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CAPSULE
Developer Adam Saltsman, Robin Arnott
Capsule is a single-player survival game played entirely through a radar interface. Players navigate a hostile landscape, learn about their surroundings, and unravel a classic sci-fi story in the process. Best played in a dark room with headphones. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PLAYERS WITH MISOPHONIA. From the Steam store page
169 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
76
LovedLoved
99 positive · 32 negative
95% range 68–82%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 99 | 32 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 2 | 1 | 33 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
107 of 141 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
76% recommend · 100 yes, 32 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 132 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (137 of 186 positive).
Players praise the game's immersive atmosphere and minimalist design. [1][2] Some find the later stages frustrating due to difficulty and randomness. [3][4][5] Several reviewers note the game is short but effective. [1][6][7]
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Representative posts
- [3]
From the start it looked like the best thing ever! I absolutely love lo-fi sci-fi, I loved the graphics, the sound, the sense of loneliness. I loved everything, and was ready to praise the game, but then I moved to later stages. It gives you more and more distance to cover to the next objective, but gives no new content. And I found damn Shrieks and Drones just INFURIATING. I try to approach slowly and scan for …
- [1]
Worth the sale price in my opinion. The game is not very long, but the feeling of being completely lost and having no idea where to go or what to do was amazing. Claustrophobic, yet atmospheric. Very simplistic. Open to interpretation. If that isn't your cup of tea, steer clear. Otherwise appreciate this game for what it is :)
- [8]
tl;dr: Superbly immersive in its minimalism, and definitely not recommended for people who are afraid of facing a basic existential horror: running out of breath and dying alone inside a tiny escape pod in the middle of nowhere. After you turn off the lights and put on your headphones, you are immediately immersed in what appears to be an otherworldly underwater (or space) environment that you can only experience …
- [12]
creepy, claustrophobic, tense, and mysterious. Anyone who likes genuine horror, put your headphones on, turn out the lights, and play this
- [2]
A little gem of a game. I was surprised at how effective it was with how little it actually gives you. It really sold me on the whole "I'm about to die in the middle of the deep sea", and I kept wanted to get to the next post to see how the story would develop. Grab your headphones and immerse yourself in a very atmospheric experience.
Summarised from 34 of the 153 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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CAPSULE sits at 76% positive across 131 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 169 · most liked firstSomehow we've been around long enough to go back a decade and see what we thought gaming would be like in 10 years. 😭 We Open Our 10-Year Video Game Capsule - Kinda Funny Gamescast youtube.com/live/X2RaNSL...
neutral · AI labelView post →The game has been reset, and there's no better time than now to re-evaluate the players, pick your Time Capsule Champion, and more in this week's Stockwatch Survey! #BB28 #RHAP www.surveymonkey.com/r/7QWPF23
neutral · AI labelView post →Worth the sale price in my opinion. The game is not very long, but the feeling of being completely lost and having no idea where to go or what to do was amazing. Claustrophobic, yet atmospheric. Very simplistic. Open to interpretation. If that isn't your cup of tea, steer clear. Otherwise appreciate this game for what it is :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New #Overwatch2 Mythic Weapon Skin: Capsule Canon Orisa ⭐ 🛒 Available in-game now for 50 Mythic Prisms.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Blood of Dawnwalker | Review Thread. Game Information -------------------- **Game Title**: The Blood of Dawnwalker **Platforms**: - PC (Sep 3, 2026) - PlayStation 5 (Sep 3, 2026) - Xbox Series X/S (Sep 3, 2026) **Review Aggregator**: **[OpenCritic - 84 average - 87% recommended - 38 reviews](https://opencritic.com/game/20499/the-blood-of-dawnwalker)** Critic Reviews ------------- **[AltChar](https://opencritic.com/outlet/820/altchar)**…
neutral · AI labelView post →A little gem of a game. I was surprised at how effective it was with how little it actually gives you. It really sold me on the whole "I'm about to die in the middle of the deep sea", and I kept wanted to get to the next post to see how the story would develop. Grab your headphones and immerse yourself in a very atmospheric experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →tl;dr: Superbly immersive in its minimalism, and definitely not recommended for people who are afraid of facing a basic existential horror: running out of breath and dying alone inside a tiny escape pod in the middle of nowhere. After you turn off the lights and put on your headphones, you are immediately immersed in what appears to be an otherworldly underwater (or space) environment that you can only experience through the minimal UI of a radar screen. The sparse, grirtty interface elements…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →From the start it looked like the best thing ever! I absolutely love lo-fi sci-fi, I loved the graphics, the sound, the sense of loneliness. I loved everything, and was ready to praise the game, but then I moved to later stages. It gives you more and more distance to cover to the next objective, but gives no new content. And I found damn Shrieks and Drones just INFURIATING. I try to approach slowly and scan for resources, but then one of these show up and choke me in seconds. Sometimes…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →⭐ New Job Opportunity Looking for a Steam Capsule Artist Hello, I'm looking to commission a Steam capsule artist for a game that I'm c... 👉 https://reddit.com/r/gameDevClassifieds/comments/1pd2bau/paid_looking_for_a_steam_capsule_artist/ #gamedev #gameart #capsuleart #gamejobs
neutral · AI labelView post →You never know what you'll get in these little things 🐸 Game: Tiny Capsule Collector Platform: PC (Windows)
