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Midnight Protocol

Midnight Protocol is a tactical narrative-driven RPG with unique keyboard-only controls. Hack into servers, beat security systems and discover encrypted secrets while you try to find answers to why and how you got doxxed.

Released Oct 13, 2021Very Positive · 87% of 239
Steam Deck PlayableActionAdventureIndieRPGStrategySingleplayer
Midnight Protocol
Midnight Protocol
Midnight Protocol
Midnight Protocol
Midnight Protocol
Midnight Protocol
Midnight Protocol
Midnight Protocol
Midnight Protocol
Developer: LuGus Studios
Publisher: Iceberg Interactive
Midnight Protocol
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About Midnight Protocol


You assume the mantle of a prominent hacktivist, ‘Data’, who recently got doxxed and has been targeted for blackmail by a shadowy branch of government.

You interact with the virtual environment through your home terminal that requires nothing more than your keyboard.

> HANG YOUR [H]AT

Will you respect others’ privacy and bank accounts, or leave no stone unturned? Midnight Protocol allows you to play as the hacker you want to be. Help the police track down a rogue hacker, or blackmail a desperate husband trying to recover… dubious pictures. Gain black, grey, and white hat reputation to change the direction of the story based on your choices.

> I[M]MERSION OVERLOAD

Midnight Protocol’s design focuses on immersing you in a world of digital warfare without complicated hacking mechanics. Your keyboard is your weapon, type commands to eliminate or evade security programs, letting your keystrokes become part of the soundtrack.

> NICE [D]ECK

Cracking a digital safe or extracting classified data requires careful planning. Pay the troll toll, use digital jackhammers, cloaks, and daggers to combat cybersecurity. Buy new programs or hardware on the black market, and customize your deck to fit your playstyle.

> DI[S]TRACTIONS ABOUND

Take on dozens of sidequests filled with easter eggs and references, gather additional intel on your targets before you start a mission, and play some hacker chess to wind down. Midnight Protocol is jam-packed with optional missions, providing hours of additional content.


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Will you respect others’ privacy and bank accounts, or leave no stone unturned? Midnight Protocol allows you to play as the hacker you want to be. Help the police track down a rogue hacker, or blackmail a desperate husband trying to recover… dubious pictures. Gain black, grey, and white hat reputation to change the direction of the story based on your choices.

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Game details

Developers
LuGus Studios
Publishers
Iceberg Interactive
Release date
Oct 13, 2021
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy, Singleplayer, Hacking, Typing, Story Rich, Atmospheric, Turn-Based Strategy, Strategy RPG, Minimalist, Crime, Sci-fi, Tactical RPG, Programming, Turn-Based Tactics, Experimental, 3D, Investigation
Modes
Single-player
Steam features
18 achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Trading cards, Steam Workshop
Themes
Action
Engine
Unity

Languages

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishSupportedNot supportedNot supported
GermanSupportedNot supportedNot supported
RussianSupportedNot supportedNot supported
Simplified ChineseSupportedNot supportedNot supported
JapaneseSupportedNot supportedNot supported
System requirements

Minimum

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 2.4Ghz or better
  • Memory: 3 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Geforce GTX 960 / Radeon HD 7750 or better, 1GB video card memory
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 10 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Only playable with a keyboard

Recommended

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: i5 3.4Ghz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 2GB video card memory
  • Storage: 10 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Only playable with a keyboard

Ratings

Steam reviews

Very Positive

87% of 239

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Metacritic

79

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Steam Deck & Linux

Steam Deck Playable

  • Some functions need the touchscreen, on-screen keyboard or a community layout
  • Shows button icons from other controllers
  • Open the on-screen keyboard yourself when typing
  • Some text is small and hard to read
  • Runs well with the default graphics settings
  • External controllers don't work for the main player
  • SteamOS: Playable
  • Steam Machine: Playable

ProtonDB: Early reports: Platinum (7 reports) See reports

Native Linux version

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