The Protagonist
A psychological horror adventure set in the frozen aftermath of a dead sun. Explore buried memories, search your lost daughter, and descend into a world where guilt speaks louder than truth.
- Price:$7.99
- Release Date:10/30/2025
- Franchise:DreamStudios
- Developer:beforeyouknow Games
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:5/18/2026
- Steam App Id:3759550
The Protagonist
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Protagonist has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 80% lower than its previous all-time peak of 5 players achieved on 10/30/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Protagonist. It has received a total of 30 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 74 (Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for The Protagonist. Right now, it costs $7.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Protagonist and its growth over time. It currently has 79 followers on its community page.
About The Protagonist
The Protagonist is an Adventure game developed by beforeyouknow Games. On 10/30/2025, it was released on the Steam Store by DreamStudios, and beforeyouknow Games.
Players have rated The Protagonist as "Positive" out of 30 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 26 positive reviews and 4 negative reviews — an overall 87% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $7.99. It can also be purchased through The Protagonist Complete Edition which gives a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
It also supports 11 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Spanish (Spain), and Japanese. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, The Protagonist supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Full controller support
- Steam Achievements
- Family Sharing
- Captions available
From the Steam community, The Protagonist has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Drama
- Psychological
- Interactive Fiction
- Lore-Rich
- Atmospheric
- Story Rich
- Surreal
- Realistic
- 3D
- Psychedelic
- First-Person
- Psychological Horror
- Linear
- Horror
- Conspiracy
- Post-apocalyptic
- Dystopian
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- Exploration
- Emotional
Media & Sceenshots
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DLC & Related Apps
The Protagonist is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Protagonist Soundtrack | Music | 10/30/2025 | View |
Related Bundles
The Protagonist is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Protagonist Complete Edition | 2 | 2 | $7.26 | View |
Related Packages
The Protagonist is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Protagonist | $6.39 | View |
Supported Languages
The Protagonist is available in 11 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | No | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
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Soures & References
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The Protagonist data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, May 18). The Protagonist on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3759550
- Valve Corporation. (2026, May 18). The Protagonist. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/3759550
- beforeyouknow Games. (2025, June 23). The Protagonist. The Protagonist. https://www.beforeyouknowgames.com/