The Artifact Protocol
Liam MW Butler · 2025 · Adventure, Psychological Horror, Indie, Survival Horror, Story Rich
PC
9 user reviews78% · 9
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About The Artifact Protocol
You’re not solving the mystery... you’re reliving it!The Artifact Protocol is a first-person psychological horror game where every artifact traps you in the final moments of someone else’s life. You play as Anthony, an imprisoned ex-soldier forced into a classified testing program, promised freedom if you can survive. One by one, you’re sent into reconstructed memories of the dead, each trial a different nightmare.But the deeper you go, the less you’re sure if you’re living their memories… or your own. This isn't no ordinary horror... this is not a safe dream, it’s a trap built from tortured minds. Most who enter never return, even veteran horror fans have failed to survive even the first artifact... can you?
What To Expect
- Five Nightmares In One: Each artifact is a standalone nightmare with its own setting, monster, and psychological theme.
- Challenging Survival: Most who enter don’t escape the first artifact. No handholding, no walking simulator, only your wits and your will to survive.
- Custom Voice Acting & Story-Driven Experience: Every trial is brought to life with original voice performances and a narrative that unfolds through atmosphere, sound, and discovery.
- Deep Environmental Storytelling: Learn each victim’s story through living it, not just watching it.
- Adaptive Monster AI: No two encounters feel the same. Each creature learns, reacts, and hunts in its own terrifying way.
Replay Value Beyond the Main Story
Completing the main story unlocks new layers of horror:- Nightmare Mode: A brutal one-life challenge with a new "Observer" and exclusive narrative voice lines that reveal hidden lore.
- Multiple Challenge Gamemodes: Extra challenge trials that push your survival skills even further.
THEMES & TONE
This isn’t about cheap jumpscares. The Artifact Protocol is built on dread, loss, and fractured identity... horror that lingers long after you’ve shut the game down.The Artifact Protocol is designed as an intense horror experience you can survive in one sitting, with new modes and hidden story layers waiting to pull you back...What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
This game is a truly hidden gem! It's like having five different, unique horror games in one. The story is amazing, is permanently keeps you on your toes. The game is not easy, you'll get trapped and stuck and you'll die, but it has something that makes you want to progress, to find out more, and not in an annoying way. The game runs sooo smoothie, I didn't encounter any bugs in almost 6 hours of gameplay. I honestly recommend it, this game deserves way, way more attention!11 found this helpful
This game is worth playing. It's a five-in-one horror game with a well-thought story line and plot. It is heavy on the dialogue but everything spoken is necessary in order to understand the story. (To those wondering, there is a skip dialogue button.) The separate horrors are all terrifying, suspenseful and exciting. My only critique would be that it can feel quiet at times, a lack of ambient noise to fill the air. However, this silence can be horrifying at times. I had a great time playing this game, despite my failed attempts throughout. Here's a link to my play-through to those interested in seeing the gameplay: https://youtu.be/jFi-Y-JVPwM2 found this helpful
Extremely well made game. Has everything down perfectly with the horror and story and gameplay is great. This NEEDS to be more popular. Actually hard levels that make you think and also scare you with 5 completely different levels with a different mission in each. Its like playing 5 different games for the price of 1. Really fun, really scary, really worth it.1 found this helpful
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