Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Captain Wayne is an intense, fast-action Retro Shooter about a sailor with a SHOTGUN for an ARM!! With a cartoony, hand-drawn art style and gory gameplay, you'll have to mow down enemies through 8 action-packed locales to take back what's yours. ARE YOU READY TO RAISE ANCHOR?

Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation is a singleplayer, boomer shooter and hand-drawn game developed by Ciaran Games LLC and published by Silver Lining Interactive.
Released on November 25th 2025 is available only on Windows in 7 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil and Russian.

It has received 721 reviews of which 710 were positive and 11 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 7.80€ on Steam with a 20% discount.


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System requirements

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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows Vista
  • Processor: Intel i3 2100 or higher
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1 GB of VRAM with OpenGL 3.3 (GeForce GTX 630 or higher)
  • Storage: 900 MB available space
  • Sound Card: One (1) from: Concertina, Hurdy-Gurdy, or Blowhorn
  • Additional Notes: Her bow 'n stern must sort your cargo and prevent any a tide's turn.

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Dec. 2025
Don't worry about the not compatible tag. The game runs like a dream on Steam Deck and there are no control issues. It's a great time.
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Dec. 2025
Caveman tl;dr at the bottom This game has no equal. Generally speaking there's always an indie title out there ingrained with the same kind of oozing passion, but the sheer bombastic, over-the-top, nonsensical and badass aura of Captain Wayne: Vacation Desperation truly takes the cake. The namesake himself feels like Duke Nukem's estranged brother, which goes to show a likable character in the same vein is a matter of execution; not substance, and that the droolers holding onto the nukem IP are just bad at playing their cards. That doesn't mean Wayne the pirate is a clone-copy, no sir. The sea-themed arenas, enemies, and collectables give it a nice, crusty art feel. This ain't no 5-star seafood restaurant. You're at crabby bill's triple-deep-fried oyster shack, and they dont accept no city-boy credit card; CASH ONLY. Not to mention, who else has successfully romanticized modern day piracy before? Yeah, you just thought of starving Somalians, didn't you? But the sea-shanties are for show. You've got a double-barelled shotgun for an arm, and enough chum in your system to be giving a blue whale heartburn. You're eating enough seafood on the go and downing enough hard alcohol to kill off the population of Belarus, man. This isn't 16th century cutlass dueling. It's clean, smooth, violent, and self-aware enough to validate its few rough edges. It's a polished game hiding beneath the veneer of a grimy, 1990's DOOM clone, and I have absolutely no complaints. I dare place this game on the top of the totem pole. Kudos to the developers. tl;dr: GOOD.
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Nov. 2025
This feels like someone needed and excuse to animate their cool pirate OCs and slapped a game on top of it and it worked! 10/10
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Nov. 2025
I'm smart with doubloons, not books Makes me a captain, not some cook I've got lots of booty and a pegleg and a hook (Yar!) Bring a lassy under Bring a lassy under So I'll jump and kick and shoot like Captain Wayne can
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Nov. 2025
battleslop 6 and black slops 7 seething over chad captain wayne
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Frequently Asked Questions

Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation is currently priced at 7.80€ on Steam.

Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation is currently available at a 20% discount. You can purchase it for 7.80€ on Steam.

Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation received 710 positive votes out of a total of 721 achieving an impressive rating of 9.18.
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Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation was developed by Ciaran Games LLC and published by Silver Lining Interactive.

Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation is not playable on MacOS.

Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation is not playable on Linux.

Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation. Explore additional content available for Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation on Steam.

Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation supports Remote Play on TV and Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation.

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Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation
Rating
9.2
710
11
Game modes
Features
Online players
18
Developer
Ciaran Games LLC
Publisher
Silver Lining Interactive
Release 25 Nov 2025
Platforms
Remote Play