neutral · AI labelView post →Wanna point out the very first YuGiOh videogame is a Monster Capsule game
neutral · AI labelView post →So the Big Brother Time Capsule is the old game show Press Your Luck! #BB28
neutral · AI labelView post →⭐ New Job Opportunity Steam Capsule Artist Needed - Automation... Hi! I’m looking for an experienced **Steam capsule artist** to create a full... 👉 https://reddit.com/r/gameDevClassifieds/comments/1psxvsw/paid_steam_capsule_artist_needed_automation_game/ #gamedev #gameart #capsuleart #gamejobs
neutral · AI labelView post →Capsule is a narrative-driven game about a stranded astronaut trying to get home. The gameplay is delivered through a radar screen. It is ostensibly a first person game: you play as the astronaut, who is sealed inside the cramped capsule, and navigates with the radar screen to pick up reserves of air and fuel while evading enemies, always trying to reach a space station. Pros: Spooky atmosphere. Feels like I am driving an escape pod from the Nostromo. Tight controls. No tutorial level. The…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Area 415's second Devlog is ready to read! 🌉 🏍️ 🎮 This issue is all about Motorbike CGs, Double-Click Bugs, and our Capsule Art A/B Test Results. Check it out on itch: alysssssssssa.itch.io/area415/devl... #devlog #visualnovel #indiedev #gamedev #vngame #cyberpunkgame
neutral · AI labelView post →Immersion is a tricky thing to get right, but when it works it can take a game much further than the gameplay alone. CAPSULE is an excellent example of this, because the presentation really carries the short and simple content. You play an unnamed spaceman stuck in a titular capsule, stranded in the depths of space. You have dwindling air and power supplies, and must find your way to curious outposts to survive and uncover the mysterious circumstances unfolding in the area. Along the way you'll…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A great success in game design, showing that you don't need 2spooky4u mr skeltals or jumpscares to make a good atmospheric horror game. Very well done and best played at night with good headphones.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I found this to be a somewhat unique little game. In some ways I consider it a combination of a sci-fi / puzzle / horror type of game. Watching a wavy radar-monitor screen while piloting something like an underwater mini submarine, or "Capsule", and there is an almost constant sense of tension as air and power can quickly deplete along with other lurking dangers hiding in the murky depths. You’re kind of dumped into the game and left to figure out what to do or what the heck is going on, but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very atmospheric. Feels a bit like playing an old game from the pre-console era. Haven't played much of it yet, but was immersed enough during my quick test of the game to forget to go out for 10 minutes before realising I was late. I suspect people around the age of 30 will appreciate this game most, for the nostalgia. Staying alive in-game doesn't seem to be particularly difficult.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Capsule is a very minimalistic game. All you have to work with is the radar screen, which gives you vision around you, your scan ability, which allows you to find your objective, hazards, power vents, and air pockets, and the sound of your breathing. All these initially boring-sounding elements actually combine into a rather compelling game experience, really capturing the nervous feel of being low of air in a tiny cramped space. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=328851622
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The initial concept of CAPSULE is very simple but the execution is where it shines. The game does an excellent job with the atmosphere and immersion. They aren't joking when they say that if you have anxiety trigggers then this game might not be for you. What should be a simple matter of managing your resources has some very surprising refinements and is complicated by the way the world reacts to you, the subtle signs, sounds and behaviours. There is that very strong tension that comes from…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like what the game is trying to do by reducing gameplay to such a core minimalist experience but after failing a couple of times due to lack of supplies and an attack which left me with no power and to wait it out until I died from lack of oxygen, I felt no desire to try again and just repeat that same basic experience over and again for such little reward. The supplies you need seem random which means your success or failure is too. Those supplies also do not seem permanent, as soon as they…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An interesting little concept, but in execution the game winds up being the definition of 'unfun'. Balancing your craft's oxygen and power levels is interesting, but the amount of pointless detritus your scanner picks up means success or failure is ultimately random. To make things even worse, the game lacks the ability to restart when you do fail.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wow, to think such a simple, familiar concept could be executed so well. Have a few bucks burning a hole in your pocket? Capsule isn't a AAA title, but don't let that fool you, this game has more substance than anything else I've played, spare for a few titles. Why? First of all, this game is a nostalgia trip. Think of all the great sci-fi and horror films of the 1960s-1980s mixed into one place, that being this game, Capsule. Capsule is a minimalistic survival horror game where you control…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Seems like it is showing its age I think, cuz it was a bit too repetitive and not as engaging as I would have liked. The mechanics just have you going further distances between each checkpoint and not much else, and the atmospheric story is pretty jumbled and hard to keep track of.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tiny Capsule Collector on Steam. Run a cozy capsule shop at the bottom of your screen. Attract adorable animal customers, collect charming capsule toys, create and decorate a relaxing, ambient world. This desktop companion brings you small moments of joy making your desktop a place you’d rather be. All hand-crafted, no AI used.
