Captive 3000
Launches 5 November 2026 · PC
Story
Captive 3000 is an old-school dungeon crawler in the style of Dungeon Master, Legend of Grimrock, Eye of the Beholder, Black Crypt and Hired Guns, with a dystopian science-fiction setting. Inspired by the 1990 Amiga / Atari ST classic Captive, with tile-based movement, real-time combat, resource management, maze exploration, and handcrafted levels, rendered in first-person view using traditional sprites. Condemned to 1000 years in cryosleep... You wake on a forgotten moon orbiting an unfamiliar singularity… Memory wiped... cryogenic chamber smashed…. Alien shadows haunt the abandoned station… Main power failing, an emergency console flickers to life… the alarm repeats… EARTH HAS FALLEN... The terminal reaches out to a decommissioned Optimus Mark I on a distant planet… A glimmer of hope? Guide the ancient automaton through the vast expanse... find your lonely prison… And stage your own rescue... But your identity, the tale of your incarceration, and the fate of humanity… ... is yet unknown ... DESIGN Many modern first-person dungeon crawlers use 3D engines to emulate the traditional sprite-based grid/tile movement used by the original 'blobber' games...
Gameplay
Captive 3000 is an old-school dungeon crawler in the style of Dungeon Master, Legend of Grimrock, Eye of the Beholder, Black Crypt and Hired Guns, with a dystopian science-fiction setting. Inspired by the 1990 Amiga / Atari ST classic Captive, with tile-based movement, real-time combat, resource management, maze exploration, and handcrafted levels, rendered in first-person view using traditional sprites. Condemned to 1000 years in cryosleep... You wake on a forgotten moon orbiting an unfamiliar singularity… Memory wiped... cryogenic chamber smashed…. Alien shadows haunt the abandoned station… Main power failing, an emergency console flickers to life… the alarm repeats… EARTH HAS FALLEN... The terminal reaches out to a decommissioned Optimus Mark I on a distant planet… A glimmer of hope? Guide the ancient automaton through the vast expanse... find your lonely prison… And stage your own rescue... But your identity, the tale of your incarceration, and the fate of humanity… ... is yet unknown ... DESIGN Many modern first-person dungeon crawlers use 3D engines to emulate the traditional sprite-based grid/tile movement used by the original 'blobber' games like Dungeon Master. As a result they often experience sluggish, slow movement. Captive 3000 is built the old way, using traditional sprites (no 3D engines) and is lightning fast. The game features...
Features
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- Full controller support
- Custom Volume Controls
- Mouse Only Option
- DualShock Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- DualSense Controller Support
Release details
Captive 3000 is developed by Twin-FX. Captive 3000 launches on Thursday, 5 November 2026 on PC. This date comes from Steam and was last checked on 2 November 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When does Captive 3000 release?
Captive 3000 launches on 5 November 2026.
Has the Captive 3000 release date changed?
Gamelude has listed 5 November 2026 for Captive 3000 since 31 October 2026, and that date has not changed.
Which platforms is Captive 3000 on?
Captive 3000 is on PC.
Who makes Captive 3000?
Captive 3000 is developed by Twin-FX.