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Midnight Protocol

2021

Should you play it?

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 works

  • Unique turn-based hacking gameplay
  • Immersive cyberpunk story
  • Keyboard-only controls enhance immersion
  • Strong strategic depth
  • Engaging soundtrack and visuals

Things to keep in mind

  • Reliance on rng can cause frustration
  • No manual save or rollback limitations
  • Some ui navigation challenges
  • Minor bugs and occasional softlocks reported
  • Story pacing and difficulty spikes

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Hacknet

  • Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy

  • Magic Research 2

  • Moonring

  • Last Command

  • Starward Rogue

More violent

Games that feels like Midnight Protocol but with more combat and destruction

  • Quasimorph

  • In Celebration of Violence

  • DRAINUS

  • Void Sols

  • Reality Break

  • Sodaman

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Midnight Protocol but with more leadership over others

  • Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown

  • Cyber Knights: Flashpoint

  • Approaching Infinity

  • Rencounter

  • Slipways

  • Terraformers

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Midnight Protocol. These titles are not in What to play next.

Midnight Protocol: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Relaxation, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026