Help the Marine fight and race through various alien environments filled with extraterestrial technology. Slay mechanical beasts and squishy monsters to earn coins and explore all areas to find valuable gems - use them to upgrade the Marine's gear, and continue slaying faster.
Code Arcturus is a retro inspired arcade-style action platformer, with aliens, robots, spikes, explosions, and
lots
of coins. Compete for the fastest times on each level in Speedrun Mode, using all the gear you managed to acquire. Finding levels too easy after getting all upgrades? Try completing each level without any upgrades in Nerfed Mode!
Bullet points!
16-bit inspired pixel art style, with sprinkles of modern elements
12 levels in various alien environments filled with extraterestrial technology
10+ enemies including bosses, both metal and squishy, dropping lots of shinies when killed
Gems scattered in levels, some may need to be revisited with improved gear to get
Spend these coins and gems to increase the Marine's power
Replay levels and compete for the fastest clear time with leaderboards in Speedrun mode, using all the gear you managed to unlock
Master each level in Nerfed mode, where all your upgraded gear is taken away, and you are forced to rely on your skills and reflexes
Various challenges & achievements!

Minimum:
OS:
Windows 7, 8 or 10
Processor:
A Toaster
Memory:
512 MB RAM
Graphics:
OpenGL 3.0 compliant video card
Storage:
128 MB available space
Recommended:
OS:
Windows 10
Processor:
A Good Toaster
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphics:
Nvidia GeForce GTX1060
Storage:
256 MB available space