Protocol

 Xbox One
Metascore
41

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 4 out of 6
  1. MondoXbox
    May 17, 2021
    45
    Protocol may have been an interesting experience in VR, but as a classic game it turns out to be a slow, boring, frustrating, sloppy and repetitive action/puzzle game. It could have been more interesting with a deep gameplay redesign, but as it is, we wouldn't recommend it even to die-hard fans of first-person puzzle games.
  2. GameOver.gr
    May 15, 2021
    40
    Various technical problems due to the sloppy transition from the VR environment and mixed gaming styles lead to a confusing mixture with no character defining assets and a mediocre plot with little to no interest for the player.
  3. New Game Network
    May 24, 2021
    28
    Protocol is a tortuous experience that combines clumsy, awful gameplay with an abysmal script. I would much rather fail the protocol, and be nuked, then have to play through this again.
  5. Gaming Age
    Jun 24, 2021
    25
    If I were inclined to be generous to Protocol (and I’m not), I’d say it’s more a failure of execution than of ideas. After all, it’s at least smart enough to know that it needs to be better than it is. Still, the end result is the same: a game that’s not particularly fun to play.