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Games like Captive 3000

If Captive 3000 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dungeon Ward, Moraff's Dungeons and Esperitz Quest — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Captive 3000: First-person real-time dungeon crawler. Explore and fight through massive starbases and space stations. Grid-based movement. Traditional sprite design. Inspired by classic old-school 'blobber' games like Dungeon Master, Eye of the Beholder, Grimrock, and the Amiga/Atari sci-fi masterpiece Captive.

2026ActionAdventureRPGWindows · macOSby Twin-FX
Captive 3000 — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Captive 3000 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Dungeon Ward

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Captive 3000 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Captive 3000.

    Dungeon Ward revives old‑school grid‑based dungeon crawlers and focuses on fast‑paced combat with flexible character progression. Level up, master powerful skills, and defeat challenging bosses in this action‑packed RPG.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Moraff's Dungeons

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Captive 3000 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Captive 3000.

    A faithful remaster of all of the classic, grid-based, first-person, dungeon crawling, RPG gameplay from Moraff's Dungeons of the Unforgiven with options to add in some of the best from Moraff's World and other balance adjustments, all in a modern, accessible interface.

    IndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. Esperitz Quest

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Captive 3000 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Captive 3000.

    A harsh creature-taming dungeon RPG about dangerous roads, class-bound monster teams, old-school dice checks, and surviving one more expedition. Roll a trainer, bind a party of esperitz, and push across a hostile fantasy map where travel, supplies, class limits, captures, and battles all matter.

    2026StrategyAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  4. Deadzoned

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Captive 3000 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Captive 3000.

    Deadzoned is a sci-fi turn-based action Roguelike. Blast your way through zones battling the beasts, bandits, and monsters that stalk the blackouts. But you'll need your wits to make best use of the gear you stumble upon to survive and save the fate of the planet!

    2026IndieAdventureRPG4.24 USDSteam ↗
  5. Underkeep

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Captive 3000 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Captive 3000.

    Explore a dangerous fantasy world in this role-playing dungeon crawler with tactical, turn-based combat. Assemble a party of adventurers, upgrade your gear and descend into the depths of the Underkeep to uncover what lies hidden below.

    2026IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  6. ASCIILL

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Captive 3000 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Captive 3000.

    Retro dungeon crawler with the crazy minimalist style. Take part in fast-paced encounters with inhabitants of the huge alien temple and pay special attention to numbers to solve puzzles and avoid traps.

    2022ActionStrategyAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. DelveWright

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Captive 3000 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Captive 3000.

    A first-person dungeon crawler with a classic turn-based JRPG heart. Explore The Below in real time, then snap seamlessly into pure menu battles. Bank your loot to rebuild your ruined town - or gamble it diving deeper. Death costs only what you didn't bank. The world only grows.

    2026ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  8. GloomDelve

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Captive 3000 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Captive 3000.

    Bring a friend to the couch: a 100-floor roguelite dungeon crawler with true local split-screen co-op (online too). Draft game-breaking power cards, die, descend again. A Mad Wizard mocks your deaths, and every wall, monster and sword is generated by code, so it runs on a toaster.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Captive 3000.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Captive 3000.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Captive 3000.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Captive 3000.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Captive 3000.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Captive 3000.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Captive 3000

What games are most similar to Captive 3000?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Captive 3000 are Dungeon Ward, Moraff's Dungeons, Esperitz Quest.
Who developed Captive 3000?
Captive 3000 was developed by Twin-FX.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Captive 3000.

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