Protolife

Buy86%

Very Positive · 470 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows
  • macOS

Volcanic Giraffe · Tower Defense · Jun 15, 2018

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Price
$7.79−35%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
29
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
2
Full audio0 of 2
Subtitles0 of 2

Should I buy Protolife?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 176 sampled reviews

Based on 470 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 176 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise50% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
43 of 176 sampled reviews raised it
The sense of progression comes not only from unlocking new tools but also from mastering the construction system and learning how to build more efficient structures.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
26 of 176 sampled reviews raised it
I'm curious if the devs have any plans for local or online coop, since it seems like it'd be quite fun in the same vein as mindustry especially since the difficulty you could throw at players could become far higher since a considerable limiter is simply the player's max APM due to the character's movespeed and their own thought process.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
20 of 176 sampled reviews raised it
every mission in the main campaign adds a little something to the experience, the difficulty ramps up nicely (I'm about 2/3 of the way through and it's actually quite difficult to complete missions now), graphics and music are pretty decent as well (even though there are only like 3 tracks on the soundtrack)
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
9 of 176 sampled reviews raised it
Visually, Protolife adopts a pixel-inspired art style presented from a top-down perspective.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 176 sampled reviews raised it
The game’s audio design supports the atmosphere with subtle electronic music and ambient sound effects that create a sense of isolation on the hostile planet.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay43 reviews
Difficulty26 reviews
Story20 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Multiplayer
100% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend
Steam Deck
67% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

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

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$7.79$11.99−35%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $7.79

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