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Fair Games Studio · Published by Sad Horse studio · Official site ↗
Mostly Positive — 74% positive (339 reviews) · 51 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
By signing below, you agree to follow the Protocol. Protocol is a program of strict rules created to make first contact with an alien life form that got shot down in the Arctic Circle.
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3 Sept 2026Lowest: £7.49 · Highest: £7.499 Oct 2026
Action, Adventure, Indie · 2018 · More £5 - £15 games
Embark on a thrilling journey to follow the Protocol and make first contact with an alien life form in this intense action-adventure from Fair Games Studio.
About this game
Gameplay time: 9-12 hours
In this game, you may find yourself in many deadlocks the only way out of which is DEATH. This game may make you angry more than once. This game may make you re-play some moments over and over.
You were chosen to carry out the Protocol program.
Your objective is to make "first contact" with an alien life form.
Any violation of the Protocol will lead to the elimination of you and the entire operation.
Remember, the fate of the humanity may depend on your actions.
Once signed, the Protocol must be promptly implemented.
Have a nice day!
Plot
The action of Protocol, most likely, takes place in the near future. You are a flippant soldier who signs up for the Protocol program implementation. Packed in a landing box and dropped off somewhere in the Arctic Circle, not far from the Terminus research complex, your main objective is to follow a mysterious AI's orders, who uses you to make ""first contact"" within the Protocol program framework. Any deviation from AI's orders is considered to be a violation of Protocol; leading to the elimination of the complex and staff.
Features
Protocol is a sci-fi comedy with a hint of horror, action and a twisted love story.
Uncover an intriguing plot filled with conspiracies, plot twists, countless expletives, dark humour, and some light-hearted mockery.
Have a Nice Day!
This is a phrase you will love AND hate because you have violated the Protocol AGAIN. If you think that hardcore is when you can defeat the biggest bosses, then try not to die when taking a snowball.
Genre ambiguity
We still can't decide which genre suits this game. Adventure? Puzzle? Shooter? Immersive sim (seriously?)? Walking simulator? Crazy trip? Or, maybe... All in one?
Our other projects:
Horror LOCO PARENTIS
Startup Valley Adventure - Episode 1
Horror Noch
In this game, you may find yourself in many deadlocks the only way out of which is DEATH. This game may make you angry more than once. This game may make you re-play some moments over and over.
You were chosen to carry out the Protocol program.
Your objective is to make "first contact" with an alien life form.
Any violation of the Protocol will lead to the elimination of you and the entire operation.
Remember, the fate of the humanity may depend on your actions.
Once signed, the Protocol must be promptly implemented.
Have a nice day!
Plot
The action of Protocol, most likely, takes place in the near future. You are a flippant soldier who signs up for the Protocol program implementation. Packed in a landing box and dropped off somewhere in the Arctic Circle, not far from the Terminus research complex, your main objective is to follow a mysterious AI's orders, who uses you to make ""first contact"" within the Protocol program framework. Any deviation from AI's orders is considered to be a violation of Protocol; leading to the elimination of the complex and staff.
Features
Protocol is a sci-fi comedy with a hint of horror, action and a twisted love story.
Uncover an intriguing plot filled with conspiracies, plot twists, countless expletives, dark humour, and some light-hearted mockery.
Have a Nice Day!
This is a phrase you will love AND hate because you have violated the Protocol AGAIN. If you think that hardcore is when you can defeat the biggest bosses, then try not to die when taking a snowball.
Genre ambiguity
We still can't decide which genre suits this game. Adventure? Puzzle? Shooter? Immersive sim (seriously?)? Walking simulator? Crazy trip? Or, maybe... All in one?
Our other projects:
Horror LOCO PARENTIS
Startup Valley Adventure - Episode 1
Horror Noch
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Win 7 or higher 64-bit
- Processor: i3-i5 4gen (or similar AMD)
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 650 (min 2 Gb)
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 8 GB available space
Recommended
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Win 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5 4 Gen or higher
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 1060
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 8 GB available space
Supported Languages
English*, Russian*, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Polish
*languages with full audio support
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Another our game is here!
