Nostalgic classic that still holds up
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Almost two decades later, and it's better than most modern "hero" games.”
Steam review · 122 h played ↗
Prototype™
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 80%Very Positive · 80%Radical Entertainment2009Hack and Slash · Action · Adventure
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A brutal, fast, freeform superpower sandbox with great movement and powers, but it's a clunky 2009 port that needs fan fixes and has a punishing late game. Skip it if you want a smooth, easy experience.
Great for
Nostalgic players who want a violent anti-hero sandbox and are willing to install fan fixes
Main risk
The PC port won't run on modern hardware without mods, and the late game is full of stunlocks
What players love
Satisfying power fantasy
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“running up a skyscraper just to bodyslam a tank from the roof never gets old”
Steam review · 48.9 h played ↗
Edgy anti-hero and intriguing story
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“"Consuming" people who possess information about the virus and ourselves to see their memories in order to uncover Mercer's past is quite a creative mechanic”
Steam review · 34.7 h played ↗
Fluid traversal and parkour
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“There is no parkour game like this.”
Steam review · 20.3 h played ↗
Wide variety of powers and combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“You have 5 different main powers with dozens of unique abilities”
Steam review · 17.5 h played ↗
Works on Steam Deck and Linux
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“it somehow works absolutely flawlessly out of the box on the Steam Deck”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Broken PC port needing fan fixes
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Might genuinely be among the worst PC ports on Steam. Without mods, the game is unplayable.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
Stunlock combat and janky controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“This game should be named Prototype of knockbacks simulator.”
Steam review · 9.6 h played ↗
Terrible Elizabeth Greene boss and late difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“elizabeth greene boss is one of the worst boss fights ever.”
Steam review · 8.2 h played ↗
Updates broke the game and fixes
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Latest update broke mods and fixes for stuff like stuttering, AA, crashes and modern monitor resolutions.”
Steam review · 43.2 h played ↗
Repetitive, escort-heavy mission design
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“It gets really frustrating towards the end with every mission being some escort or protect ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥”
Steam review · 21.9 h played ↗
Crashes and corrupted saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“there is a bug that crashes the game when you try to load a save file”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown8 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® XP (with Service Pack 3) or Windows Vista®
ProcessorIntel® Core™2 Duo 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4000+ or better
MemoryVista 2 GB RAM / XP 1 GB RAM
GraphicsAll NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 GT 256 MB and better chipsets. All ATI Radeon™ X1800 256 MB and better chipsets
Storage8GB of free hard drive space
OSWindows® XP (with Service Pack 3) or Windows Vista®
ProcessorIntel® Core™2 Duo 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4000+ or better
MemoryVista 2 GB RAM / XP 1 GB RAM
GraphicsAll NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 GT 256 MB and better chipsets. All ATI Radeon™ X1800 256 MB and better chipsets
Storage8GB of free hard drive space
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