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2009 PCPlayStationXbox 👍 80 % Very positive, 12,357 reviews on Steam

As shapeshifting mutant Alex Mercer, you rampage through a virus-ravaged Manhattan, running up skyscrapers and tearing apart soldiers and monsters with grotesque bio-weapons. Consuming victims lets you steal their forms and memories, slowly piecing together the conspiracy behind your own existence.

What defines Prototype:

  • Open world
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Sci-fi setting

The closest matches for Prototype are Project: Mist, Days Gone and Homefront: The Revolution. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Prototype special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Project: Mist

90 %

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  • Open world
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Sci-fi setting

An open-world survival horror set on an enigmatic island, where you build a base, craft traps and siege weapons, and fight colossal monsters with an upgradable gravity gun. The mystery of the giant wall drives your exploration.

Days Gone

Realistic visuals

As biker Deacon St. John you roam a Freaker-infested Oregon, maintaining your motorcycle and surviving massive hordes that flood entire valleys. A gritty, emotional story about loss and loyalty set in a tense open world.

Watch Dogs

Realistic visuals

As hacker Aiden Pearce, you turn an open-world Chicago's networked infrastructure into a weapon, hijacking cameras, traffic lights and phones to outwit enemies. It's a grim revenge thriller that blends gunfights, stealth and car chases with on-the-fly hacking.

Mad Max

Action-packed real-time combat

An open-world action game set in a sun-scorched wasteland where you hunt convoys, raid strongholds and brawl with Batman-style counter combat while endlessly upgrading your car, the Magnum Opus. Vehicular combat and the striking desert atmosphere are the highlights.

The Amazing Spider-Man

Action-packed real-time combat

As Spider-Man you swing across an open New York and fight thugs and mutated creatures with fluid counter and dodge combat. Its original story picks up after the film and features boss fights against the Lizard and Rhino.

Dying Light: The Beast

Action-packed real-time combat

Kyle Crane returns to hunt for revenge across an open, zombie-infested valley, mixing fluid parkour, brutal melee combat and terrifying nights. His beast powers let him periodically unleash a savage, monstrous fighting mode.

Stalzone

Sci-fi setting

An extraction shooter set in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, where anomalies and rival factions shape the danger. Unlike many genre peers, it aims to let you keep your progress instead of constantly starting over.

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