Games like Prototype™

The closest matches to Prototype™: Prototype 2, Dying Light, Sunset Overdrive, Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™, and Maneater. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Prototype™ is your kind of game, the closest matches are Prototype 2, Dying Light and Sunset Overdrive — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as dark, epic and intense, and single out its enemy cancellation system and mutation based combat. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Prototype™ is a 2009 open-world action-adventure set in Manhattan, developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Activision. Players control Alex Mercer, a man without memory who becomes a shapeshifting bioweapon. The game features parkour movement, mutation-based combat, an enemy-cancellation system, power-up progression, and nonlinear story unlocks across the city. Reviewers describe the experience as dark, epic, intense, and nostalgic, with players highlighting the fantasy of tearing through enemies like butter, flying freely across Manhattan, karate-kicking helicopters out of the sky, and unlocking devastating powers. It costs $19.99 USD, runs on Steam Deck in playable condition, and holds a 76% positive rating from over 5000 Steam reviews. The game is solo-only, designed for sit-down sessions, with a challenging difficulty curve and medium-length playtime.

About Prototype™: 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.