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Games like Alien Hostage

If Alien Hostage is your kind of game, the closest matches are Endless Maze, Zombie Head and Handy Machines VR — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bleak, dark and tense. 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 Alien Hostage: Ready to give up? Ready to rage? In 'Alien Hostage' you must complete all challenges given to you by the human scientists who have trapped you on Earth.

2018StrategyIndieSimulationCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Four Winged Studio
Alien Hostage — Steam game cover
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Afk farming pays for itselfAwkward controls create unique challengeChaotic physics add humor to failuresBleakDarkTense

Players who liked Alien Hostage also play

Steam players who put hours into Alien Hostage 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. Endless Maze

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Alien Hostage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alien Hostage.

    This is a first-person 3D maze-themed casual game. The game features many different interesting mazes, each with its own characteristics. Each level is relatively short, focusing on the fun of the maze. Additionally, it also offers randomly generated traditional mazes of selectable sizes.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  2. Zombie Head

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Alien Hostage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alien Hostage.

    Zombie Head is a experimental project. In a casual game, everything should be colorful and cute? No! In Zombie Head, you will play the severed head of a dead man while listening heavy metal, overcoming meat grinders, saws and other bloody traps.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Handy Machines VR

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Alien Hostage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alien Hostage.

    Send the balls into the hat. You can go through the levels or create your own ways according to your ideas.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Bike Stunt 3D Freestyle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Alien Hostage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alien Hostage.

    Carefully move motorcycle for off-road driving tracks in this Bike Stunt 3D Freestyle game is completely different from other bike games so you can easily perform unlimited off-road stunts.

    2024SportsStrategyIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Marble Skies

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Alien Hostage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alien Hostage.

    Marble Skies is a fast paced 3D-platformer where you control your marble through various levels and try to get the best time for each one. Complete all the levels in your own time, or challenge your friends to get on top of the leaderboards!

    2019ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. A Game of Changes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Alien Hostage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Alien Hostage.

    A 3d puzzle platformer that takes you along a journey of wisdom, through the 64 unique worlds that draw inspiration and teachings from the I Ching [Book of Changes], one of the oldest oracles in human history.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Attempt[42]

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Alien Hostage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Alien Hostage.

    Challenging first person puzzle platformer.

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Alien Hostage on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alien Hostage.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Alien Hostage on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Alien Hostage.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Alien Hostage on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Alien Hostage.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Alien Hostage on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Alien Hostage.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Alien Hostage on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Alien Hostage.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Alien Hostage on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alien Hostage.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Alien Hostage on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alien Hostage.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Alien Hostage on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alien Hostage.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Four Winged Studio

Other recommendable Steam games by Four Winged Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Escape This

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Alien Hostage.

    Another title from Four Winged Studio, the studio behind Alien Hostage. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alien Hostage.

    Escape This is a precision 3d platformer. Complete each of the random levels without touching any of the red blocks. It is possible to make your own levels

    2016ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Flipped On

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Four Winged Studio, the studio behind Alien Hostage. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alien Hostage.

    A fast-paced reaction game where every move matters. Stay in rhythm, react instantly, and improve your result with each attempt.

    2018IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Little World Of Creatures

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Four Winged Studio, the studio behind Alien Hostage. Shares Indie and Casual with Alien Hostage.

    In Little World Of Creatures you Dash, You Smash and you Bash your way into other enemy creatures to collect there precious creature essence

    2018ActionIndieMassively Multiplayer4.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Alien Hostage

Does Alien Hostage run on Steam Deck?
Alien Hostage 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 Alien Hostage cost?
Alien Hostage is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Alien Hostage?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Alien Hostage are Endless Maze, Zombie Head, Handy Machines VR.
Who developed Alien Hostage?
Alien Hostage was developed by Four Winged Studio and published by Conglomerate 5.

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 Alien Hostage.

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