Publisher not reported

Prototype

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2009

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*
  • PlayStation 3*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · PlayStation 3*
    Classification
    M - Mature*
  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    M - Mature*

Series

  • Prototype

Engines

  • Titanium

Localized titles

  • Prototype

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Adventure*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
  • French*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Italian*

Community tags · historical

  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    579*
  • Open World*
    Votes · historical
    544*
  • Gore*
    Votes · historical
    363*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    342*
  • Third Person*
    Votes · historical
    326*
  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    321*
  • Superhero*
    Votes · historical
    316*
  • Parkour*
    Votes · historical
    295*
  • Violent*
    Votes · historical
    234*
  • Hack and Slash*
    Votes · historical
    212*
  • Zombies*
    Votes · historical
    208*
  • Action-Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    195*
  • Sci-fi*
    Votes · historical
    166*
  • Story Rich*
    Votes · historical
    144*
  • Sandbox*
    Votes · historical
    142*
  • RPG*
    Votes · historical
    131*
  • Stealth*
    Votes · historical
    116*
  • Controller*
    Votes · historical
    95*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    94*
  • Horror*
    Votes · historical
    88*

System requirements

  • Windows · Unspecified tier*
    Operating system
    Windows® XP (with Service Pack 3) or Windows Vista®*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel® Core™2 Duo 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4000+ or better*
    Memory
    Vista 2 GB RAM / XP 1 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    All NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 GT 256 MB and better chipsets. All ATI Radeon™ X1800 256 MB and better chipsets DirectX®: Microsoft DirectX 9.0c*
    Storage
    8GB of free hard drive space Sound: DirectX® 9.0c compliant sound card*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Memory
    32 GB*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700K CPU; AMD Ryzen 7 2700; or equal*
    Graphics alternatives
    GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER; AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT; or equal*
  • Windows · Minimum*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8600k; Ryzen 5 3600; or equal*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 1050; AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 5000); or equal*
    Memory
    8 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    89*
    Community confidence
    strong*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Radical Entertainment