We have completed the development of our latest project, and we are thrilled to announce that 'Noch' is now in release! The final part of the story is already available on Steam. If you enjoyed the 'Protocol' project, then don't pass this one by. It offers a similar atmospherem, even aliens and an equally intricate storyline. This isn't a sci-fi game; it's a thriller! LINK https://store.steampowered.com/app/1363360/Noch/ We dedicated over 3.5 years of our lives to create this dozen hours of gameplay. And these were not the easiest years. 'Noch' features: The most complex story we've ever dared to tell Several hours of voiceovers One and a half hours of carefully crafted cutscenes Collaborations with three amazing music collectives And a few (hopefully) entertaining bugs Whether we can continue making narrative cooperative games in the future or not, we don't even know ourselves. We've done everything within our power. Now it's your turn. Write reviews, share the game with friends, and repost. We're entrusting our fate to the hands of our players. All the best, and thank you for the support!Read full article on Community Announcements (Sad Horse studio)Patch NotesOfficial
May update - fixed disabling VR headset at the beginning of the game
Hello again! We've released a fresh patch for VR that fixes: disabling the Oculus helmet (at least on our test device everything works) and hopefully fixes this bug on the HP Reverb G2 (unfortunately, we can't test it). Please try running the game on any of these devices, we really hope everything works correctly now. P.S. We would be very grateful if you let us know the results in the comments. Thank you very much in advance for your help!Read full article on Community Announcements (Maalzea)Patch NotesOfficial
The long-awaited Protocol update
Did you miss us? And we have good news: Fixed a crash when using the ValveIndex. Fixed VR input for: - HTC Vive - Vive Pro - ValveIndex - Oculus Rift - Oculus Quest (unfortunately we don't have a test device, we can't guarantee) - Windows mixed reality (unfortunately we don't have a test device, we can't guarantee) Added the ability to change the type of VR movement in the pause menu. Fixed interaction with the pause widget in VR. Fixed missing key-card. Fixed the issue with picking up the exploit in Chapter 4. Please note that the exploit may have been left at the beginning of the level, you may have to go back for it. Have a nice day!Read full article on Community Announcements (Maalzea)AnnouncementsOfficial
Noch - First Chapter
First 3 hours of mysterious adventure in deceased world starting now! Fourth project of Fair Games. And again we will say that we collected all experience from previous projects to put it into something new. Shortly Noch is an ominous surreal first-person adventure full of dangerous monsters and secrets of the deceased world. But who can tell what is the reason that everything falling apart? Why all you have in your head is that Lisa disappeared and you have to save her no matter what? Is it coincidence? Or maybe the reason is deeper and you have to dig a little and find the Truth? First chapter already available on Steam! Co-op mode for 2 players is included! Link on a projectRead full article on Community Announcements (fairgamesstudio)Patch NotesOfficial
New update for Protocol! May 2021 edition
We’ve tried to make life of players easier (at least in Protocol) - Arkanoid mini-game is not so hard anymore - Fixed “speed" of loading AI into the loading module - Take off your clothes! - we fixed burning box - No more Extra wife on test polygone … and improve it as much as we can: - Fixied the position of the (hmm) tit after injection of gray matter - Fixed settings for keyboard and controller layouts .. and added something for us - look for advertising of our projects inside! Your CPU will be fine from now - some game optimization changes: - fixed protagonist uploadings - fixed drone uploading - fixed langoliers uploading Other bug fixes: - Fixed a missing card, but be carefull - you can loose it anyway - Fixed button names in the isolator terminal - Fixed particle system - Fixed the ability to cause a fire again (the roof is on fire!)Read full article on Community Announcements (fairgamesstudio)
