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2011 · Alientrap · Indie · Metroidvania

Capsized

Xbox console exclusive

Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!

Released: 29 April 2011
Platforms: Linux Windows Xbox 360 macOS
Genres: Indie Metroidvania Platformer Puzzle Science
Developers: Alientrap
Publishers: indiePub
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: Canada
Age ratings: USK 12 ESRB T CLASS_IND L
Languages: English
Time to beat: 4hmain story10hcompletionist
Composers: Solar Fields

About

Capsized is a science fiction-themed platform game with run and gun mechanics. It was developed by Alientrap.

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As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!

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Development

Capsized was released for Microsoft Windows on April 29, 2011, on Steam. The iOS version, called Capsized+, was available February 13, 2013, and published by IndiePub. The soundtrack is provided by Solar Fields; the ambient electronic music is from his 2009 album Movements. The game was also released for Xbox Live Arcade on July 5, 2013, and was supposed to be released at a later time for the PlayStation 3's PlayStation Network, however this was canceled.

Reception

The PC version and Capsized+ received "generally favorable" reviews, while the Xbox 360 version received "mixed or average reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Official Xbox Magazine gave the Xbox 360 a mixed review while it was still in development a year-and-a-half before its release date.