Games like Protocol Five
If Protocol Five is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Keyless: Awakening, Barbotine and This Is Not Your House — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Protocol Five: Protocol Filve is a surreal first-person adventure with multiple endings, you will find yourself in a world where some rotten things want to kill you. Some choices along the way drastically and irreversibly change the game, leading to one of the 5 possible endings.
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The Keyless: Awakening
WHY THIS
Top pick for Protocol Five fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol Five.
The Keyless: Awakening is a journey through a dreamlike and surreal world, witnessing bizarre, metaphorical and surreal scenes as you overcome simple challenges.
Barbotine
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Protocol Five fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol Five.
An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.
This Is Not Your House
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Protocol Five fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Protocol Five.
Crush someone's skull, Suffer from Hypothermia, Transcend your Mortal Frame, Find all 10 Endings. GET YOUR HOUSE BACK.
The Secret Story
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Protocol Five fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol Five.
What begins as a quiet night in an old hotel soon turns into a desperate fight for survival. As midnight approaches, Serena must uncover the truth, face her fears, and decide which path to take.
HOW
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Protocol Five fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Protocol Five.
A psychological horror game where you play as a prisoner exploring the depths of a large and horrific medical facility. You must survive the many creatures and abominations inside and find all the secrets hidden within the strange new labyrinth.
Acceptance
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Protocol Five fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol Five.
A story-driven psychological thriller about the horrific consequences of a loved one's suicide.
Hatch
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Protocol Five fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol Five.
"Hatch is a single-player, first-person horror game. You find a hatch in your room and strange things start to happen to you. You are the target of psycho killers. You have to find the truth behind the hatch and escape from the crazy world.
Gates of Despair
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Protocol Five fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Protocol Five.
Gates of Despair is a captivating single-player survival horror game with multiple chapters. Experience randomized gameplay, creepy jumpscares and terrifying enemies. Uncover the captivating story through cutscenes and master a variety of challenges. Are you brave enough?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Protocol Five at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Protocol Five on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol Five.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Protocol Five on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Protocol Five.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Protocol Five on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Protocol Five.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Protocol Five on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Protocol Five.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Protocol Five on Steam right now. Shares Action with Protocol Five.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Protocol Five on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Protocol Five.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Protocol Five on Steam right now. Shares Action with Protocol Five.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Protocol Five on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Protocol Five.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Protocol Five.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Protocol Five.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol Five.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Protocol Five.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol Five.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Protocol Five.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Protocol Five.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol Five.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
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Other recommendable Steam games by EddysssGames, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
The Keyless: Awakening
WHY THIS
Another title from EddysssGames, the studio behind Protocol Five. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol Five.
The Keyless: Awakening is a journey through a dreamlike and surreal world, witnessing bizarre, metaphorical and surreal scenes as you overcome simple challenges.
The Voyager
WHY THIS
Another title from EddysssGames, the studio behind Protocol Five. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol Five.
Journey between parallel worlds in a first-person narrative adventure, where each journey reveals an increasingly disturbing threat. Survive, explore, and discover what lies beyond the portal.
Kill The Topulus
WHY THIS
Another title from EddysssGames, the studio behind Protocol Five. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol Five.
Kill The Topulus, shoot with timing and skill to survive! Complete unique challenges, climb the global leaderboards and prove you are the Master of Topulus!
Edd Skeleton Game
WHY THIS
Another title from EddysssGames, the studio behind Protocol Five. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol Five.
Survive Edd Skeleton's "amazing" game, Mock his efforts, and watch him up the ante with scarier creatures, trickier puzzles, and surprises that will keep you on edge. Can you endure his trials and become friends... or will you just keep mocking his incompetence?
Edd Skeleton VR
WHY THIS
Another title from EddysssGames, the studio behind Protocol Five. Shares Action and Indie with Protocol Five.
You told Edd Skeleton that his game was a lot of fun and not boring at all, and that it was really scary... that you would never want to stop playing it and that it was the best game of all time... here's another one for VR!
Frequently asked about Protocol Five
- How much does Protocol Five cost?
- Protocol Five is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Protocol Five?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Protocol Five are The Keyless: Awakening, Barbotine, This Is Not Your House.
- Who developed Protocol Five?
- Protocol Five was developed by EddysssGames.
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