Protocol
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- Price:$8.99
- Release Date:11/20/2018
- Developer:Fair Games Studio
- Publisher:Sad Horse studio
- Last Updated:4/7/2025
- Steam App Id:724490
Protocol
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Protocol has 2 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 67% lower than its previous all-time peak of 6 players achieved on 6/11/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Protocol. It has received a total of 308 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 68 (Mostly Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Protocol and its growth over time. It currently has 4,151 followers on its community page.
Protocol Price
Protocol costs $8.99 in the Steam store as of 4/7/2025. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Protocol - Rock'n'Pixels Edition or Fair Games full pack edition which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Protocol.
About Protocol
Protocol is an Indie, Action, and Adventure game developed by Fair Games Studio. On 11/20/2018, it was released on the Steam Store by Sad Horse studio.
Players have rated Protocol as "Mostly Positive" out of 308 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 223 positive reviews and 85 negative reviews — an overall 72% positive review rating.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 11 languanges in-game including English, Russian, French, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Protocol supports the following features:
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Full controller support
- Single-player
- VR Supported
From the Steam community, Protocol has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Violent
- Atmospheric
- Multiple Endings
- Story Rich
- Aliens
- Walking Simulator
- Narration
- Dark Humor
- Comedy
- First-Person
- Gore
- FPS
- Sci-fi
- Cyberpunk
- Indie
- Adventure
- Action
- Satire
- Singleplayer
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Protocol and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Protocol is referenced by 2 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Protocol - Digital Artbook | DLC | 11/29/2018 | View |
 | Protocol - Digital OST | DLC | 11/29/2018 | View |
Related Bundles
Protocol is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Protocol - Rock'n'Pixels Edition | 3 | 3 | $9.09 | View |
 | Fair Games full pack edition | 3 | 3 | $15.33 | View |
Related Packages
Protocol is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
Supported Languages
Protocol is available in 11 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Protocol data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 7). Protocol on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/724490
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 7). Protocol. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/724490
- Fair Games Studio. (2023, July 8). Protocol. Protocol. http://fairgames.studio/protocol/