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Games like Alien Hostage

2016PC, Steam Deck playable59 % positive5.19 €

You play an alien trapped on Earth who must get through a series of challenges set by human scientists. It leans into frustration and rage-inducing difficulty, so bring strong nerves.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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In short: Games like Alien Hostage

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Alien Hostage special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Redactem

87 %Match

2016PC62 % positive4.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Alien Hostage: jumping and platforming, a demanding difficulty as well as a sci-fi setting.

You rewind time and manipulate gravity to crack tricky parkour puzzles in a 2D platformer. Expect a steep challenge that demands both precision and clever thinking.

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Neon Space

Sci-fi setting

A simple but addictive neon-styled game where you pilot a small spaceship through 50 levels of obstacles and puzzles. A medal system and checkpoints encourage replaying for better runs.

Polarity

Sci-fi setting

A first-person puzzle game in the vein of Portal, where you manipulate magnetic polarity to overcome obstacles. Tricky puzzles and precise timing challenge experienced players.

Marble Mayhem: Fragile Ball

Challenging difficulty

A brutally tough physics puzzler where you guide a fragile ball with precision through 85 ingenious levels. If you enjoy Super Monkey Ball or Marble Madness, you'll find frustrating but deeply satisfying challenges here.

Fermi's Path

Challenging difficulty

A tough arcade reflex test where you race as a subatomic particle through microscopic worlds. The level editor lets you build even harder tracks yourself.

Lander 8009 VR

Sci-fi setting

You pilot an experimental flying suit through more than a hundred tricky simulations that test your flight skills and logical reasoning. The sarcastic tone of the testing facility turns every failed attempt into a bit of dark fun.

Disparity

Jumping and platforming

An extremely precise 2D puzzle platformer built around one core mechanic: flipping the polarity of the level. It demands sharp timing and clever thinking to get through its tough stages.

Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

Jumping and platforming

You haul yourself up an enormous mountain of junk using only a hammer while stuck in a cauldron, and one slip can send you tumbling far back down. Bennett Foddy's narration turns the frustration into a strange, darkly funny meditation on perseverance.

Solar Flux

Sci-fi setting

A challenging space puzzle-action game where you pilot a nimble ship to gather plasma and revive dying suns while dodging flares, asteroids and supernovae. Over 80 missions ramp up the difficulty gradually.

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