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Dread Protocol

Embark on a thrilling 3rd-person space adventure. Engage in merciless combat, wield a vast arsenal, and explore procedurally generated environments. Take down the Federation, one station at a time.

28 October 2025

Dread Protocol is an indie, released 28 October 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Dread Protocol is

Dread Protocol was released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Embark on a thrilling 3rd-person space adventure. Engage in merciless combat, wield a vast arsenal, and explore procedurally generated environments. Take down the Federation, one station at a time.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Dread Protocol launched on 28 October 2025, within three weeks of Battlefield 6, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders and The Outer Worlds 2.

Released around the same time: Battlefield 6, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2.

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When did Dread Protocol come out?
Dread Protocol was released on 28 October 2025 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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