Captured

Captured is an analog horror game about escaping an apparently endless hallway in your home by photographing anomalies. You investigate strange phenomena, avoid entities and try to break the loop by correctly capturing 13 anomalies.

The looping hallway

The hallway is procedurally generated, with unusual phenomena and rooms that change from one loop to the next. Leaving the house brings you back to the same corridor, and the darkness makes your familiar home feel increasingly alien. The game uses a late-1990s VHS aesthetic, realistic graphics, minimal UI, a dynamic camera system and flashlight movement.

Find and classify anomalies

Use your camera to zoom in on suspicious changes and identify their type. The classifications include Object, Electronic, Lighting, Water, Missing Room and Deformed Room. Missing an anomaly or identifying one incorrectly within a loop wipes the camera's memory.

Survive the entities

Three monsters can appear, each with its own traits and mechanics. Silence may help you avoid them, but staying too long in a loop can reveal your location. Use your flashlight, camera and the doors strategically to survive each encounter.