Prototype 2

Prototype 2

Radical Entertainment · July 24, 2012 · Action, Open World, Gore, Superhero, Violent

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Prototype 2 price by region

Prototype 2 costs £19.99 in the United Kingdom, $28.24 in the United States, $28.24 in Georgia (USD), €29.62 in Europe (EUR), CA$53.99 in Canada, A$63.95 in Australia, NZ$70.99 in New Zealand, zł130.46 in Poland and R$219.90 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Prototype 2 offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £19.99 £19.99 £21.38 3
United Statesyour region $28.24 −29% $39.99 $28.24 7
Georgia (USD) $28.24 — $28.24 6
Europe (EUR) €29.62 −1% €29.99 €29.62 5
Canada CA$53.99 CA$53.99 — 1
Australia A$63.95 A$63.95 — 1
New Zealand NZ$70.99 NZ$70.99 — 1
Poland zł130.46 −24% zł172.50 zł130.46 3
Brazil R$219.90 R$219.90 R$493.80 2

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Trailers & screenshots

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About Prototype 2

✦ AI summary

Play as an infected soldier with devastating shape-shifting powers hunting your maker through a virus-ravaged New York, consuming enemies to unlock new abilities and customize your genetic arsenal. Massive tendril attacks, disguise mechanics, and jaw-dropping destruction set this open-world action sequel apart with unmatched scale and carnage.

Welcome to New York Zero.

The sequel to Radical Entertainment’s best-selling open-world action game of 2009, Prototype® 2 takes the unsurpassed carnage of the original Prototype and continues the experience of becoming the ultimate shape-shifting weapon. You are Sgt James Heller, husband to a deceased wife and child and a soldier left simply to die.

As the game’s all-new infected protagonist, players will experience Sgt James Heller cutting a bloody swathe through the wastelands of post-viral New York Zero. Equipped with unparalleled new shapeshifting powers,players will gradually build a vast genetic arsenal of deadly new biological weapons and abilities as they hunt, kill and consume their way toward the ultimate goal – to kill…Alex…Mercer!

Are you ready to murder your maker?

Key Features:

  • The Power of Tendrils: Prepare to unleash the ultimate form of shape-shifting devastation. Sgt James Heller’s incredible new Tendril power lets you lift and tear apart cars and military vehicles, ensnare powerful infected beasts and even rip large groups of enemies to shreds. Get ready to unleash hell!
  • Customize Your Killer: Prototype 2 delivers the raw power of character customization back into your hands, allowing players to creatively mix-n-match a devastating range of new Mutation perks into their ultimate Prototype. Faster and bigger locomotion abilities, sharper claws or even enhanced disguise abilities – the choice is yours!
  • Hunt – Kill – Become: Imagine having the power to track down any enemy by unleashing a powerful sonar-pulse from your body! Sgt James Heller brings an all-new dimension to the Prototype experience by letting you Hunt, Kill and Become anyone standing in your way. Disguise yourself as a soldier, scientist or anyone at all whilst absorbing their memories and acquiring new abilities. It doesn’t get any better than this!
  • Bring Down the Devil: Gamers will experience the epic story of Sgt James Heller attempting to take down the devil himself… Alex Mercer. Unraveled against the explosive backdrop of New York Zero and it’s vicious factions warring for control over the infection, Prototype 2 sets the stage for the ultimate showdown “event” videogame of 2012.
  • Size Does Matter: Utilizing the unparalleled technology of Radical’s proprietary ‘Titanium 2.0’ engine, Prototype 2 will redefine gamer’s expectations of over-the-top open world action. Witness building-sized Infected behemoths bullrushing entire city streets, whilst gliding and parkouring across swarms of highly trained Blackwatch soldiers. Prototype 2 = Bigger, Badder, Better!
  • New York Zero: An All New Open-World Hunting Ground! The New York that humanity has come to know and love over the years no longer exists…it is now New York Zero, or more simply, NYZ.
PROTOTYPE 2’s NYZ open-world sandbox is broken up into three completely distinct zones. From the heavily militarized “Green Zone”, to the overcrowded refugee shanty town camps of the quarantined “Yellow Zone”, all the way to the war-ravaged nightmare known as the “Red Zone” – this is a city unlike anything gamer’s have experienced before. The home of Alex Mercer, the Red Zone portrays a nightmarish vision where the Blacklight virus has completely overrun the city’s shattered skyscrapers and population, with infection and the risk of death at every corner.

Prototype 2 — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Oct 1, 2026
This is legit one of the worst PC ports I've ever played. Prior to the 2025 update, the Protototype2Fix worked just fine... Now, I can't even start missions with and without that fix. Pressing B on my controller or E on my keyboard does absolutely nothing. I tried capping the framerate all the way down to 5fps, nada; I tried unplugging every USB device, nothing; I tried disabling the CPU cores in Task Manager, still nothing; I then downgraded the game to the prior version and that didn't change anything either. Lastly, I downloaded DXVK in the hope that that would do something, and after testing it with both game versions with/without P2Fix, nothing changed. I've given up, this is garbage. The audacity to roll out an update that has done nothing but make the game worse blows my mind. If anyone knows a solution, I would love to hear it.
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Recommended Sep 30, 2026
I was given an arsenal of crazy superpowers and a big playground to use them in. It was a simpler time. It was a fun time.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 30, 2026
best gam anti hero ever
Recommended Sep 28, 2026
op
Recommended Sep 26, 2026
very good fun game wish they remastered 1 and 2 with new technology and stuff
Recommended Sep 25, 2026
It's just as good as when I played as a kid back in the PS3.

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