Alpha Protocol™
Third-person spy RPG where choices change missions and story
Obsidian Entertainment · Published by SEGA · Released Jun 1, 2010
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 5,110
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 7
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)
What is Alpha Protocol™?
After his government casts him out, agent Michael Thorton tries to prevent an international catastrophe. In this third-person action RPG, you carry out espionage missions using stealth or gunplay and decide how to handle objectives.
For you if...
- +you enjoy spy stories with dialogue that changes events
- +you like improving skills to shape your approach
- +you want to alternate between stealth and armed combat
Not for you if...
- −you expect shooting to feel precise from the start
- −you dislike hacking minigames during missions
What players say
82% of 5,110 reviews are positive
Players praise the spy story and how dialogue choices change events. They criticize clumsy shooting and hacking minigames; some also report launch failures, crashes, and other bugs on current systems.
Screenshots and trailer
Alpha Protocol™ system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 2.4+ GHZ Intel® or 2.0+ GHZ AMD™
- Graphics
- NVIDIA® GeForce 6 series (6800GT or better,) ATI™ 1300XT series or greater (X1550, X1600 Pro and HD2400 are below minimum system requirements)
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 11
- Processor
- 2.4+ GHZ Intel® or 2.0+ GHZ AMD™
- Graphics
- NVIDIA® GeForce 6 series (6800GT or better,) ATI™ 1300XT series or greater (X1550, X1600 Pro and HD2400 are below minimum system requirements)
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Age rating
- 17+
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Display output has nonblocking issues
- Gamepad not enabled by default
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Russian.
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