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Alpha Protocol™ cover art

Alpha Protocol™

Obsidian Entertainment · SEGA · 2010-06-01

SteamXboxMicrosoft Store

ActionRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 28, 2010 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 28, 2010 (Xbox 360), Jun 01, 2010 (PlayStation 3), Sep 22, 2011 (OnLive Game System)

Loyalty carries a price and no one knows this more than agent Michael Thorton. A talented young agent cast out by his government, Thorton is the only one with the information needed to stop an impending international catastrophe.

14
playing now
81%
positive of 5.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
59/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (152 ratings)
27h
to beat · rushed 11h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

14 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Alpha Protocol is a 2010 action role-playing game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Sega. The player assumes control of agent Michael Thorton, a new recruit at a clandestine United States agency called Alpha Protocol, which is given unlimited resources to conduct covert operations on behalf of the government. Thorton becomes a rogue agent and must unravel an international conspiracy to stop a war. Throughout the game, players must make many choices that affect the narrative. Played from a third-person perspective, players can confront enemies using firearms, gadgets, martial arts and stealth. The game features extensive customization and a dialogue stance system that allows players to select dialogues based on three different tones.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 14 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 79 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 204k–408k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,103 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Humble Store (2015-05-21) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 25 of 47 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
333320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2432026-08-06 22:00 — 21 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 15 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 14 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 12 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 14 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 12 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 12 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 14 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 10 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 12 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 9 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 11 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 24 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 14 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 15 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 10 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 16 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 14 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.292015-01-012026-08-252015-01-01 — best price $7.492015-01-31 — best price $13.042015-03-21 — best price $16.222015-04-29 — best price $15.322015-06-18 — best price $15.822015-07-29 — best price $16.492015-10-13 — best price $3.742015-12-10 — best price $3.742016-01-15 — best price $3.742016-02-29 — best price $14.992016-04-01 — best price $14.302016-06-17 — best price $3.742016-08-26 — best price $3.742016-12-02 — best price $12.582017-01-20 — best price $11.092017-03-03 — best price $14.992017-04-14 — best price $3.752017-06-22 — best price $5.092017-08-18 — best price $5.202017-09-24 — best price $3.752017-11-04 — best price $3.742017-12-09 — best price $13.492018-02-05 — best price $3.512018-04-23 — best price $12.592018-07-11 — best price $1.492018-10-13 — best price $14.992019-01-22 — best price $14.992019-03-22 — best price $14.992019-06-17 — best price $3.152024-10-22 — best price $14.992025-02-13 — best price $14.992025-06-26 — best price $13.392025-09-29 — best price $13.392025-12-03 — best price $19.992026-03-27 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-25 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

466952026-05-30 — 160 pageviews2026-06-02 — 166 pageviews2026-06-05 — 127 pageviews2026-06-08 — 145 pageviews2026-06-11 — 138 pageviews2026-06-14 — 157 pageviews2026-06-17 — 155 pageviews2026-06-20 — 130 pageviews2026-06-23 — 134 pageviews2026-06-26 — 140 pageviews2026-06-29 — 166 pageviews2026-07-02 — 213 pageviews2026-07-05 — 149 pageviews2026-07-08 — 347 pageviews2026-07-11 — 261 pageviews2026-07-14 — 250 pageviews2026-07-17 — 250 pageviews2026-07-20 — 232 pageviews2026-07-23 — 143 pageviews2026-07-26 — 153 pageviews2026-07-29 — 146 pageviews2026-08-01 — 132 pageviews2026-08-04 — 158 pageviews2026-08-07 — 134 pageviews2026-08-10 — 136 pageviews2026-08-13 — 124 pageviews2026-08-16 — 144 pageviews2026-08-19 — 106 pageviews2026-08-22 — 125 pageviews2026-08-25 — 105 pageviews2026-08-27 — 95 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Russian

Player tags

RPGActionModernShooterStealthAdventureAction RPGStory RichCult ClassicSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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