After 6-7 years of work, we're thrilled to finally release our Roguelike Deckbuilder Becoming Captain!

We took the time to listen to those who tested the game during the Next Fest and upgraded many things regarding balancing, UI and UX. While there are still things we’d love to polish, we didn’t want to delay the adventure any longer.

Becoming Captain is coming out THIS FRIDAY!

On day one, you’ll get the complete core experience. While we already have plans for future content, we believe what’s launching is solid and fun enough to stand as a full release.And if you enjoy the game… this is only the beginning. We’re 100% committed to keep updating Becoming Captain by fixing issues, tweaking balance, and adding more content over time.

Bellow you will see every changes since NextFest!

Major Additions & Improvements

• Added Steam Achievements

• Added boss fight music for all boss battles

• Added music to the Game Over screen

• Added a proper transition for player death

• Created numerous new encounters

• Created 6 new events

Gameplay Changes & Balancing

• Venomous Strike now costs 1 energy

• Lucky Strike now costs 3 energy

• Buffed the Electrify card's effect

• Changed the Stun mechanics

• Changed the DMG & energy cost of the Raygun action card

• Raised the cost of several perks

• Added a new perk to the Void Eel to make the fight more difficult and complex

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the In-game Options Menu

• Fixed a bug with the Void Eel

• Fixed a non-destroy issue with AI cards (prevented cards from stacking on top of each other)

• Fixed a bug that made the Charge effect of AI not work properly

• Fixed the Energized status effect

• Fixed a bug where poison would reset to 0 on death and "heal" a character

• Fixed HP not properly setting to 0 on death

• Fixed a glitch with the Poison Bar UI

• Fixed the position of the Hemorrhage status effect icon

• Fixed a bug with the Turtle Shell perk

• Fixed a bug that kept the Eel's Maelstrom active after it died

• Fixed the Crossbow attack stats not displaying properly

• Fixed the Scared perk description

• Fixed the Shop button color

• Fixed the Draw button color

• Fixed a minor UI issue

• Fixed event text color

UI & UX Improvements

• The "No Energy" panel no longer displays when the player's cursor exits a card

• Updated sound & music settings

• Optimizations performed across the game

Our demo is now live on Steam, and this time we are ready. Next Fest is coming up this Monday and for this occasion, we are unveiling our brand new demo for Becoming Captain. We are extremely excited to see you all come and try the updated version of our game!

Go and try it out now![store.steampowered.com]

Our plan is to leave the demo there until the end of NextFest on March 3rd. 
So you have until then to go and try it out!

Thank you all of you for you support!
Don't hesitate if you have any question about our project

VERSION: 0.5.1

Major Bug Fixes & Stability

• Fixed multiple perks that weren't triggering or applying correctly: 

  • Tasty Potato.

  • Bloodletter.

  • Eyepatch.

  • Friendly Monkey.

  • Poisoner.

  • HeartLockets.

  • Vampire Harness (repair timing).

  • Dagger Master("slices attacks cost 0").

  • Bad Haggler.

• Fixed Continue button on Loot Screen — now reliably collects money and resolved Loot Screen exploits (Sorry, no infinite money for you.)

• Patched "Enter key" exploit that skipped opponent turns / drained energy.

• Closed infinite event refresh exploit (deck → return looping).

• Fixed AI softlock at exactly 2 Mana.

• Fixed AI playing cards it didn't actually have.

• Resolved mana not properly resetting between fights.

• Fixed player deck card generation — newly created cards now correctly enter and display in deck.

• Fixed unexpected shop navigation / repeated Big Bill fights after deck checks.

• Fixed softlock with end-turn button during tutorial.

• Removed Craft Weapon card from pool temporarily (due to AI glitches — will return later).

• Dropping card on end-turn button no longer accidentally ends turn.

Perks & Status Effects Improvements

• Adjusted Hemorrhage: no longer fades automatically at turn start. You need active removal via bandage.

• Improved clearer Poison UI (stacks, effects, damage display).

• Fixed Status effect (FIRE) tooltip.

• Enhanced overall perk display: added color to descriptions.

UI & Visual Polish

• Improved PERK hover tooltips. Now always appear on top (no overlaps).

• Added real-time visual feedback when buying cards (shows them being added to deck).

• Font & text overhaul across the game.

• UI color adjustments.

• Remade Energy pool animation using Shader Graphs + fixed associated UI bug.

• Fixed weapon durability display.

• Added color change for upgraded card stats.

• Main menu upgrade + basic shop "Instruction" improvements.

Combat & Gameplay Balance

• Fixed Random unusable Event — now triggers and functions correctly.

• Reduced Big Billy's baseball bat stun (balance fix).

• Removed base bleed from Hack attack (machete).

• Hotkeys now disabled when game is paused.

• AI cards now properly destroyed between fights (memory optimization)

Events, Progression & Win Condition

• Added 3 new events.

• Updated WIN SCREEN with refreshed visuals and smoother triumphant flow.

• Fixed game progression & shop triggers — shops appear correctly after every fights, streamlined level-up flow.

Audio, Misc & Quality of Life

• Added sound effect on combat victory.

• Changed laser gun's name.

• Fixed various typos.

• Implemented bug reporting system.

• Updated the game's menu.

• Minor resolution fixes.