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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.

Midnight Protocol is an Action, Adventure, Indie and RPG game released in 2021, priced at $14.99, with Very Positive reviews from 452 reviews and an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners.

0
playing now
86%
positive of 452 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 22:00 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

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 14 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (51 reviews).
  • · Top 21% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 9.0k–20k copies

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

Current store prices

GamersGate$3.75-75%
GOG$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 119 of 148 observed days · $2.26 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
494920212026Week of 2021-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$3.072021-10-132026-10-142021-10-13 — best price $11.992021-12-06 — best price $14.992022-01-08 — best price $14.992022-03-04 — best price $11.082022-04-23 — best price $14.992022-06-20 — best price $12.742022-08-22 — best price $9.952022-11-15 — best price $11.092022-12-19 — best price $10.042023-02-03 — best price $10.042023-04-24 — best price $8.992023-07-14 — best price $11.802023-10-03 — best price $11.802023-12-11 — best price $7.492024-02-08 — best price $7.492024-04-04 — best price $14.992024-05-08 — best price $14.992024-06-18 — best price $14.992024-08-02 — best price $4.652024-09-11 — best price $12.632024-11-05 — best price $12.742024-12-16 — best price $14.992025-03-02 — best price $11.802025-05-13 — best price $5.092025-07-25 — best price $3.452025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-12-02 — best price $11.802026-02-09 — best price $4.492026-04-11 — best price $12.632026-06-26 — best price $3.072026-08-21 — best price $12.632026-09-13 — best price $3.742026-10-03 — best price $3.752026-10-14 — best price $3.75
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

18
achievements tracked
39%
earned "Honeypot"
3.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

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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