The Captain Is Dead: Lockdown

About this board game

The Captain Is Dead: Lockdown is a standalone cooperative board game for 1-7 players, with a play time of approximately 120 minutes. Released in 2017, it places the crew of a starship in a desperate new situation: they are prisoners on their own ship.

Hostile aliens have taken control, turning the crew’s familiar surroundings into a dangerous place. To survive, the players must work together while remaining hidden and attempt to regain control of the ship.

Lockdown is part of the ongoing saga that began with The Captain Is Dead, but the base game is not required. This makes it a self-contained episode for groups who want to enter the series through a different chapter of the crew’s story.

• Players: 1-7
• Play time: approximately 120 minutes
• Format: cooperative and standalone
• Release year: 2017

The central challenge in The Captain Is Dead: Lockdown comes from balancing secrecy and teamwork. The crew must avoid detection as they coordinate their efforts, then find a way to take back the ship from its alien captors.

Lockdown first appeared through The Game Crafter as “Episode 3.” Alderac Entertainment Group released the game as “Episode 2,” giving the title a distinct place within the larger saga while preserving its standalone format.

With its imprisoned-crew premise, hidden movement of the story, and shared objective, The Captain Is Dead: Lockdown offers a tense cooperative experience for solo players and groups of up to seven.