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Is Taken Away worth it for you?

We tell you who should skip it, too.

Play it if you…

Good fit

Horror players who want stealth and survival challenges
Fans of replayable scenarios with changing item locations and passwords
Players who enjoy searching environments for clues and escape routes

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Saves you a refund

Players seeking a linear horror story may bounce off the non-linear progression and changing run setups
Those wanting a relaxed experience may hit a wall when avoiding unpredictable enemies, traps, and lethal failure
Players looking for a combat-focused action game may find the emphasis on hiding, searching, and escaping limiting

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Our take on Taken Away

The bounce point arrives during house searches: players must stay low, avoid traps, pick locks, and listen for sound cues while the Man and Wolf may behave unpredictably. Anyone expecting a fixed puzzle sequence or a forgiving escape route will meet the game's main wall there.

What is Taken Away?

Taken Away is a non-linear strategic horror game about surviving after an abduction following a car accident.

Each run changes the placement of items and generates new passwords, while the Dog and the Man behave unpredictably. Progress involves searching the house, avoiding traps, picking locks, and listening for sound cues. Players must stay low around the Man and his pet Wolf while looking for a way out. The game also includes cooking soup from vegetables, a video game within the main game, and unexplained sounds from the basement. Runs present hurdles and challenges, with escape the alternative to a gruesome death.

How Taken Away plays

01Changing Run Setups: Item locations and passwords vary whenever a new run begins.
02Stealth Exploration: Searching the house means staying low around the Man and his pet Wolf.
03Environmental Obstacles: Progress involves avoiding traps, picking locks, and listening for sound cues.
04In-Game Activities: Players can prepare soup from vegetables and play a video game within the main game.

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Is Taken Away worth it?

It is worth it if: horror players who want stealth and survival challenges. Skip it if: players seeking a linear horror story may bounce off the non-linear progression and changing run setups.