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The Hostage

The Hostage is a text-based companion-simulation game, that tells the story of medical assistant, who becomes a hostage of a group of ruthless rebels in the jungles of Africa. Become Ryan's "voice of reason"…

18 May 2020

The Hostage is an adventure developed by Respect Studios, released 18 May 2020 on Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Hostage is

The Hostage is an adventure game developed by Respect Studios and released in 2020. It is available on Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity 2017.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Would you dare to be the voice of reason, when somebody's life is on the line? The Hostage is a text-based companion-simulation game, that tells the story of medical assistant, who becomes a hostage of a group of ruthless rebels in the jungles of Africa.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are action and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Hostage launched on 18 May 2020, within three weeks of Valorant, Deep Rock Galactic, Streets of Rage 4 and Tetris Effect: Connected.

Released around the same time: Valorant, Deep Rock Galactic, Streets of Rage 4, Tetris Effect: Connected.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did The Hostage come out?
The Hostage was released on 18 May 2020 for Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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