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Games like Rescue The Prisoner

If Rescue The Prisoner is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mythic Zombies, Deidthraw and Curtain Call — 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 Rescue The Prisoner: Rescue the Prisoner: Classic meets modern in this heart-pounding FPS. Unleash tactical chaos, save hostages, and rewrite your gaming legacy.

2023ActionIndieAdventureEarly Access4.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Indie's Slice
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Players who liked Rescue The Prisoner also play

Steam players who put hours into Rescue The Prisoner 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. Mythic Zombies

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Rescue The Prisoner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rescue The Prisoner.

    Take on Zombies solo or with 7 friends. We're rebuilding from the ground up and updating for free this year 2024. Get ready for intense, endless action against waves of zombies

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Deidthraw

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Rescue The Prisoner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rescue The Prisoner.

    Deidthraw is a first person endless shooter with rogue-lite elements set in a fantasy style 1940's era Scotland. Fight, Upgrade, Build defences and Survive against the hordes in Deidthraw. How long will you make it?

    2023ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Curtain Call

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Rescue The Prisoner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Rescue The Prisoner.

    Explore a cursed theater and persevere through all manners of dangers in this first-person survival horror game. Developed by third year students from Breda University of Applied Sciences.

    2026ActionAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. FPSCore

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Rescue The Prisoner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rescue The Prisoner.

    Competitive arena based FPS. If you enjoyed the Quake series and are looking for a fast paced, skill based, action packed multiplayer PVP shooter then look no further. FPSCore comes packed with the old school movement mechanics you know and love; bunny hopping, rocket jumping, wall surfing and more!

    2026ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. PolyClassic: Wild

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Rescue The Prisoner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rescue The Prisoner.

    This game is an action game that combines elements of the classic retro shooter and low poly styling. The player's task is to destroy all enemies that come across on the way.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie13.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Owinka Shooter 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Rescue The Prisoner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rescue The Prisoner.

    Owinka Shooter 2 throws you right back into the story of Owinka 427. Prepare to escape the Institute once and for all!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Azy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Rescue The Prisoner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Rescue The Prisoner.

    Destroy enemies and bosses using a variety of weapons. Visit different times and places with unique enemies. Inspired by classic games from the of 90s genre.

    2022ActionAdventureEarly Access9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Day of the dead

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Rescue The Prisoner fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rescue The Prisoner.

    A multiplayer low-poly styled zombieshooter game

    2023ActionIndieEarly Access2.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Rescue The Prisoner at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Rescue The Prisoner on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rescue The Prisoner.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Rescue The Prisoner on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rescue The Prisoner.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Rescue The Prisoner on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rescue The Prisoner.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Rescue The Prisoner on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Rescue The Prisoner.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rescue The Prisoner on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rescue The Prisoner.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Rescue The Prisoner on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Rescue The Prisoner.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rescue The Prisoner on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rescue The Prisoner.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Rescue The Prisoner on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rescue The Prisoner.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 Rescue The Prisoner.

    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 ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rescue The Prisoner.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rescue The Prisoner.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rescue The Prisoner.

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Rescue The Prisoner.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Rescue The Prisoner.

    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 Rescue The Prisoner.

    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. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rescue The Prisoner.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Rescue The Prisoner

Does Rescue The Prisoner run on Steam Deck?
Rescue The Prisoner is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Rescue The Prisoner cost?
Rescue The Prisoner is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Rescue The Prisoner?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rescue The Prisoner are Mythic Zombies, Deidthraw, Curtain Call.
Who developed Rescue The Prisoner?
Rescue The Prisoner was developed by Indie's Slice.

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 Rescue The Prisoner.

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