It was written by Mike Hughey and published via Tom Mix Software.

The game was initially released for TRS-80 Color Computer and converted for the Dragon 32/64.

Draconian is based upon the arcade game Bosconian where the player navigates a ship through scrolling space to destroy enemy bases.

[4] Draconian adds some features to the Bosconian design: The user needs to destroy all bases to complete a level.

In case the user flies against the borders of the field, the space shuttle will bounce back.