Alien Hostage

Physics-based UFO puzzler with increasingly difficult, weapon-filled test stages

Four Winged Studio · Published by Conglomerate 5 · Released Oct 1, 2018

Reviews: Mixed; 58% of 158
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 8 years ago; Oct 1, 2018
Minimum PC: GTX 750; 1 GB RAM · 0.1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Alien Hostage?

In this single-player piloting game, you are an alien held on Earth by human scientists, completing their challenges to return home. You steer a UFO, collect objects to advance between stages, solve occasional puzzles, and buy upgrades.

For you if...

+you enjoy learning demanding controls through trial and error

Not for you if...

−you prefer forgiving movement and a relaxed difficulty

What players say

58% of 158 reviews are positive

A positive review praises satisfying level completion and says the controls are easy to learn. Other players describe the handling as awkward and criticize physics that make basic movement frustrating.

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Alien Hostage system requirements

Minimum: GTX 750, 1 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7,8,10
Processor: AMD FX 6300
Graphics: GTX 750 TI
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 70 MB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Alien Hostage have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Alien Hostage run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
The native resolution is not the default one
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 6
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does Alien Hostage use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam