Choose The Keyless: Awakening
Choose The Keyless: Awakening if you want a Massively Multiplayer and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. The Keyless: Awakening launched in 2022.
The Keyless: Awakening vs Protocol Five
The Keyless: Awakening and Protocol Five both land in Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. The Keyless: Awakening (2022) is 2 years older than Protocol Five (2024). The Keyless: Awakening is free; Protocol Five is paid (4.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Protocol Five
Choose Protocol Five if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Protocol Five launched in 2024.
Both The Keyless: Awakening and Protocol Five sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Keyless: Awakening |  Protocol Five | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 9 reviews | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | EddysssGames | EddysssGames |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- The Keyless: Awakening (2022) is 2 years older than Protocol Five (2024).
- The Keyless: Awakening is free; Protocol Five is paid (4.99 USD).
- The Keyless: Awakening is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Protocol Five has no Deck rating yet.
The Keyless: Awakening vs Protocol Five — FAQ
- Should I play The Keyless: Awakening or Protocol Five first?
- If you want chronology, The Keyless: Awakening (2022) came out before Protocol Five (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are The Keyless: Awakening and Protocol Five similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is The Keyless: Awakening free?
- Yes — The Keyless: Awakening is a free-to-play Steam title. Protocol Five is paid (4.99 USD).
- Does The Keyless: Awakening run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Keyless: Awakening is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Protocol Five doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.