Starship Rubicon

Starship Rubicon is a space shooter in which Earth has been destroyed by a mysterious race of space-faring invertebrates. You play as a fighter pilot whose cryopod is recovered by a possibly-insane AI, which puts you in the role of humanity’s savior. Alone, you must gather the remaining human survivors and travel through the biodiversity of deep space to find a new home.

Pilot and upgrade your ship

You fly through fast-paced shoot-em-up combat using the game’s approach to arcade physics and controls. As you find weapons and items, you fit them into a Tetris-styled hangar bay to upgrade your ship.

You begin with three ships, including fast, agile options and ships that can take more damage but are less agile. You can spend crystal shards to unlock additional ships with unique abilities.

A changing universe

Each play session generates a new route through a diverse galaxy, with a different path of enemies, allies and items. The galaxy also brings encounters with new lifeforms.

Runs and ships

If your ship is destroyed, that run ends. Collect enough crystal shards by the end of a sector, however, and you can save your ship to launch it again on another level.

Ships and weapons are defined in external Lua scripts, allowing you to create mods and content using a text editor.