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Prototype

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you; making those responsible pay. Fast & Deadly Shape-Shifting Combat: Reconfigure your body to the situation at hand.

Action Adventure

Player score
8.0/10
14,163 reviews
Released
2009
Developer
Radical Entertainment
Platforms
6 systems
Critics
79
Steam Deck
playable
Download
Not stated
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Prototype?

You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you; making those responsible pay. Fast & Deadly Shape-Shifting Combat: Reconfigure your body to the situation at hand.

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released9 June 2009
DeveloperRadical Entertainment
PublisherNot recorded
PlatformsPC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Steam Deck
GenresAction Adventure
Languages4 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q473852, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Prototype received?

Players80%positive of 14,163 · Very Positive
Metacritic79critic aggregate, PC

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
ControllerNot stated
Cloud savesNo
Cross-platform playNo
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playSingle-player only
In-game purchasesNo
Steam Deckplayable
Download sizeNot stated
Add-on contentNone listed
Age gate17+

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$19.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Prototype on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

  1. Crashes and freezes60 of 300 (20%)

    The game crashes and is unplayable on modern computers.

    Steam review, 13 May 2025 · 1 hours played · 50 readers marked it helpful

    Endlessly crashing, couldn't get the game to work, even with fixes offered online.

    Steam review, 30 May 2025 · 0 hours played · 34 readers marked it helpful
  2. Will not launch or install19 of 300 (6%)

    Game doesn't run at all on modern systems.

    Steam review, 6 February 2025 · 0 hours played · 50 readers marked it helpful

    The game does not start properly and mods and old drivers need to be installed.

    Steam review, 28 July 2025 · 0 hours played · 24 readers marked it helpful
  3. Performance and stutter13 of 300 (4%)

    The max resolution is like 1280x800 or something, and my FPS was so bad that the rendered cinematics were lagging and had choppy audio.

    Steam review, 16 January 2025 · 2 hours played · 22 readers marked it helpful

    Latest update broke mods and fixes for stuff like stuttering, AA, crashes and modern monitor resolutions.

    Steam review, 4 October 2025 · 43 hours played · 7 readers marked it helpful

A further 10 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Prototype

24 games overlap with Prototype on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Prototype 2, Assassin's Creed: Revelations and Assassin's Creed Revelations.

All 24 games like Prototype

Common questions about Prototype

What platforms is Prototype on?

Prototype is available on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Steam Deck. It first released in 2009.

How much does Prototype cost?

$19.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Prototype?

80% of 14,163 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Prototype?

79 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Prototype work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Prototype as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

Who made Prototype?

Prototype was developed by Radical Entertainment.