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Midnight Protocol is a tactical narrative-driven RPG with unique keyboard-only controls. Hack into servers, beat security systems and discover encrypted secrets while you try to find answers to why and how you got doxxed.

Release DateOct 13, 2021
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)91.6% (very positive) Top 20% / 88.6%  Top 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)82.9% Top 15% / 82.1%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)178  Top 30% / 360  Top 25%
Curators31 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time14.2 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar57 minutes  Top 25%
Followers3.6K  Top 20%
Owners± 236K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 6.9K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 65.1K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Midnight Protocol steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Midnight Protocol's Steam rating and reviews between October 2021 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 96.7% (December 2021) to 88.3% (March 2023).

With its 360 reviews Top 25%, Midnight Protocol could be considered a decent success for an indie game. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Midnight Protocol and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Midnight Protocol's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (65%), followed by Simplified Chinese (23%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 13 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 5 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Midnight Protocol percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Midnight Protocol depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is not bad at all, with 28 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 5.4 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Engaging gameplay
  • Morally challenging story
  • Constantly changing game of resource and risk management
  • Interesting missions that ask questions about morality of technology
  • Excellent writing
  • Believable representation of the setting
  • Well-balanced tools and capabilities
  • Music enhances the feeling of tension
  • Game accessible to people who have never played hacker simulators
  • Training ground for trying out new tactics
  • Limited gameplay
  • Difficult to unlock next mission
  • Technical issues and bugs
  • Unbalanced programs
  • Levels can get super boring
  • No hard/meaningful decisions
  • No replay value
  • Some important lessons missing from the tutorial
  • Some frustrations with game mechanics
  • Poor retention of players

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 91.6%  Top 20% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Midnight Protocol's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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