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Alpha Protocol™
Loyalty carries a price and no one knows this more than agent Michael Thorton. A talented young agent cast out by his government, Thorton is the only one with the information needed to stop an impending international catastrophe.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Alpha Protocol is one of those hidden gems you stumble upon when you're looking for something similar but different. The game feels like a mash-up of Mass Effect and Mission: Impossible, creating an action-espionage RPG full of quirky but 2 dimensional characters and few but…”
— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs played“A very misunderstood Espionage RPG. Unique concept. One of a kind. You get all your favroite spy franchises blended into one delicious mix. James Bond? Jack Bauer? Jason Bourne? Mike Thorton is all of them... if you want him to be! Globe-trotting campaign with a good gamepaly…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Alpha Protocol is a beautiful mess of a game that I absolutely recommend anyone and everyone interested in RPGs and interactive narrative to play once. Just, not on Steam. As a primary example as to why: I just finished the game's roughly 17-20 or so hour campaign using this…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:45 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Stealth · Choices Matter · Action · Multiple Endings · Third Person · Character Customization · Story Rich · Singleplayer · Third-Person Shooter · Modern · Action RPG (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Russian |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.alphaprotocol.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2.4+ GHZ Intel® or 2.0+ GHZ AMD™ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce 6 series (6800GT or better,) ATI™ 1300XT series or greater (X1550, X1600 Pro and HD2400 are below minimum system requirements) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 12 GB available space Additional Notes: Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions