Underplayed Gems

Cepheus Protocol (2020)

Cepheus Protocol cover
Developer
Halcyon Winds
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
Rating
3.8 of 5, 3,667 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 13 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A tense real-time strategy survival game where you command a military base against relentless infected hordes in an open world.

tacticalsurvival horroropen worldbase-buildingtensemilitarystrategygoryhardcore

What players say

Players are split on Cepheus Protocol. Many praise its unique concept of a military-style zombie outbreak RTS, but nearly everyone agrees it suffers from major jank: pathfinding is broken, the UI is tiny, there is no tutorial, and performance degrades into crashes. Some say development has stalled, while others note recent updates and a dedicated part-time team trying to rebuild the game.

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Screenshots

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