About This Game

Rescue the Hostages: Cryptic Countdown is a high-pressure FMV thriller where you must solve timed word scramble challenges to disarm a bomb and save trapped hostages.

A live-action FMV sequence unfolds in real time, with the bomb’s timer synced directly to the game. You have ten minutes to unscramble 20 words before the countdown reaches zero.

The game features three escalating levels, each introducing a new group of hostages and increasingly difficult word scrambles. Every second matters in this race against time.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game contains realistic depictions of violence and crime within a dark, psychological horror setting. Themes include hostage situations, threats of death, and criminal acts, with some scenes implying injury or death. Some strong language is used.