The Callisto Protocol
What to Know
Average Score
- December 2, 2022
- Striking Distance Studios
- Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror
Critics Consensus
- December 2, 2022
- Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror
Critics Consensus
# Reviews: 45
The Callisto Protocol is an ambitious spiritual successor to Dead Space with flickers of greatness, but weak combat mechanics and an uninteresting story hold it back.
Rate and Review
Critic Reviews for The Callisto Protocol
Critic Reviews
Distribution
45
Reviews
The Callisto Protocol is a satisfyingly gory spiritual successor to the Dead Space series, but it’s ultimately more of a striking modern mimic than a scary new mutation.
Dead Space comparisons are impossible to avoid – but while The Callisto Protocol’s missing some of the depth and tension, it makes up for it with production value and bloody-minded fun.
Though it starts off on a strong note, The Callisto Protocol’s focus on action-heavy spectacles fails to adequately explore its horror and overcrowds its weak combat mechanics.
Tristan Ogilvie (IGN)
7/10 - (Read Review)
The Callisto Protocol is a satisfyingly gory spiritual successor to the Dead Space series, but it’s ultimately more of a striking modern mimic than a scary new mutation.
Vikki Blake (Eurogamer)
Recommended - (Read Review)
Dead Space comparisons are impossible to avoid – but while The Callisto Protocol’s missing some of the depth and tension, it makes up for it with production value and bloody-minded fun.
Jordan Ramée (GameSpot)
5/10 - (Read Review)
Though it starts off on a strong note, The Callisto Protocol’s focus on action-heavy spectacles fails to adequately explore its horror and overcrowds its weak combat mechanics.
Game Info
In this narrative-driven, third-person survival horror game set 300 years in the future, the player will take on the role of Jacob Lee – a victim of fate thrown into Black Iron Prison, a maximum-security penitentiary located on Jupiter’s moon, Callisto. When inmates begin to transform into monstrous creatures, the prison is thrown into chaos.
RELEASE DATES:
DEVELOPER(S):
- Striking Distance Studios
PUBLISHER(S):
- Krafton
GENRES:
- Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror
SERIES/FRANCHISE:
- n/a
GAME MODES:
- Single player
GAME ENGINE:
- Unreal Engine 4
DLC:
- -
BUNDLED IN:
- -
DIRECTOR(S):
- Glen Schofield
PRODUCER(S):
- -
DESIGNER(S):
- -
PROGRAMMER(S):
- -
ARTIST(S):
- -
WRITER(S):
- -
COMPOSER(S):
- -
GAME MODES:
- Single player
GAME ENGINE:
- Unreal Engine 4
DLC:
- n/a
BUNDLED IN:
- n/a
DIRECTOR(S):
- Glen Schofield
PRODUCER(S):
- n/a
DESIGNER(S):
- n/a
PROGRAMMER(S):
- n/a
ARTIST(S):
- n/a
WRITER(S):
- n/a
COMPOSER(S):
- n/a
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