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Midnight Protocol
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“GET: If you like 3 out of 3 from cyberpunk stories, puzzle games and hacking NOT: Otherwise Midnight Protocol is a nice little puzzle game. Gameplay itself is interesting mostly for its terminal-like, keyboard only interface. While there are lots of options in the core loop of…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“I only review hidden gems that have less than 1000 reviews, and this 5 year old game here has only 445 reviews as of today. If you weren't a PC gamer in the 90s, this game would be a little bit too much for you. There is no mouse in gameplay, you only play with keyboard, and you…”
— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played“Really fun, enjoying so far”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedLatest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Singleplayer · Hacking · Typing · Story Rich · Atmospheric · Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy RPG · Minimalist · Strategy · Crime · Indie · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese |
| Achievements | 18 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.midnightprotocol.net |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i5 2.4Ghz or better Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce GTX 960 / Radeon HD 7750 or better, 1GB video card memory DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 10 GB available space Additional Notes: Only playable with a keyboard