Proteus
Skip · Narrative · 2013
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 32, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Cost per hour▼
- $9.08/hr
- Reviews▼
- 76% of 2,810
- Critics
- 80 players 4 lower
- Genre rank
- Top 53% Narrative
Holding it back: Cost per hour, Reviews
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 1.1h
- To 100%
- 1.2h 1.1x the story
Price and sales
- Sales
- 28 on record
- Typical cut
- 60% off
- Steam low
- $2.00 January 2014
- Sale every
- 98d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 1 now
- Cheaper than
- 30% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 55% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
Across all 28 discounts in the 14 years tracked, the median cut is 60 percent, about 14 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.
It is pricier than 70 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Everything ($14.99, scores 63) beats it on value, while it beats Nephise Begins ($0.99, scores 11).
More about Proteus
Of the 260 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 78 percent of the 1,064 reviews written there were positive, against 76 percent overall, and those are 75 percent of everything written about it.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 5 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 31 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
This isn't a typical game, but I do really like it. It feels like going on a nature walk except every trail is different. Good game for people who like exploring. This game also helps me relax and go to sleep if I had a long day.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 3 GB of memory, Intel HD Graphics 3000, 102 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Proteus scores 32/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/219680/proteusReviews 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 Nov 1, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.