neutral · AI labelView post →Latest devlog on some improvements we're working on for Area 415! Accessibility, Logic Bugs, and New Capsule Art 👾 Post: alysssssssssa.itch.io/area415/devl... #vngame #devlog #itch #visualnovel
neutral · AI labelView post →Broken. No more sound, nor one beep, after I've passed some 40% of the game. And this game is all about sound of course... Before 4th or 5th station visited everything was ok, and game is actually good (when sound works). Now, this is not lonely case, more people complaining for same reason, but there are no word from devs. So I'll give game negative rating considering all. Disclaimer: My PC is Win 7 Ultimate and I use Creative Audigy 2 ZS card (work like charm always). I've tried, of course,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have loved this little game since I got it over a year ago for subscribing to Venus Patrol. So glad to see it on Steam.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gacha Capsule Shop Simulator is one of the rare games I gave 5/5 for Score, Chaos and Addiction. The hub has everything together: https://itszebra.tv/games/gacha-capsule-shop-simulator/ #IndieGames
positive · AI labelView post →Great idea, interesting atmosphere, poor implementation, no interface, no options, random deaths. This would have worked back in the eighties.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →creepy, claustrophobic, tense, and mysterious. Anyone who likes genuine horror, put your headphones on, turn out the lights, and play this
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's mostly luck. Later in the game you drive along, scanning for fuel and air and you're lucky if you find it and not a shrike. Shrikes cost you all your fuel but not your oxygen and there is no menu to quick restart. Decent idea. Flawed in execution. It really does start out pretty enjoyable, but quickly loses it's charm when the next station is a long way away and you have to keep starting over and over and over.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is my favorite thing. Don't change it or I will cut you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🎮 Custom Steam Capsule Art! Hand-drawn Steam capsule & cover art that makes your game stand out. ⭐ 5.0 (37 reviews) · 2 orders in queue · From $10 go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=2... #SteamCapsule #GameArt #SteamArt #IndieGame #CapsuleArt
neutral · AI labelView post →RVIFF Capsule Reviews: Blood-Spattered Court Intrigue, a Video Game Realm, and Spoofy Kaiju Fighters
neutral · AI labelView post →Starts out very strong, but then doesn't switch things up enough to sustain itself. On top of that, I started dying, and it generally didn't feel like I had any control over that. I guess in space you can die for no real reason, huh.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's an excellent little design, which pushes just the right buttons to be a tense, atmospheric experience... until it decides that there's never too much of a good thing and becomes excrutiantingly frustrating and randomly difficult. I still recommend it, but bear in mind that while the first hour of the game is a sublime experience that I haven't quite seen before, all that accumulated good faith goes out the window later on, because the authors didn't realize they had an excellent small…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice concept, but aggravating very early 80s gameplay. This could have taken a clue from games such as Thirty Flights of Loving, and be about five times shorter. I also find myself on the other hand of the spectrum: RymdResa was labelled as relaxing while I found it stressful; I didn't experience any stress in this game that claims to be horrific. Rally-X with a guy suffocating in the background is still Rally-X.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Capsule is a very short (1 to 2 hours at most) immersive game that comes with quite a few warnings, and I can understand why. The developers warn anyone with claustrophobia, misophonia, or other similar phobias not to play the game. And why? Because this is truly one game best played in the dark. If I had to put it in a category, I’d say Capsule has a slight feel of a minimalist puzzle game; but the truth is, there’s really no puzzle to it – at least not gameplay wise. The story, however, does…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you liked the archaic, dirty, industrial space look as seen in the movie ALIEN and in the game ALIEN: ISOLATION, Capsule may be something to check out, because CAPSULE IS CREEPY AND TERRIFYING. Capsule is a minimalist exploration game from Adam Saltsman (who created Canabalt, the game that created the endless runner subgenre) and Robin Arnott (a man who knows what nightmares sound like and ruminates on them in video games) about you traversing through a blasted out part of space in a junky…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short little game, that turns out to be very inmersive and pretty hard.