- October 28, 2025
- Meat Lab
Dread Protocol
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About Dread Protocol
Dread Protocol is a single player role playing shooter game with violence and science fiction themes. It was developed by Meat Lab and was released on October 28, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.
A 3rd-person action-roguelite space adventure that seamlessly blends text-based events with procedurally generated dungeons, offering hundreds of hours of replayability. Aggressive, brutal combat that leaves no room for mercy - permadeath is a constant threat. A plethora of guns, each leveled and uniquely seeded for countless combination possibilities. Procedurally generated levels ensu…
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Reviews
- Unique blend of third-person shooting, procedural roguelike elements, and FTL-style events offering fresh and varied gameplay each run.
- Physics-based destructible environments and interactive mechanics like throwing objects and ejecting enemies into space add fun tactical depth.
- Passionate and active developer engagement, with ongoing improvements and a promising roadmap for future content and polish.
- Gunplay can feel underwhelming with audio effects and recoil lacking punch, and some aiming and keybind issues present.
- Procedural map generation sometimes produces awkward layouts with limited elevation variety and occasional repetitive features.
- Gameplay pacing and difficulty balance need refinement, with some events and enemy traits feeling inconsistent or less impactful, leading to occasional low stakes.
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe gameplay offers a solid and engaging loop with fun mechanics and varied experiences on each run, though some find it either low-stakes or punishing. While generally enjoyable, certain systems feel rough and could benefit from refinement. Overall, it presents a promising and replayable gameplay experience.
“Gameplay is pretty punishing which will keep me coming back.”
“Great concept, super fun gameplay, and it is always different on each run which makes it a great gameplay game!”
“There's little adversity in the gameplay loop; it all feels rather low stakes.”
“The gameplay is still pretty rough, but the systems that are there are impressive.”
“Solid gameplay loop: board some space stations, deal with a few space encounters, purchase some upgrades, and then go for another run.”
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Dread Protocol is a role playing shooter game with violence and science fiction themes. Common tags for Dread Protocol include indie, roguelite, narrative, third person, early access and others.
Dread Protocol is available on PC, Steam Deck and Windows.
Dread Protocol was released on October 28, 2025.
Dread Protocol was developed by Meat Lab.
Dread Protocol has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Dread Protocol for its humor but disliked it for its gameplay.
Dread Protocol is a single player game.
Similar games include Bunker Punks, VOID/BREAKER, SULFUR, 10 Miles To Safety, Moros Protocol and others.