Publishers

  • Activision*
  • Activision Publishing*

Release history

  • 2009-06-09
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2009-06-09 · PlayStation 3*
    Release date
    2009-06-09*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation 3*
  • 2009-06-09 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2009-06-09*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Jun 10, 2009*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8600k; Ryzen 5 3600; or equal*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 1050; AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 5000); or equal*
Windows minimum memory requirement
8* GB
Name
Prototype*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700K CPU; AMD Ryzen 7 2700; or equal*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER; AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT; or equal*
Windows recommended memory requirement
32* GB
Release year
2,009*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8600k; Ryzen 5 3600; or equal*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 1050; AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 5000); or equal*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
8 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700K CPU; AMD Ryzen 7 2700; or equal*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER; AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT; or equal*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
32 GB*
Specifications 2 · 14 fields
Developers · PlayStation 3
Radical Entertainment
Radical Entertainment*
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Radical Entertainment
Radical Entertainment*
ESRB classification · PlayStation 3
ESRB · PlayStation 3
Classification
M - Mature*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
M - Mature*
Genres · PlayStation 3
beat 'em up
beat 'em up*
sandbox game
sandbox game*
shooter game
shooter game*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
action game
action game*
adventure game
adventure game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Platform
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3*
Publishers · PlayStation 3
Activision Publishing
Activision Publishing*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Activision
Activision*
Release date · PlayStation 3
2009-06-09 · PlayStation 3
Release date
2009-06-09*
Date precision
day*
Platform
PlayStation 3*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2009-06-09 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2009-06-09*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 34 fields
Achievements · historical
0*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
27* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
649* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Radical Entertainment*
DLC count · historical
0*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
1000000 - 2000000*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
53* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
327* min
Metacritic score
79*
Name
Prototype™*
Negative reviews · historical
2,461*
Peak ccu
223*
Positive reviews · historical
9,896*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
3.99*
Publishers
  • Activision*
Recommendations
11,579*
Store release date · historical
Jun 10, 2009*
Store age restriction · historical
17*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Italian*
Game website · historical
http://www.prototypegame.com*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Radical Entertainment
Radical Entertainment*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Activision
Activision*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Jun 10, 2009*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Italian*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
262* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
632* min
Ccu
223*
Developer
Radical Entertainment*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Historical US original list price
1,999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Italian*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
503* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
222* min
Name
Prototype*
Negative reviews · historical
2,461*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
1,000,000 .. 2,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
9,896*
Historical US price
1,999* US cents
Publisher
Activision*
Community tags · historical
  • Action*
  • Open World*
  • Gore*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Third Person*
  • Adventure*
  • Superhero*
  • Parkour*
  • Violent*
  • Hack and Slash*
  • Zombies*
  • Action-Adventure*
  • Sci-fi*
  • Story Rich*
  • Sandbox*
  • RPG*
  • Stealth*
  • Controller*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Horror*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Italian*
Community tags · historical
Action
Action*
Open World
Open World*
Gore
Gore*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Third Person
Third Person*
Adventure
Adventure*
Superhero
Superhero*
Parkour
Parkour*
Violent
Violent*
Hack and Slash
Hack and Slash*
Zombies
Zombies*
Action-Adventure
Action-Adventure*
Sci-fi
Sci-fi*
Story Rich
Story Rich*
Sandbox
Sandbox*
RPG
RPG*
Stealth
Stealth*
Controller
Controller*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Horror
Horror*
Tags votes
Action
Votes · historical
579*
Open World
Votes · historical
544*
Gore
Votes · historical
363*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
342*
Third Person
Votes · historical
326*
Adventure
Votes · historical
321*
Superhero
Votes · historical
316*
Parkour
Votes · historical
295*
Violent
Votes · historical
234*
Hack and Slash
Votes · historical
212*
Zombies
Votes · historical
208*
Action-Adventure
Votes · historical
195*
Sci-fi
Votes · historical
166*
Story Rich
Votes · historical
144*
Sandbox
Votes · historical
142*
RPG
Votes · historical
131*
Stealth
Votes · historical
116*
Controller
Votes · historical
95*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
94*
Horror
Votes · historical
88*
Specifications 5 · 26 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Radical Entertainment*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Free to play · historical
No*
Metacritic score
79*
Name
Prototype™*
Windows requirements
OS *: Windows® XP (with Service Pack 3) or Windows Vista® Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4000+ or better Memory: Vista 2 GB RAM / XP 1 GB RAM Graphics: All NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 GT 256 MB and better chipsets. All ATI Radeon™ X1800 256 MB and better chipsets DirectX®: Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Hard Drive: 8GB of free hard drive space Sound: DirectX® 9.0c compliant sound card *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$19.99*
Publishers
  • Activision*
Recommendations total
11,372*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Jun 10, 2009*
Store age restriction · historical
17*
Interface languages
English, French, Spanish - Spain, Italian*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Radical Entertainment
Radical Entertainment*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Windows requirements
Windows · Unspecified tier
Operating system
Windows® XP (with Service Pack 3) or Windows Vista®*
Processor alternatives
Intel® Core™2 Duo 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4000+ or better*
Memory
Vista 2 GB RAM / XP 1 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
All NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 GT 256 MB and better chipsets. All ATI Radeon™ X1800 256 MB and better chipsets DirectX®: Microsoft DirectX 9.0c*
Storage
8GB of free hard drive space Sound: DirectX® 9.0c compliant sound card*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Activision
Activision*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Jun 10, 2009*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Italian*
Specifications 6 · 15 fields
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
playable*
Store genres
Action|Adventure*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
1,029*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
89*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
gold*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam release year · historical
2,009*
Title
Prototype*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Playable*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold*
Reports
89*
Community confidence
strong*

* Provisional data