Prototype™

Prototype™

Leap between buildings, pursue enemies, and reshape your body for each fight: Prototype™ builds its open-world New York around fast solo action. It costs $19.99 from Steam; whether that fits your budget depends on how appealing its blend of parkour, transformation, and conspiracy-driven story sounds. Players looking for cooperative or competitive sessions should note that no multiplayer mode is listed here. At $19.99 from Steam, this is a single-player action game built around shape-shifting combat and parkour.

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80%Steam Reviews12.6K reviews79Metacritic/100
Released: Jun 12, 2009
Action · Open World · Gore · Singleplayer · Superhero
·Platform:Steam·United States Steam official price~ $19.99Buy now
Prototype EN/FR/IT/ES Global·Platform:Steam·from~ $25.37(~ €22.60)Buy now
Prototype Steam Key GLOBAL·Platform:Steam·~ $45.80Buy now
All-time low ~ $3.99across Steam & third-party stores
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Price History

Past 36 months · Updated daily
Historical Low~ $3.992025-09Current Low Across Stores~ $19.99Steamvs. Historical Low+401%
~ $7.99~ $12.39~ $16.79~ $21.1925-1026-0126-0426-0726-10~ $3.99

Prices cover Steam and 39 authorized stores; only legitimate offers are counted. The chart shows weekly market-wide lows and Steam's official price across the past 36 months.

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01About Prototype™

As Alex Mercer, hunt through New York for the truth behind a conspiracy and your missing memories. Shift your limbs into claws, blades, hammers, or whips, switch to defensive forms, and use special senses to track enemies. Parkour carries you across the open city, while consuming people lets you take on their appearance. Steam players rate the game 80%% positive across 12,611 reviews. Prototype™ is single-player on Steam PC. Its supported interface languages are English, French, Spanish, and Italian.

Credits

Dennis Detwiller
WRITER
Dennis Detwiller
American game designer
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LEAD DESIGNER
Eric Holmes
Scottish video game designer
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Composer
Cris Velasco · Sonic Mayhem
Developer
Radical Entertainment
Publisher
Activision
Voice
David Andriole

Steam player reviews

80%positiveVery Positive12,611 Steam reviews

Lowest recorded in 36 months

$3.992025-09-29 · SteamBase game · same records as the chart above; USD history, not a regional Steam low.

Language support

LanguageInterfaceSubtitlesAudio
EnglishYes——
FrenchYes——
SpanishYes——
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LanguageInterfaceSubtitlesAudio
ItalianYes——

Steam PC edition data · 2026-10-20

02Before you buy

Combat and movement

The Steam PC game is single-player. Shape-shifting weapons and parkour through open-world New York define its action.

Languages

The Steam PC interface languages include English, French, German, and Italian. English is listed without full audio or subtitles.

03Frequently asked questions

What is Prototype™ about?

You play Alex Mercer, a man without memories investigating a conspiracy linked to his powers.

What abilities can Alex use?

You can shape limbs into claws, blades, hammers, or whips, and use defensive forms and sensory abilities.

Where does the game take place?

The open-world setting is New York, where parkour lets you run up walls and move between buildings.