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Press release:
The England-based indie games developer and publisher Thunderbox Entertainment are today very delighted and excited to announce that their sci-fi survival/strategy game “The Captain is Dead” is now available for PC (via Steam), iOS, and Android.

Your years of rigorous space academy training have all been leading to this singular moment… are you ready to take command of the ship and save your crew? You had jolly well better be, because The Captain is Dead!

If you thought you knew digital board games, then think again! Developers Thunderbox Entertainment have taken the original cardboard experience of The Captain is Dead, and zapped it into the future, for a survival-strategy adventure that is half board game, half video game, and half low-poly, retro-futuristic, synthwave space opera!

Stranded in the icy depths of space, you must take control of your wayward crew as they repair the ship and stand by to repel boarders. Hope is not lost though, as each crew member has a very particular set of skills… from the fleet-footed Ensign, and expendable Crewman, all the way up to the battle-hardened Admiral. It’s down to you to leverage each character’s unique abilities to avoid total and utter annihilation in a remote and forbidding sector of the galaxy.

But don’t fret… the ship’s onboard AI is always ready with strategic tips to help save your space bacon; all you have to do to survive is upgrade your ship with science, destroy alien frigates with torpedoes, heal the crew in a weird, floaty, tank thingy, punch xenomorph boarders in their tentacles, and hyperspace the heck outta there. How hard could that be?

Next-gen 3D graphics from the 90s bring the uniquely angular art style of the original table-top phenomenon to life, and a super-talented voice cast, featuring Kevan Brighting (The Stanley Parable, Void Bastards, Portal) and Elias Toufexis (Star Trek Discovery, The Expanse, Deus Ex), lend their vocals to the beleaguered crew, backed by a blistering soundtrack from top synthwave producer, Occams Laser, that remixes on-the-fly to keep the beats in synch with the on-screen devastation.

So what are you waiting for? Your crew needs you! Get your butt to the bridge, and park it in the Captain’s chair pronto, because The Captain is Dead is out now on Steam, iOS and Android!

About Thunderbox Entertainment
Thunderbox Entertainment is a small team of seasoned developers who love board games. Founded by Dan Taylor and Jules Morgan, the core team has over twenty-five years of game industry experience from studios such as Sony, Electronic Arts, Rockstar, Ubisoft, Radical Entertainment, United Front Games and Eidos.

Based in Guildford, England, Thunderbox’s mission is to search out the best board games in the world, so they can take them off the table and into the digital realm. It’s a bit like the scene in Tron where Jeff Bridges gets zapped into a computer… but with less laser pain and more board game fun.
You can find out more at http://thunderboxentertainment.com

About The Original Board Game
It’s the last 10 minutes of your favourite sci-fi TV show… Except that this time things have gone seriously wrong and The Captain Is Dead!
Published by AEG, The Captain is Dead is a frantic and fun cooperative board game that puts you and your friends in the role of crew members on a besieged starship.

You must work together to repair critical systems and fend off hostile aliens, or you will 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!