Midnight Protocol
Fair · RPG · 2021
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $14.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 10.2h 40.2h to 100%
- Value
- $1.47/hr
- Reviews
- 86% of 454 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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About the game
Midnight Protocol is a tactical narrative-driven RPG with unique keyboard-only controls. Hack into servers, beat security systems and discover encrypted secrets while you try to find answers to why and how you got doxxed.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 3 GB of memory, Geforce GTX 960 / Radeon HD 7750 or better, 1GB video card memory, 10 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
54 discounts in the 5 years on record, a median of 60 percent off across all of them, roughly 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 11 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 76 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 86 percent. Uplink ($11.99, scores 76) outscores it, and so does The Banner Saga ($24.99, scores 63). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
More about Midnight Protocol
This site sampled 236 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 1 was written by a buyer who refunded it, sampled from reviews written October 2021 to July 2026.
Finishing takes 10.2 hours; clearing it takes 40, which is 3.9 times the campaign.
The drop-off
39% start to 2% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
GET: If you like 3 out of 3 from cyberpunk stories, puzzle games and hacking NOT: Otherwise Midnight Protocol is a nice little puzzle game. Gameplay itself is interesting mostly for its terminal-like, keyboard only interface. While there are lots of options in the core loop of picking tools and hacking servers, I mostly found myself sticking to the default tools. The story about a group of hackers uncovering...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
This game is an amazing, one-of-a-kind experience. Its very specific but undeniably cool visual presentation, combined with a gripping story full of intrigue and truly unique gameplay, creates an immersive experience that really drew me in. I also loved how, throughout the game, you constantly feel in control of your experience. From how you build your cyberdeck and choose your program suite to the "color of the...
Given its a hacking strategy game I super do not agree or enjoy: - You never see your enemy, you trip into them or guess where they might be (and suffer if your wrong) - You cannot re-plan missions - You are not provided enough information ahead of time to know which programs to take along If these terrible design decisions had been mitigated or provided as optional, we'd have a great game here. I guess the intent...
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Cite this score
Midnight Protocol scores 59/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1162700/midnight-protocolReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.