# Captain Commando > Play Captain Commando online free: the 1991 Capcom beat 'em up set in Metro City in 2026, with mechs to ride and four heroes. Cheats for lives. - Play in the browser: https://yesthisgame.com/captain-commando/ - Category: Action - Made by: a third-party developer; hosted and played on Yes This Game - Price: free, no download, no sign-up - Guide: [Captain Commando Is Set in 2026: The 1991 Arcade Future, Read From the Game](https://yesthisgame.com/blog/captain-commando-2026.md) ## In short Captain Commando is the 1991 Capcom arcade beat 'em up set in Metro City in the year 2026. Play as Captain Commando, Mack the Knife, Ginzu the Ninja or Baby Head, ride the mechs, use the guns and fight the criminal gang of the mad scientist Scumocide (Genocide in Japan). Play it in your browser with keyboard, gamepad or an on-screen pad on phones, and switch on unlimited lives, energy or invincibility with the cheats button. **How to control it:** Press Play and wait for the arcade machine to start, then press Coin (V) and Start (Enter) and pick a hero. Keyboard: arrow keys walk, Z attacks, X jumps, Z and X together do the special attack. Phone: on-screen cross, A attack, B jump, Coin and Start. The magic wand button next to full screen opens the cheats. **Captain Commando** is Capcom's science fiction beat 'em up. In the year 2026 crime rules Metro City, and the hero Captain Commando and his Commando Team take on the gang of the mad scientist Scumocide. You fight through the futuristic city and beyond, and across nine stages you can ride mechs and fire guns. This is the 1991 Capcom arcade game, and it plays right here in your browser with no download. Like Capcom brawlers? Try [Final Fight](https://yesthisgame.com/final-fight/), set in the same Metro City years earlier. ## How to play 1. Press **Play** under the title picture and wait a moment while the arcade machine starts. 2. Press **Coin** (V on a keyboard) to add a credit, then **Start** (Enter). 3. Pick **Captain Commando** , **Mack the Knife** , **Ginzu the Ninja** or **Baby Head** and press attack. 4. Walk with the arrow keys, attack with **Z** and jump with **X** . Keep pressing Z for a combo, and run by tapping a direction twice. 5. Press **Z and X together** for a special attack that hits everyone around you. It costs a little energy. 6. Knock an enemy off his **mech** , then jump onto it to ride it. Mechs punch, breathe fire or freeze, and have their own energy bar. Pick up guns and food on the way. ## Controls **Computer:** arrow keys walk, Z attacks, X jumps, Z + X is the special attack, V adds a coin and Enter is Start. Move the mouse over the game to show the bar with pause, restart, sound, save state, load state and full screen buttons. **Phone and tablet:** the pad under the game has the cross, **A** to attack, **B** to jump, and Coin and Start buttons. A USB or Bluetooth gamepad also works. ## Cheats Press the **magic wand** button next to the full screen button above the game. A small panel opens over the game, and the game waits until you close it. The cheats switch on a few seconds after the machine has started. - **Unlimited lives:** you never run out of lives. - **Unlimited energy:** your energy bar stays full. - **Invincible:** enemies can't hurt you. Reloading the page turns the cheats off again. ## The Commando Team - **Captain Commando:** the leader, with an energy glove that fires flame and electricity. - **Mack the Knife:** an alien mummy with a pair of blades. - **Ginzu the Ninja:** a fast ninja with a sword. - **Baby Head:** a baby genius who fights from inside a powerful robot. ## About Captain Commando Capcom released Captain Commando in arcades in 1991. The hero began as a mascot on Capcom's game boxes in the 1980s: his name is built from the company's own name, CAPtain COMmando. The game shares its city with Final Fight, and its future year, 2026, has now arrived for real. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Captain Commando free to play here? Yes. You can play it free in your browser on Yes This Game, with no download and no sign-up. ### How do I start the game? Press Coin (V) to add a credit, then Start (Enter). You can add more credits any time to continue. ### Is Captain Commando really set in 2026? Yes. The story takes place in Metro City in the year 2026, which made the game look far in the future in 1991. ### How do I ride a mech? Knock the enemy riding it to the ground, then jump onto the empty mech. It is destroyed when its own energy bar runs out. ### Can I play it on my phone? Yes. On a phone or tablet an on-screen pad with Coin and Start appears under the game. ### Can I save my progress? Yes. The bar under the game has save state and load state buttons that keep the game in your browser on this device.