About This Game

You’re not solving the mystery... you’re reliving it!

The Artifact Protocol is a psychological horror experience where every artifact holds the final moments of someone’s life and you’re forced to live through them for "research".

You play as Anthony, a wrongly imprisoned ex-soldier, promised freedom if he can survive a classified testing program. One by one, you're sent into the memories of the dead, reconstructed through five haunting artifacts. Each trial traps you in a different nightmare.

But something's wrong. The further you go, the less you’re sure whose memories you’re inside, your own... or theirs.

FEATURES

• Five Unique Artifact Trials: Each with their own location, monster, story and psychological theme.

• Deep Environmental Storytelling: Learn each victim’s story through living it... not just cutscenes or voice overs.

• Adaptive Monster AI: Each Monster reacts/works differently in every trial.

• Multiple Gamemodes: (Unlocked after game completion)

• Nightmare Mode: Features a new "Observer" and exclusive narrative voice lines, revealing hidden story layers unlocked after completing the main game.

THEMES & TONE

The Artifact Protocol focuses on dread, loss, and identity. Expect creeping fear, emotional weight, and lingering questions long after you shut the game down.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

AI tools were used during development to generate a few concept images and visuals. No live AI generation occurs during gameplay.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

The Artifact Protocol is a psychological horror experience intended for mature audiences with unsettling environments, tense encounters, and occasional depictions of blood and violence.

Players will encounter depictions of death, blood, and disturbing imagery throughout its five story-driven trials. The game focuses on psychological tension and contains sequences designed to cause fear and unease.

There are two parts of the story that include narrative-driven acts of suicide/self-sacrifice. These moments are portrayed as deliberate choices made by the player/characters to stop greater threats and are framed in a serious, narrative context rather than for shock value. The scenes do not linger on explicit detail but can remain emotionally intense.

The game’s themes include trauma, loss, sacrifice, and survival under extreme circumstances. Levels feature disturbing environments and hostile creatures that reinforce these themes. Players who are sensitive to psychological trauma, gore, or depictions of death should approach with caution.

There is no sexual content or depictions of sexual assault in any way. Dialogue contains occasional strong language. Player discretion is strongly advised.