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Trapped in a pod which is running out of air and fuel, racing to your next checkpoint, with only a sonar ping to see whats around you in order to avoid the many dangers outside the pod. This is a very fun and addictive game, if not a little frustrating at times. Game provides a great atmosphere both in visual style and sound, and had me on the edge of my seat many a time. I really had a great experience during my first play, and look forward to additional time with this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a unique and deceptively simple game that quickly becomes something much more. The mysterious atmosphere and minimal style makes for a very interesting experience that will stick with you for a long time. You can't say much more without spoiling the fun so just try it and you will see, it's definitely worth playing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An enjoyable and intense minimalist masterpiece.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A beautifully realised, minimalist, tense sci-fi game. A game to play in the dark, with headphones on.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Adam Saltsman aka ADAMATOMIC, the man who brought you Canabalt brings you a strange game where you navigate some planet's surface in a busted up capsule with limited fuel and life support capabilities. Can you make it to the next outpost without suffocating? Why are you here? And what happened to all the scientists?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A cold, tense, and claustrophobic survival experience, with heavy elements of horror. It's not a long or complicated game, but it's a true experience - driving home the feeling of being a vulnerable intruder in a cruel place, protected only by a fragile contraption, and presented with two options: Find power and air, or die - suffocated by the machine intended to protect you. Totally worth the insignificant price. I'd particularly reccomend this game to survival fans looking for something new.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a) that was a TIME CAPSULE b) that reads like an SNL sketch c) good lord, bauman was just as bad hosting that as he was at the match game/hollywood squares hour thing they had him on
neutral · AI labelView post →Played some Mega Man 9 last night, I have some feelings about it but I kept dying to Wily Capsule 9. I think there's some cool things in the Wily castle in this game, but it got to a point where they REALLY want you to use concrete shot for most of the castle puzzles and it feels overdone
neutral · AI labelView post →Gets worse the game goes on, as the distance you have to travel simply increases every time. This means the excitement and tension of finding oxygen and fuel just in time from the early game rapidly loses its luster. It soon feels like whether you succeed or not is out of your control as the player, and depends instead on the luck of what you find. And there's not much motivation to try again as by that point you're bored of the gameplay, and will only be rewarded with a few hard to read "plot"…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In general i have no problem with reduced graphics and indie-games. This takes it too far for me. The font is close to unreadable. The gameplay is just barely more than a walking simulator. The graphics work, but yea, it's hardly a looker. Not worth my time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Most negative reviews are from people who obviously didn't take the time to experiment, and figure out how unique and clever interactions with later mechanics function! sucks to suck.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Minimalist space survival game. You find yourself with a capsule with limited ion fuel and air supply. Using your sonar you slowly uncover mysteries. The game is very simple, but really immersive and definitely worth playing. It took me 2.5 hrs to complete. OVERALL SCORE: 8/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I did not expect it to be this good. The first time I died was because I ran out of air, and I was near THREE ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ AIR POCKETS. ♥♥♥♥. Great atmosphere.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Neat game, nice mechanics. Worth a play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A simple sci-fi title that features at its core atmosphere beyond compare.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Capsule is an interesting game in which you are in some sort of submarine or tank or somesuch, and your only view of the outside world is via a CRT displaying RADAR data. It has a dark and lonely atmosphere, and playing in the dark with headphones and not talking to anyone enhanced my play experience. It's got a short story; the game can probably be beaten in about an hour or two if you try hard enough, and there's not a tremendous amount of replayability here, but considering it's cheap and it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ASPHYXIATION SIMULATOR 2012. 10/10 would suffocate again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game mechanic is totally simple. The main strength of this game is in the cutting-edge atmosphere. Play in the dark room, when nobody is at home and noone will disturb you. This game will give you a breathtaking experience.
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