The Callisto Protocol™
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ActionAdventureHorrorSci-fiSurvival HorrorThird-Person ShooterSpace

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Game description

Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.

Basic info

DeveloperStriking Distance Studios
PublisherKRAFTON, Inc.
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateDec 1, 2022
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10/11
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 2600
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon™ RX 580
Storage75 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 429 reviews from the past 1 year

63.3/ 100
Bottom 20%

Steam rating: Mixed (65%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Brutal melee survival horror in a prison on a frozen moon, The Callisto Protocol™ impresses with its looks but scores 63.3.

👍 Strengths

Visuals & Sound appears in 60% of analyzed reviews and ranks 269th of 1249. 164 reviews praise the visuals, describing stunning detail, lighting and character models. 59 admire the world and atmosphere, with narrow corridors and gory surroundings that build dread and suspense. 47 find it enjoyable, and some feel it was judged too harshly at launch.

👎 Where it falls short

Gameplay ranks 1276th of 1396, and Content Volume ranks 1305th of 1351. 55 reviews say the controls feel clunky, with some singling out the dodge tied to directional input and a few mentioning awkward inventory and keyboard controls. 49 find the combat repetitive, with the same ambush patterns, little enemy variety and a boss fight that repeats. 36 complain about difficulty, with bosses that stay hard on low settings and crowded sections that take repeated retries, while a few say combat becomes trivial once mastered. Others call the original price too high for its length. Tech & Support ranks 1128th of 1399, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 1127th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“next-gen graphics absolutely incredible, amazing detail” · 164 reviews
“map gives sense of dread and despair with narrow corridors and gross aesthetics” · 59 reviews
“repetitive combat design, same enemy ambush patterns repeated constantly” · 49 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 65% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom -2.49 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Negative “linear corridor design with repetitive fetch-quest mechanics” · 8 reviews

Progression 8% · Difficulty 27% · Onboarding 6% · Strategy 17% · Controls & feel 38%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 72% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +1.88 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “map gives sense of dread and despair with narrow corridors and gross aesthetics” · 59 reviews
Negative “atmosphere weaker than Dead Space; horror impact diminished by clarity and familiar enemy design” · 4 reviews

Story 56% · Characters 14%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 44% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.96 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “repetitive combat design, same enemy ambush patterns repeated constantly” · 49 reviews

Volume 19% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 60% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.78 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “next-gen graphics absolutely incredible, amazing detail” · 164 reviews

Audio 19%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -3.00 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 27% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.42 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “boss enemies are bullet sponges and instakill with melee attacks” · 4 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 16% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 39% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.45 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “game hides and deletes hours of saves and progress” · 23 reviews
Positive “no bugs or crashes throughout entire playthrough” · 1 review

Performance 22% · Developer support 10%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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