Prototype 2

Open-world action with shapeshifting powers and bloody third-person combat

Radical Entertainment · Published by Activision · Released Jul 24, 2012

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 16K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 50 in 30 days
Playing now: 70; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Prototype 2?

This single-player, third-person action game takes place in the open world of infection-ravaged New York Zero. As infected soldier James Heller, you parkour and glide across the city, fight humans and infected creatures, consume targets to copy their forms and abilities, and hunt Alex Mercer.

For you if...

+you enjoy fast, violent combat and destructive superpowers
+you like open-world parkour, gliding, and freeform chaos

Not for you if...

−you dislike graphic gore and dismemberment
−you want multiplayer or cooperative play
−you prefer a restrained, serious story

What players say

77% of 15,871 reviews are positive · 90% of 50 in the last 30 days

Players praise the destructive combat, fast movement, and expanded shapeshifting abilities. The most common complaint is that the PC version freezes or crashes on modern hardware, sometimes blocking progress even after players use mods and CPU workarounds; some also consider the story weaker than the first game's.

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Prototype 2 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows® XP / Vista / 7
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6GHz, AMD Phenom X3 8750
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT with 512 MB RAM, ATI Radeon HD 4850 with 512 MB RAM
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB