Games like TAKEN
Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to TAKEN for fans of action, indie, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in TAKEN also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
Get personalized picks →About TAKEN: TAKEN is a suspenseful, horror survival game where you find yourself trapped in a mysterious hedge maze that changes shape, size, and complexity every time you play. Not only must you find your way out, you must do it without being detected. Find the key and get the heck out of there!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below TAKEN at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under TAKEN on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with TAKEN.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under TAKEN on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with TAKEN.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under TAKEN on Steam right now. Shares Casual with TAKEN.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under TAKEN on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with TAKEN.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under TAKEN on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with TAKEN.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under TAKEN on Steam right now. Shares Casual with TAKEN.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under TAKEN on Steam right now. Shares Casual with TAKEN.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 TAKEN.
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.
Brief Karate Foolish
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with TAKEN.
Here comes a new epic of live action fighting game!! With 60fps smooth action, sexy and deadly guys fly into air and bounces their flab!
Trick & Treat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with TAKEN.
Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.
Banana Shooter
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with TAKEN.
Dave is the banana man who is keep shooting enemies and get their banana,and use some cool mechanic such as dash,double jump,grapple hook and rocket jump.If you are finding fast paced shooter game,this is what you need
Yet Another Zombie Defense
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with TAKEN.
Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive? Build your base by day, defend it by night. Play in online or local co-op. Stay alive as long as you can.
Zombie Panic! Source
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with TAKEN.
Dive into the zombie apocalypse with Zombie Panic! Source: a cooperative, survival-horror first-person-shooter. A fast-paced standalone modification.
Drug Dealer Simulator: Free Sample
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with TAKEN.
Drug Dealer Simulator: Free Sample is an introduction to the dark alleys of the ghetto, where you can start to expand your own crime empire! Get in touch with your contact and take your first steps in drug dealing business! 8 levels of dope business deals and constant adrenaline!
The Bonerooms
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with TAKEN.
The Bonerooms is a goofy horror-themed multiplayer game about surviving in a living maze. What will be your downfall? The spooky inhabitants of the maze, or your fellow players?
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Frequently asked about TAKEN
- How much does TAKEN cost?
- TAKEN is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Who developed TAKEN?
- TAKEN was developed by Undead Yeti Software and published by Math Nerd Productions, LLC.
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 TAKEN.
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