-store zag staan. Het is gebaseerd op een bordspel, maar zo speelt het zeker niet. Het speelt als een turn-based spel, waarbij je per beurt met één personage een aantal acties uit kunt voeren, zoals reparaties uitvoeren, aliens verslaan of wat het uiteindelijke doel is: de jump core repareren. Wat verder grappig is, is dat er overduidelijke overeenkomsten zijn met een zeer specifieke, wel bekende science fiction serie. Geen enkel spel is hetzelfde omdat je bij iedere beurt willekeurige schade aan je schip krijgt. Dat maakt het erg spannend en soms ook wel een beetje lastig want hierdoor kun je soms ook moeilijk je acties voorruit plannen. Maar ook al verlies je het spel, je wilt toch iedere keer weer een nieuw spel opstarten om het nog een keer te proberen. Ik vermaak me er nog altijd mee.
Adadadaagle
14 Apr, 2021
2
So I try to start the tutorial and every time it gets stuck at the part where the alien ship comes out and I don’t know what to do. I tried just starting a normal game, that works but my goodness I have no idea what’s going on. It looks fun and I think I’d have a great time if I knew what I was doing. I’m running it on a XR. I really want to try this and for 7 bucks I get an app where I can’t enjoy it. It looks fun would be great if I could actually play it.
Vtyjdyjtdujyfuykyf
26 Feb, 2021
5
I had not played or had even heard the original board game until I came across the AppStore port. I’ve only played a few games so far, and but I think it’s very solid. I haven’t encountered any bugs yet, the animations, graphics, and voice acting capture the original art style and tone of the game very well. The tutorial is good for teaching you the base mechanics of the game but it leaves the exact specifics and team synergies for you to figure out, which is something I really like. I think it’s very good game, but Moving onto that little heads up notice: there currently only seven crew members available, with devs planning to add more in the coming months. The currently available crew members are: the Admiral, the Chief Engineer, the Crew Member, the Soldier, the Cyborg, the Ensign, and the Councilor. This limited choice was actually helpful for me, as it didn’t have the overwhelming selection of the full crew. Just a heads up. All in all, I think it’s a good game.
Alex712191
20 Feb, 2021
1
Spiel läuft nicht stabil und stürzt regelmäßig ab. Die Idee ist zwar sehr gelungen aber hatte mir wesentlich mehr erwartet. 10 Euro ist definitiv zu viel.
Markdpeatfield
17 Feb, 2021
5
IPad pro and iPhone 11 both running ios 14.5 Both freeze at the same place; just before alien ship damage animation in the tutorial . I’ve managed to see the tutorial on an older ipad not running 14.5, so I’m okay. I’m enjoying the game, but you might want to check what is going on with ios 14.5
The Great Compromiser
15 Feb, 2021
5
Great app version of the classic board game. Yes, I would like to see more players. I think the scholar before the teleporter chief would be preferable.
achin
09 Feb, 2021
1
An unnecessarily over complicated mess. it's like they ripped off xcom and star trek while desperately trying to make it look good in over the top art.
Shawc-one
08 Feb, 2021
1
$11 for what??? Complicated, not very attractive, really honestly a pretty stupid game.

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Additional Information
Rating:
4.56
Voted: 100
App Store Link:
Price: 9.99 $
Website:
Email: -
Privacy Policy:
Categories: Board, Games, Entertainment, Strategy
Size: -
App Age: 5 years 8 months
Release Date: Apr 01, 2020
Last Update: Feb 02, 2022
Version: 1.5
Version history
1.5
Feb 02, 2022
Nouveautés! - Premier officier: le choix logique pour sauver le vaisseau grâce à sa maîtrise des plans de bataille. - Concierge: rafistolle le vaisseau avec de la gomme comme un vrai MacGuyver de l'espace. - HUD tactique, pour ceux qui ont le HD. - Classements ... êtes-vous le meilleur commandant ? - Mode Eco: moins de graphiques... plus de batterie. - Ajustements de règles, corrections de bugs et plus encore!
1.52
Feb 02, 2022
New in this update... - 1st Officer: the logical choice to save the ship, with his ability to divine the perfect plan at will. - Janitor: fixes stuff with duct tape... a regular space MacGuyver. - Maximum crew incresed to 7. - Tactical HUD, for those of you with big, high-def screens. - Leaderboards ... are you the top commander? - Eco Mode: less graphics... more battery. - Rule tweaks, bug fixes and more!
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