The Hostage overview

Overview

The Hostage comes from Respect Studios and is published by Respect Studios. It arrived on Steam on May 16, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Hostage's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 14:05:46 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 50% positive across 4 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Hostage is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Hostage has sold up to 120 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $221. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Hostage overview details

The Hostage combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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" and help him escape from the African jungle. Share his adventures and save him from the ruthless rebels, who will do anything to keep him locked in a cage for ransom. Game Features: • Two branching story arcs with multiple endings. • Background Features: ◘ Building trust: Ryan will trust you more if you are more helpful when he needs you. When you are more accurate with the advice's, that you give to your companion he will trust you more and will be more inclined to take your future directions. ◘ Speed Reactions: Act fast, when a speed reaction comes to your screen, as Ryan will need you to give him advice in a hot situations. ◘ Keep monitoring of Ryan's heart rate at the upper right corner. This way you will have an idea of the situations, that Ryan is at the moment. ◘ Collect items that will be of great help, while Ryan progress further in the jungle. Ryan will collect ◘ Unlock multiple achievements to see how successfully you played and what secrets you managed to find.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Hostage is listed as a game with $0.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Indie, and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 14:05:46 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 50% positive reviews.

Support and legal notes

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.