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Midnight Protocol

LuGus Studios · Iceberg Interactive · 2021-10-13

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 13, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 13, 2021 (Mac), Oct 13, 2021 (Linux)

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.

1
playing now
86%
positive of 452 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

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.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 47% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 9.0k–20k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 452 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.75-75%
GOG$3.75-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.75-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at IndieGala Store (2023-11-22) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 86 of 118 observed days · $2.26 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

302026-08-12 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$3.072021-10-132026-08-302021-10-13 — best price $11.992021-12-02 — best price $12.742021-12-27 — best price $11.992022-02-02 — best price $14.992022-03-10 — best price $14.992022-04-23 — best price $14.992022-06-07 — best price $12.742022-08-02 — best price $13.222022-09-29 — best price $12.742022-11-20 — best price $10.042022-12-19 — best price $10.042023-01-23 — best price $9.882023-04-04 — best price $8.992023-05-10 — best price $14.992023-07-23 — best price $14.992023-10-03 — best price $11.802023-12-01 — best price $11.802024-01-16 — best price $7.492024-03-11 — best price $14.992024-04-08 — best price $12.632024-05-08 — best price $14.992024-06-10 — best price $7.492024-07-22 — best price $5.992024-08-12 — best price $12.792024-09-25 — best price $5.992024-11-05 — best price $12.742024-12-10 — best price $11.802025-01-23 — best price $14.992025-04-03 — best price $14.992025-05-26 — best price $14.992025-07-25 — best price $3.452025-09-15 — best price $5.992025-11-05 — best price $14.992025-12-24 — best price $4.492026-02-24 — best price $11.802026-04-11 — best price $12.632026-06-17 — best price $3.752026-08-01 — best price $12.632026-08-30 — best price $3.75
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,0731%18

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

CrimeIndieActionSci-fiTypingHackingStrategyMinimalistStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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