Captured 2 walkthrough - Anomaly and monster guide

Captured 2 is, as the title suggests, the follow-up to Captured and while it shakes things up significantly, at its core it’s still about finding anomalies and avoiding monsters. That’s why, to keep you safe from giant telephone toys and other entities, we’ve put together this Captured 2 walkthrough.

Our Captured 2 walkthrough lists the anomalies you’ll have to spot (some are easy to miss) alongside the best way to tackle the monsters who’ll periodically spawn in to hassle you. So read on as we guide you through this unsettling, suburban nightmare.

How to play Captured 2

You’re trapped in a looping version of your house. Various rooms are accessible through the doors but at the end of the hallway there’s a door which sends you back to the beginning of the hallway. If you spot an anomaly, something strange or changed, you have to scan it.

You do this by zooming in with the right mouse button, left clicking on the anomaly, and selecting the correct category. If you think you’ve spotted them all, go through the far door in the living room. If you’re right, the anomaly counter in the bottom left of the screen will flash green.

Keep going until you’ve filled the anomaly counter’s target, e.g. six anomalies. Once you exit the living room door, you’ll advance to the next day. There are three days in all and you can select the days from the main menu as you unlock them.

However, if you miss or mislabel an anomaly, or get killed by a monster, you’ll have to start that day all over again. The tricky bit is that you don’t know how many anomalies are in a loop; it could be as little as one, so keep your eyes open and use our guide to help you check each room.

All monsters in Captured 2 and how to beat them

There are four main monsters that can kill you (when your flashlight stops flickering you’re safe). Here’s how to deal with each of these foes.

Ring-a-Ding

This terrifying giant toy telephone is surprisingly easy to deal with. As soon as you hear it, duck into a side-room or even the closet in the hallway. If you stay in the hallway it’ll get you, but it won’t follow you into the rooms.

Walk-E

Walk-E is the primary reason the game asks you to check your microphone levels. It reacts to noise, both microphone noise and the noise of your in-game footsteps. As soon as you see it, crouch (Left CTRL) and it’ll stop following you.

If you think you’ve got all the anomalies, sneak round it if you can and go to the exit. If you haven’t checked all the rooms or can’t get past it, go into one of the larger rooms, such as the office or master bedroom. Now, stand up and walk back and forth till it enters.

Crouch, sneak around it, and shut the door, and stay crouched while you hunt for any remaining anomalies. We haven’t seen it escape a room it’s been shut in, but it’s safest just to stay quiet.

Carroteras

Returning from the first game, Carroteras is a Weeping Angel-style character. They freeze when you shine your flashlight on them, but turn away and they’ll race towards you. The best way to deal with them is to lure them into a larger room and, keeping your light on them, move around and shut the door.

They will break out after a couple of minutes or so, but that should give you enough time to search for any other anomalies and you can also lock them in another room after that.

Jestie

Jestie is fast and can copy herself, so your only option if you see it is to put some distance between you. Ideally, put a little distance between you, dash into a room, slamming the door if you can, and hide. Turning your flashlight off isn’t compulsory but I always do it anyway.

Captured 2 walkthrough: Anomalies

We’ve rounded up 89 of the game’s 100 anomalies so far, the ones you’ll encounter during Story, Normal Mode or Hard modes. The last 10 anomalies can only be found when you’re playing in Insanity or Nightmare mode, and we’ll update this guide as we find them.

It’s important that you check every room as a few anomalies only trigger when you’re close by, such as the firetruck in the small bedroom. Some of the “deformed room” anomalies will lock you in the first time you encounter them, so you’ve got to follow the path offered, eg wander all the way through the Backrooms. However, on subsequent runs this shouldn’t happen.

Also, bear in mind that the rooms are slightly different on each of the three days which, due to the time difference, are different years. For example, on Day 2 there a tent in the corner of the small bedroom, and on Day 3 there’s an easel.

Here, then, are all the anomalies we’ve uncovered, along with the categories to select:

Hallway (additional branch of hallway unlocks on Day 3)

‘Remember’ is repeatedly written on the inside of the closet – WALL WRITING
Radio is on and broadcasting a show about the disappearances – ELECTRONIC
Lamp, chair and painting are floating upside down – OBJECT
EXIT written on wall, with a picture of a door – WALL WRITING
Dumpster has appeared in hallway – OBJECT
ALWAYS WATCHING written on wall – WALL WRITING
Lamps are on the walls and are turned on – LIGHTING
Hallway is full of water and it’s raining – WATER
Drawers closest to the living room are missing- OBJECT
REMEMBER is written inside the closet – WALL WRITING
[Nightmare/Insanity] – Box opposite the bathroom entrance is now a Wooden Hammer game box – OBJECT

