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Prototype™

Radical Entertainment · Activision · 2009-06-10

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Aug 12, 2015 (Xbox One), Jun 12, 2009 (Xbox 360), Jun 09, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 12, 2009 (PlayStation 3), Jul 14, 2015 (PlayStation 4)

You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you; making those responsible pay. Fast & Deadly Shape-Shifting Combat: Reconfigure your body to the situation at hand.

Prototype™ is a 2009 Action Adventure title priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (80% of 14245 reviews).

91
playing now
80%
positive of 14k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (415 ratings)
77
Nexus mods (239k downloads)
4.48★
PlayStation Store rating (7,821 ratings)
18h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 32h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

91 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Prototype is a 2009 action-adventure video game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Activision. It was released in June 2009 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows. In July 2015, the game was re-released alongside its sequel as the Prototype Biohazard Bundle for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Separate versions of the two games became available in August 2015. In Prototype, players control an amnesiac shapeshifter named Alex Mercer as he attempts to stop an outbreak of a virus called Blacklight in Manhattan, which mutates individuals into powerful, violent monsters. Alex also attempts to uncover his mysterious past while coming into conflict with both the US military and a black operations force called Blackwatch. Outside of the main story, players can freely explore the game's open world and engage in several different side activities.

Trailer

Prototype™ trailer thumbnail

The Prototype Official Teaser Trailer #1 (2013) - Andrew Will Sci-Fi Movie HD

≈255,662 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 91 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,034 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~129/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 27,656 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 570k–1.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 14,245 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2025-09-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
17317320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

218712026-09-15 12:00 — 148 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 163 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 108 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 155 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 187 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 101 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 71 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 129 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 94 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 99 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 90 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 72 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 73 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 156 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 206 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 121 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 173 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 138 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 120 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 174 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 134 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 88 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 91 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
17929Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 144 · peak 265Dec 2012 — avg 96 · peak 660May 2013 — avg 30 · peak 61Oct 2013 — avg 39 · peak 273Mar 2014 — avg 33 · peak 78Aug 2014 — avg 51 · peak 101Jan 2015 — avg 59 · peak 172Jun 2015 — avg 75 · peak 321Nov 2015 — avg 72 · peak 310Apr 2016 — avg 179 · peak 920Sep 2016 — avg 44 · peak 238Feb 2017 — avg 109 · peak 336Jul 2017 — avg 67 · peak 165Dec 2017 — avg 41 · peak 78May 2018 — avg 42 · peak 86Oct 2018 — avg 37 · peak 74Mar 2019 — avg 39 · peak 84Aug 2019 — avg 52 · peak 145Jan 2020 — avg 56 · peak 120Jun 2020 — avg 49 · peak 109Nov 2020 — avg 42 · peak 105Apr 2021 — avg 83 · peak 220Sep 2021 — avg 62 · peak 144Feb 2022 — avg 96 · peak 245Jul 2022 — avg 69 · peak 155Dec 2022 — avg 75 · peak 162May 2023 — avg 76 · peak 216Oct 2023 — avg 50 · peak 82Mar 2024 — avg 61 · peak 135Aug 2024 — avg 81 · peak 171Jan 2025 — avg 64 · peak 153Jun 2025 — avg 137 · peak 444Nov 2025 — avg 170 · peak 434Apr 2026 — avg 80 · peak 142Aug 2026 — avg 80 · peak 133
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$3.992015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $14.992015-04-02 — best price $9.992015-06-11 — best price $9.792015-11-01 — best price $19.992015-12-26 — best price $19.992016-03-18 — best price $4.992016-05-17 — best price $19.992016-07-04 — best price $19.992016-11-24 — best price $4.992017-01-12 — best price $4.992017-04-11 — best price $4.992017-06-23 — best price $4.992017-11-14 — best price $19.992018-01-25 — best price $9.992018-05-17 — best price $4.992018-11-05 — best price $4.992019-02-04 — best price $4.992019-05-16 — best price $4.992019-08-05 — best price $4.992019-10-07 — best price $19.992020-01-13 — best price $4.992020-05-18 — best price $4.992020-10-12 — best price $4.992021-01-21 — best price $19.992021-04-05 — best price $4.992021-06-24 — best price $4.992021-12-22 — best price $4.992022-06-06 — best price $4.992022-11-22 — best price $4.992023-03-27 — best price $4.992023-11-15 — best price $4.992024-03-14 — best price $4.992024-08-05 — best price $4.992025-02-10 — best price $4.992025-06-27 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $3.992026-06-25 — best price $5.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6003222026-06-01 — 382 pageviews2026-06-05 — 502 pageviews2026-06-09 — 458 pageviews2026-06-13 — 347 pageviews2026-06-17 — 351 pageviews2026-06-21 — 394 pageviews2026-06-25 — 439 pageviews2026-06-29 — 368 pageviews2026-07-03 — 437 pageviews2026-07-07 — 453 pageviews2026-07-11 — 426 pageviews2026-07-15 — 404 pageviews2026-07-19 — 383 pageviews2026-07-23 — 372 pageviews2026-07-27 — 471 pageviews2026-07-31 — 333 pageviews2026-08-04 — 371 pageviews2026-08-08 — 369 pageviews2026-08-12 — 363 pageviews2026-08-16 — 389 pageviews2026-08-20 — 392 pageviews2026-08-24 — 427 pageviews2026-08-28 — 374 pageviews2026-09-01 — 600 pageviews2026-09-05 — 396 pageviews2026-09-09 — 419 pageviews2026-09-13 — 434 pageviews2026-09-17 — 523 pageviews2026-09-21 — 580 pageviews2026-09-25 — 577 pageviews2026-09-29 — 455 pageviews2026-10-03 — 547 pageviews2026-10-07 — 433 pageviews2026-10-11 — 322 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, French, Spanish - Spain, Italian

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

GoreActionSci-fiParkourSandboxViolentZombiesAdventureSuperheroOpen World

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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