Rescue the Hostages: Cryptic Countdown
Rescue the Hostages: Cryptic Countdown is a live-action FMV thriller where every second counts. Solve a series of timed word scrambles to disarm a ticking bomb and rescue hostages before time runs out. Your speed, accuracy, and nerve will determine the outcome.
Last Updated: 3/23/2026
| Steam Price | $4.99 |
| Release Date | 3/15/2026 |
| Developer | rescuethehostages.com |
| Publisher | rescuethehostages.com |
| Steam App Id | 4254130 |
Rescue the Hostages: Cryptic Countdown
Rescue the Hostages: Cryptic Countdown is a live-action FMV thriller where every second counts. Solve a series of timed word scrambles to disarm a ticking bomb and rescue hostages before time runs out. Your speed, accuracy, and nerve will determine the outcome.
Last Updated: 3/23/2026
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About Rescue the Hostages: Cryptic Countdown
Rescue the Hostages: Cryptic Countdown is a Casual, and Indie game developed by rescuethehostages.com. On 3/15/2026, it was released on the Steam Store by rescuethehostages.com.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
According to Steam’s category system, Rescue the Hostages: Cryptic Countdown supports the following features:
- Custom Volume Controls
- Family Sharing
- Mouse Only Option
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- Playable without Timed Input
From the Steam community, Rescue the Hostages: Cryptic Countdown has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Word Game
- Violent
- Dark
- Psychological Horror
- Horror
- Indie
- Thriller
- Casual
- FMV
- Singleplayer
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Related Packages
Rescue the Hostages: Cryptic Countdown is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store. A package (or sub) is simply an item that can be purchased on Steam.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Rescue the Hostages: Cryptic Countdown | $4.24 | View |
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- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 23). Rescue the Hostages: Cryptic Countdown on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 23). Rescue the Hostages: Cryptic Countdown. Steam Community Hub.
- rescuethehostages.com. (2026, February 5). Rescue the Hostages: Cryptic Countdown. Rescue the Hostages: Cryptic Countdown.