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AI Protocol

AI Protocol is a minimalist strategy game. Control an emerging AI through a single evolving interface. Grow too slowly and you’re left behind. Grow too fast and you’re discovered. Conquer all or lose…

3 March 2026

AI Protocol is an indie developed by Little Games Studio, released 3 March 2026 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What AI Protocol is

AI Protocol is an indie game developed by Little Games Studio and released in 2026. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Godot.

The premise, in the publisher's words

AI Protocol is a minimalist strategy game. Control an emerging AI through a single evolving interface. Grow too slowly and you’re left behind. Grow too fast and you’re discovered. Conquer all or lose everything to Detection or runaway AGI. How powerful can you become… without being seen?
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

AI Protocol launched on 3 March 2026, within three weeks of Resident Evil Requiem, Crimson Desert Enhanced, Reanimal and Marathon.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil Requiem, Crimson Desert Enhanced, Reanimal, Marathon.

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When did AI Protocol come out?
AI Protocol was released on 3 March 2026 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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