Hostage Negotiator Time is running out... the fate of the innocent is in your hands. 1 player game where YOU are the Hostage Negotiator! Object of the Game: Your goal as a Hostage Negotiator is to save the hostages and have the crisis end with the Abductors capture or elimination. To win, at least half of the hostages must escape with their lives AND the Abductor must be captured or eliminated.