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Capsized — Genres, rating & game data

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 you

Capsized is a platformer game developed by Alientrap, 2011. It stands out for melee combat and a sci-fi setting. Available in single-player and multiplayer mode. With an NextGameLike Score of 62/100, it ranks as a notable title in our catalog.

About Capsized

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! Artist Jesse McGibney and programmer Lee Vermeulen create an immersive alien world teeming with bizarre life-forms and strange landscapes presented in a unique hand-drawn art style. Combining control elements of first person shooters and innovative physics based combat, Capsized emphasizes action without giving up the smart problem solving of classic platform games. Use your jetpack to fly through the alien jungle, and tools such as the Gravity Hook to manipulate your environment to skilfully dodge and defeat attacking enemies. You will be challenged - with platforming, puzzle solving, and deadly skirmishing, often all at the same time! Key Features: Highly detailed alien environments and creatures, lovingly rendered with high resolution hand-drawn artwork. 12 mission Campaign featuring: massive non-linear environments, diverse objectives and enemies, and exciting comic-style cutscenes. 4 extra Arcade Modes to unlock, including: local Deathmatch and Coop, Survival mode, Time Trials, and Armless fighting. Lethal arsenal of futuristic weapons and gadgets such as: the Gravity Ram, Jetpack, Energy Shield, and Quasar Array Classic First Person Shooter inspired controls, with a focus on skilled movement, creative tactics, and insane action.

How Capsized was received

Of the 1,099 Steam player reviews, 76% are positive. Critics score it 80/100 on Metacritic, reflecting a favourable reception.

Players

  • Steam players1,099 reviews76%Mostly positive
  • IGDB community22 reviews70/100

Critics

  • Metacritic80/100
  • IGDB5 reviews63/100

Aggregated from public ratings on Steam, IGDB, Metacritic and OpenCritic. NextGameLike does not host its own reviews.

NextGameLike Score

62/100 ↗

Rating

👍 21%

96 votes

Type

Platformer, Puzzle

Released

2011

Updated May 2026

Developer

Alientrap

Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment

Avg. playtime

~1h

Platforms

PC, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Linux

Official trailer for Capsized

Screenshots of Capsized

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