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Proteus

Ed Key and David Kanaga · Twisted Tree · 2013-01-30

Steam

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it.

0
playing now
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
1.7h
to beat · rushed 26h · completionist 2.8h
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

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Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Census log

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

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