Yes, worth buying.
At $19.99. It has been as low as $9.99.
- Story and characters: 180 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 88 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Controls: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 75 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 44 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 5k player reviews · updated 3 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Choices and deep story make for a fun game, if you can look through its numerous flaws and bugs.
That freedom, combined with the wealth of branching paths and character dynamics, gives A.P. an incredible amount of replay value and makes revisiting the story consistently rewarding, even if the gameplay itself can sometimes be rough around the edges.
First things first, although I think Alpha Protocol technically feels better on KB+M, it constantly left me wrestling with UI/control issues that I really just wasn't willing to tolerate, so I switched to a controller pretty early on.
The OST has such a unique and distinctive spy-thriller atmosphere that perfectly complements the game's tone, but what also impressed me was the amount of variety throughout the experience.
The game play itself was very smooth without any stuttering or extended frames.
Steam Deck users can play this game by changing the mouse and keyboard to 360 controller in settings.
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Should you buy it now?
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Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.
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