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Play Overview
Proteus (2013) is a narrative adventure game which takes you to a pixelated island. As you explore you discover that your presence changes the seasons and time of day. Delving deeper, there are rudimentary interactions with the creatures that inhabit the land, and rain clouds that blow in from the sea.
You explore a dream-like island where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Unlike other games where you have a mission or quests, here your means of interacting with the world is simply your presence in it and how you observe it.
As you explore the time and the weather changes. You discover a procedurally generated space that's home to all manner of creatures, tranquil valleys and ruins with magical properties. Each islands is uniquely each time you play, so there's always something new to discover.
Our examiner, Jo Robertson, first checked Proteus 4 years ago. It was re-examined by Andy Robertson and updated 4 weeks ago.
You explore a dream-like island where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Unlike other games where you have a mission or quests, here your means of interacting with the world is simply your presence in it and how you observe it.
As you explore the time and the weather changes. You discover a procedurally generated space that's home to all manner of creatures, tranquil valleys and ruins with magical properties. Each islands is uniquely each time you play, so there's always something new to discover.
Our examiner, Jo Robertson, first checked Proteus 4 years ago. It was re-examined by Andy Robertson and updated 4 weeks ago.
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Play Style
This is an Adventure game with Narrative, Simulation and Traversal elements. This is a single-player game. Although you can progress through the different seasons of the game in an hour, either revisiting or lingering in each climate usually means players enjoy the game for longer. There's a Postcard feature that encodes world data into each screenshot, allowing islands and discoveries to be saved and shared.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Benefits
This game is good if you want to:
Age Ratings
Skill Level
4+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Very young players can just explore the island and enjoy the weather and sounds. Older children will start to interact with the world and work out how to progress through the seasons.
Costs
Game Details
Release Date: 30/01/2013
Out Now: Mac, PC, PS Vita and PS3
Skill Rating: 4+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Adventure (Narrative, Simulation and Traversal)
Accessibility: 3 features
Components: 3D First-Person, Cartoon, Day and Night, Open World and Weather
Developer: A Twisted Tree (@ATwistedTree)
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