Bathroom

Sink is running – WATER
Sink is running and water is squirting out into the toilet – WATER
Shower curtain is red and white and a monster ducks behind it – OBJECT
Mirror is missing from above the sink – OBJECT
Blue portaloo/toilet cabin has replaced the toilet – OBJECT
Urinals on walls, replacing toilet – OBJECT
“HE HELPS YOU PROGRESS” written on the wall behind the door – WALL WRITING
Green light is surrounding the sink – OBJECT
Toilet paper rolls fill the whole room – OBJECT
Two toilets in the room (one has replaced the sink) – OBJECT
Door is missing – MISSING ROOM

Laundry room

Ceiling light is present and on – LIGHTING
Washing machine on left is running – ELECTRONIC
Toolbox by door falls off shelf – OBJECT
Campfire is in the middle of the room – OBJECT
Toilets in hats are gathered in room – OBJECT
Toilet is standing on the right washing machine, ‘talking’ to another group of toilets – OBJECT
Table lamp near bike is on – LIGHTING
“FIND YOUR DOOR” is written over the washing machines – WALL WRITING
Ice machine has replaced washing machines – OBJECT
Whole room is now a tiled Playroom (go through the rooms) – DEFORMED ROOM
Whole room is now a maze with grass and white walls (go through the rooms) – DEFORMED ROOM
Radio is on and playing broadcast – ELECTRONIC
Water is leaking from broken pipe by the water tank/boiler – WATER
Garden gnomes are all around the room – OBJECT
Water tank/boiler is missing, just by the door – OBJECT
Poster by door is now an advert for Lethe Inhalers – OBJECT

Office

Bookshelf books go flying – OBJECT
Grandfather clock is missing from far wall – OBJECT
Grandfather clock is putting out a red light – LIGHTING
Coffin is in the middle of the room, with a chairs in and around it – OBJECT
TV is on, advertising Lethe inhalers – ELECTRONIC
Room is missing – MISSING
Phone is ringing, with a message from Jason – ELECTRONIC
Whole room is replaced by a field of doors, one glowing red – DEFORMED ROOM
NEVER TRUST is written on the wall by the door, with a drawing of – WALL WRITING

Small bedroom

Lamp on desk is on – LIGHTING
Strings of coloured lights are on the ceiling – LIGHTING
Chair is upside down on ceiling – OBJECT
Bedside drawers are missing – OBJECT
Firetruck is pushed along the floor – OBJECT
Blanket fort has been built to the right of the bed – OBJECT
The room repeats and there’s a massive chasm at the back (wander back and forth through the corridors till the next area reveals itself) – DEFORMED ROOM
[Nightmare/Insanity] – Bag near the desk and chair is green instead of pink – OBJECT

Master bedroom (unlocks on day 3)

Everything goes flying off shelves – OBJECT
Light is hanging from the closet ceiling – LIGHTING
Room is missing – MISSING ROOM
Alarm is on and beeping – ELECTRONIC
Bed is up against the wall – OBJECT
Bed is missing – OBJECT
Television is on and playing a Lethe advert – ELECTRONIC
The deeper you go is written on the wall near the door – WALL WRITING
Whole room is filled with lawn chairs and has been transformed – DEFORMED ROOM
Toilet is in the closet – OBJECT
Clothes are missing from the closet – OBJECT
The wardrobe has fallen over onto the bed – OBJECT
Chairs are holding a demonic ritual, one levitating above a summoning circle – OBJECT
Door is missing – MISSING ROOM

Kitchen

Fridge is now a vending machine – OBJECT
Kitchen is now a set of stairs (go through the rooms) – DEFORMED ROOM
Sink is running. If you’re too close your camera won’t capture this anomaly. – WATER
Plates fall out of the cupboards – OBJECT
Table is upturned and there’s a chair on the floor surrounded by blood – OBJECT
Door to kitchen is missing – MISSING ROOM
Chair is upside down on table – OBJECT
Oven hob is lit with kettle on top – OBJECT
Lights are flickering beneath kitchen cupboards – LIGHTING
Red light is coming from a ceiling lamp – LIGHTING
Office and kitchen chairs are around the table, as if they’re playing cards – OBJECT
Map is drawn on the wall near the door – WALL WRITING
Kitchen has changed into a green-lit room with purple light coming through a window – DEFORMED ROOM

Living room

TV comes on with a programme about the missing children – ELECTRONIC
Room is a film set – DEFORMED ROOM
NO WAY BACK on wall near sofa – WALL WRITING
Ceiling light is present and on – LIGHTING
Couch on right hand side is covered with a cloth – OBJECT
Lamp in far corner is on – ELECTRONIC
Lamp in far corner is covered by a sheet – OBJECT
Ten televisions on and around TV stand instead of one – OBJECT
Bookcase to the right of the TV is missing – OBJECT

We hope you found our Captured 2 walkthrough helpful. Remember to watch out for monsters, and keep a keen eye out for those anomalies! If you spot an anomaly we don’t have listed here, let us know and we’ll update our guide (thanks to David for his input on some of the Nightmare/Insanity ones).

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