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Games like Kidnapped

If Kidnapped is your kind of game, the closest matches are House Of Horror: Outside Is Better, Paraplasm: Beyond the Veil and Room 208 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and mysterious. 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 Kidnapped: Kidnapped is a psychological story-driven horror game, featuring emphasis on exploration, puzzle solving and combat. Kidnapped dynamically changes as the player progresses, and aims to unnerve the player. Traverse a two hundred year old manor, dark damp caves, an eerie forest and more.

2015ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Deceptive Games, Gavin Powell
Kidnapped — Steam game cover
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1992 setting adds nostalgic dreadScares players with unexpected jumpsShifting corridors confuse in a spooky wayAtmosphericDarkMysterious

Players who liked Kidnapped also play

Steam players who put hours into Kidnapped 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. House Of Horror: Outside Is Better

    WHY THIS

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

    House of Horror: Outside Is Better is a first-person psychological survival horror game with FPS mechanics. Explore a facility consumed by madness, solve puzzles, manage scarce resources, and survive using your wits and a dynamo-powered flashlight, where every shadow can become a deadly threat.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Paraplasm: Beyond the Veil

    WHY THIS

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

    You fell into this cursed house! But will you be able to cope with the paranormal activity? Solve the puzzles and try to find your way out!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Room 208

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Kidnapped fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Kidnapped.

    Victor Rockford, a spiritual medium has been asked to use his otherworldly abilities to stop the EVIL that resides inside Room 208 of 'The Great Leaf Hotel'. Does he have what it takes to put a stop EVIL? Or will the EVIL claim yet another victim?

    2019ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Broken Memories

    WHY THIS

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

    Broken Memories is a first-person horror adventure game based on a person's story where he travels to another world in search of his dead wife's memories. you need to escape from the evil souls in order to survive. Moreover, few puzzles are added to the game, making gameplay more varied.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Nulla Via

    WHY THIS

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

    NULLA VIA is a WW2 psychological horror set in a preserved, abandoned war town. Explore silent ruins, bunkers, and mass graves where life was erased. Shadows cannot be killed by bullets alone. Use your camera, your weapons, and your sanity to survive. This town was never rebuilt for a reason.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Deadly Broadcast

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Kidnapped.

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

    Deadly Broadcast is a co-op horror and survival game that can be played with 1-4 players. As a Famous Streamer, you have to stay alive, but at the same time you should stream the paranormal events in the cursed places to gather more donations and more viewers. Don’t die! Don’t cut the Broadcast!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. FIRE AND ASHES

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Kidnapped fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Kidnapped.

    You wake up in a terrifying psychiatric hospital. Fire and Ashes is an immersive horror game where madness and reality blur, and every monster hears your scream… even beyond the hospital walls.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. HELLSEED: All Chapters

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Kidnapped.

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

    HELLSEED is a first-person horror adventure that combines puzzles, action, and a chilling narrative. In a dark world full of supernatural threats, you’ll need to solve complex puzzles and manage your sanity. This isn’t just a fight for survival—it's a journey into the depths of terror.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Kidnapped on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Kidnapped.

    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. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kidnapped on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kidnapped.

    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 ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Kidnapped on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Kidnapped.

    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 ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Kidnapped on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kidnapped.

    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 ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Kidnapped on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Kidnapped.

    "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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Kidnapped on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kidnapped.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Kidnapped on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Kidnapped.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Kidnapped on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kidnapped.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 Kidnapped.

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Kidnapped.

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Deceptive Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Deceptive Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. ALONE?

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Kidnapped.

    Another title from Deceptive Games, the studio behind Kidnapped. Shares Action and Indie with Kidnapped.

    Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. THOSE DAMN ALIENS! VR

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Deceptive Games, the studio behind Kidnapped. Shares Action and Indie with Kidnapped.

    Aliens have boarded your ship; It's time to take arms and defend yourself from the incoming hive. 'Those Damn Aliens' is a VR wave based first person shooter with campaign and survival modes.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. CYBER JOLT (VR)

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Deceptive Games, the studio behind Kidnapped. Shares Action and Indie with Kidnapped.

    An 80s Inspired Endless Flight Arcade Game. An infinite first person retro cyber set in a strange world of neon alien structures. VR ready.

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. BOUNCED

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Deceptive Games, the studio behind Kidnapped. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kidnapped.

    BOUNCED, is a beautiful low-poly 3D Platforming game that is easy to play, but hard to master.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Room 208

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Deceptive Games, the studio behind Kidnapped. Shares Action and Indie with Kidnapped.

    Victor Rockford, a spiritual medium has been asked to use his otherworldly abilities to stop the EVIL that resides inside Room 208 of 'The Great Leaf Hotel'. Does he have what it takes to put a stop EVIL? Or will the EVIL claim yet another victim?

    2019ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Kidnapped

How much does Kidnapped cost?
Kidnapped is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Kidnapped?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kidnapped are House Of Horror: Outside Is Better, Paraplasm: Beyond the Veil, Room 208.
Who developed Kidnapped?
Kidnapped was developed by Deceptive Games, Gavin Powell and published by Deceptive Games.

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 Kidnapped.

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