Bioprototype

Buy92%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

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Emprom Game · Bullet Hell · May 19, 2025

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
39
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio0 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy Bioprototype?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 89 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k 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
56% of themes are praise33% are divided11% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
89 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Bioprototype, developed and published by Emprom Game, is a roguelike auto-battler that manages to stand out in an increasingly crowded survival arena genre by leaning heavily into biological mutation, modular build crafting, and light programming logic.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
First the good bits, by allowing full modifications on all weapons means the builds have variety unmatched in any other survivor like.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The learning curve is arguably one of the game’s most defining traits.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Visually, Bioprototype embraces a gritty pixel-art style that complements its grotesque biological theme.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio design follows suit, with punchy sound effects and mechanical cues that reinforce the constant loop of triggers and reactions firing off in real time.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay89 reviews
Combat19 reviews
Difficulty16 reviews
Graphics10 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
80% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Steam Deck
33% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
100% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Mouse Only Option
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$4.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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