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2018PC93 % positive2.09 €

You wake up injured and with no memory in an unknown cell and must find a way out. A dark indie adventure mixing horror atmosphere, puzzles and survival decisions.

Dread and tension
Dark, serious atmosphere
Puzzles and brain teasers
Strong, story-driven narrative

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The closest matches for Captive are Welcome to the Game II, Fears to Fathom: Ironbark Lookout and D. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Captive special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Welcome to the Game II

95 %Match

2018PC85 % positive

A horror puzzle game where you play a reporter delving into the deep web and a trap-filled building to help a woman in danger. Puzzles, surveillance and survival pressure create a tense, unsettling experience.

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Fears to Fathom: Ironbark Lookout

Dread and tension

A short, grounded first-person horror episode in which you play a new fire lookout in a forest park, doing everyday chores while a growing sense of dread and danger closes in.

D

Dread and tension

An early interactive horror movie from Warp: as Laura you explore a creepy hospital in first person, solving puzzles to uncover why your father went on a killing spree. Its pre-rendered CGI cutscenes and disturbing themes like cannibalism made it infamous.

Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location

Dread and tension

A story-heavy entry in the horror series: as a technician in an underground facility you face short, tense nights with varied tasks rather than just watching cameras. The dark tale of Circus Baby and the animatronics drives the experience.

Homicipher

Puzzles and brain teasers

You crack an alien language to find your way out of a strange world full of unsettling men. Along the way, a quiet, unexpected romance begins to take hold.

Five Nights at Freddy's 3

Pure single-player experience

A horror survival game where you play a night guard in a haunted attraction, juggling cameras, ventilation and audio lures to evade a single animatronic and fend off hallucinations. Tension comes from resource management, jump scares and hidden lore.

The Coma: Recut

Dread and tension

A Korean 2.5D survival-horror in which a student is hunted through his nightmarish school at night by a killer. You sneak, solve puzzles and gradually uncover the mystery behind the nightmare.

The Closing Shift

Dread and tension

A short Japanese-style indie horror game in which you play a young woman working a late closing shift as eerie events unfold. Tension comes from atmosphere and mundane routine that gradually turns sinister.

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

Pure single-player experience

As a night guard in a pizzeria you watch cameras and survive until morning while a larger, more aggressive set of animatronics hunts you. Jump scares, limited resources and tense timing define it, with scattered lore hints on the side.

At Dead of Night

Dread and tension

A horror game blending live-action footage with game segments, where you play Maya hiding from a psychopath in a remote hotel while trying to free your captive friends. It mixes interactive film, stealth and investigation into a low-budget horror movie experience.