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Antivirus PROTOCOL

Antivirus PROTOCOL

Antivirus PROTOCOL is an incremental game about destroying viruses. Learn and adapt, collect data, upgrade yourself, and eliminate the Virus that has taken over the world.

Released Sep 17, 2025 Developer FIREHIVE Studio Platforms Windows Bullet HeavenIncrementalRogueliteActionSimulation
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

87.5%positive321 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Its fun enough and polished. But there is no strategy. You don't get to choose a weapon loadout or even your upgrade path really because you will always get enough resources to max out everything. Game loop: Defeat Viruses - Spend resources gained on a very very limited skill…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Pretty fun. Does have low replayibility but worth the few bucks you give it”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Music and SFX make for a great ambiance. Level progression has a nice pace. Really nice game to pass the time and vibe.”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-03 via SteamCharts.

73all-time peak
0 25 50 2026 27 avg · Sep 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

10achievements
89.3%median completion
72.8%rarest: FULL STACK
99.0% of players 98.8% of players 95.5% of players 95.4% of players 93.3% of players 89.3% of players 85.9% of players 81.9% of players 74.9% of players 72.8% of players 99.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
99.0%RED ALERT — Destroy a Virus.
98.8%EVOLVE — Unlock an upgrade.
95.5%MINIGUN — Unlock the Minigun.
Rarest badges of honor
72.8%FULL STACK — Unlock all Upgrades.
74.9%SYSTEM PURGED — Beat the game.
81.9%CACHE LORD — Earn 1 million Code Bits.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US4.99 USD
EU4.99 EUR
UK4.29 GBP
Australia7.50 AUD
Canada6.49 CAD
Japan580 JPY
Brazil16.99 BRL
China22.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$3.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$5.7

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 03, 2025
Patch 1.0.7

Fixed an issue with the level 14 shock damage upgrade not displaying and applying the correct value.

Oct 02, 2025
Patch 1.0.6

Fixed a bug where Viruses death sound effect was not triggering. Added Credits to the End Game scene.

Sep 24, 2025
Patch 1.0.5

Fixed a bug where the Decryptor Achievement would not trigger.

Sep 23, 2025
Patch 1.0.4

Updated the Demo to the most recent version of the game. Players that play the Demo and buy the game, will continue to play on the same save. (no need to start from the begining) Fixed a bug where Ach

Sep 20, 2025
🚀 Balancing Patch 🚀

Hello everyone! I've been listening to all your feedback and I did some balancing: Lowering the Boss HP in 6 levels Lowering corruption damage in 5 levels. Lowering prices for 8 key-upgrades Increased

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsBullet Heaven · Incremental · Roguelite · Action · Simulation · Idler · Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Casual · Abstract · Minimalist · Cute (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements10
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 100 MB available space