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2009 PCPlayStationXbox 80 % positive 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 Prototype 2, Project: Mist and Tunguska: The Visitation. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Prototype special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Prototype 2

97 %

2012 PCPlayStationXbox 29.99 € 76 % positive Mostly positive, 14,981 reviews on Steam

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

As mutated soldier James Heller, you tear through a virus-ravaged New York with blade arms, whip tendrils and breakneck parkour up skyscrapers. Consuming enemies, stealing their forms and infiltrating military bases delivers an over-the-top power fantasy.

Project: Mist

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.

Tunguska: The Visitation

Sci-fi setting

A top-down survival horror shooter set in the hostile Tunguska Exclusion Zone, where you fend off mutants, bandits and rogue soldiers while managing scarce resources. It delivers a Stalker-like zone atmosphere in a compact indie package.

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.

Fossilfuel 2

Realistic visuals

An indie first-person survival horror where you fight and sneak through a flooded underground research facility while huge dinosaurs hunt you. Around twelve hours of exploration and survival tension.

Mines of Mars

Sci-fi setting

An atmospheric sci-fi action RPG set on Mars where you dig through procedurally generated mines for resources, fight eerie creatures and uncover dark secrets.

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