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Dread Protocol

Meat Lab · 2025-10-28

Steam

ActionIndieRPGEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 28, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Dread Protocol is a 3rd-person roguelite blending FTL-style events and navigation with brutal, punishing combat. Explore procedurally generated space stations, carve your path through destructible walls, and dismantle the Federation one station at a time.

87%
positive of 23 reviews
Positive
steam rating
$6.39
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 88% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

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4420252026Week of 2025-10-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportStereo Sound

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America

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