Prototype™

Buy80%

Very Positive · 14k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Radical Entertainment · Action · Jun 10, 2009

Player review score
80%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
4
Full audio0 of 4
Subtitles0 of 4

Should I buy Prototype™?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 14k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Everything about it is good, from the graphics, to the story, to the gameplay.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
To give credit where credit is due, I actually enjoyed the story and the general atmosphere of the game.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Criticism aside, the movement feels good, and the combat can be fun.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics and story wise are definitely a product of it's time tho (tbf, nobody plays prototype for the story). wait for a sale and you will be surprised with this cheap gem
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Works without any issues on the steam deck, but does require changing the resolution.
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Runs smoothly on linux, I've seen comments that the savegame is bugged (so far so good for me).

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay79 reviews
Story64 reviews
Combat36 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Steam Deck17 reviews
Linux compatibility11 reviews
Divided opinion
Audio
67% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
48% still recommend
Difficulty
65% still recommend
Performance
54% still recommend
Controls
83% still recommend
Bugs
86% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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