Captive

Captive (1990)

by Mindscape
Genres:Role-playing (RPG)
Themes:Science fiction, Survival
Game modes:Single player
Story:The quest for freedom! When you can't remember who you are, where you are, and even what year it is, then you know trouble cannot be to far away... Held Captive for two hundred years in an orbiting space prison for a crime you didn't commit, you are desperate to escape from your electronic jail. Armed only with a briefcase computer found in the corner of your cell, you start sending out SOS calls to the battling world outside. Eventually you find a motley crew of four droids ready to help bring about your escape. ...so begins your quest to freedom!Show more
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user avatar@Tequilauser avatar@Tequila
January 29, 2025
Another classic I played on the good old amiga. it is your typical dungeon crawler but with a sci-fi setting. I did play this after first playing the 2nd one as back then getting games was a pain when living in the middle of nowhere and sometimes you'll find games like this in car boot sale. Which I did a few years after it was released, and Thank the gaming gods the folk who sold it kept the manual as without it you are locked out of the game. Not much difference between the DOS and Amiga version both are great.
user avatar@maniacosgruser avatar@maniacosgr
January 29, 2025
One of the best games with unique dungeon story and game play. It combines tactics until you destroy the base and then you must be fast enough to escape. Lots of weapons ans upgrades for your bot crew
user avatar@gorgoogeruser avatar@gorgooger
March 23, 2025
I have seen this first on an Amiga, as I saw the 2 floppy disk PC Version it was an instant buy. Unfortunately it didn't run well on my pc, and after playing for days there was a blocked riddle, couldn't play further, maybe a damaged floppy disc. All in all nice space dungeon crawler.
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