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Proteus
Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Amazing high vibrational game. Like pouring warm soup on your soul. Or like getting into a bathtub of beautiful soup. It's like eating a bowl of beautiful soup. The soundtrack is gorgeous and reactive, the visuals are perfectly minimal but also perfectly tuned, and the colors…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“I can't believe such a simple game could achieve so much. It felt like a breath of fresh air for my mind. A masterpiece both visually and audibly.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“A serene little experience that is fine for what it is. This is a very short game. I don't think I'd really recommend it to anyone.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPrice tracking
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Latest official news
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Linux Update
Hello everyone! This is a minor housekeeping update for Linux - the Windows and macOS versions were untouched in this update. Simply put, a severe performance regression was discovered recently and it
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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 | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Exploration · Walking Simulator · Relaxing · Indie · Casual · Procedural Generation · Experimental · First-Person · Beautiful · Adventure · Atmospheric · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.visitproteus.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3 Processor: 1.8GHz Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Hard Drive: 100 MB HD space