PRIME PROTOCOL is an instance-based platformer built around one rule: only extracted assets persist. Each run generates a new route. Artifacts appear as physical objects in-world—carried, dropped, swapped, and committed to extraction. THE HUB is the only stable space. The run is a system test.
DEMO (Coming Soon)
A limited demo is coming soon.
It includes the HUB and a short deployment designed to demonstrate the full extraction loop:
Deploy into a procedural run
Acquire units + artifacts
Locate a deterministic extraction portal
Extract to bank secured inventory to the hub stash
Demo saves are persistent.
Secured inventory and hub stash progression save normally and will carry forward into Early Access.
This demo is not a throwaway build.
Demo content is limited by design. Additional runs remain playable, but no new systems unlock.
Wishlist now to be notified when the demo goes live.
MONETIZATION (Locked)
Prime Protocol is a premium game.
One-time purchase
No subscriptions
No battle pass
No loot boxes
No pay-to-win
OPERATING LOOP
DEPLOY into a procedural run
ACQUIRE units and artifacts
LOCATE an extraction portal
EXTRACT to bank secured inventory to the hub stash
Runs end in one of two states: EXTRACTION CONFIRMED or RUN TERMINATED.
Unsecured assets do not persist.
DETERMINISTIC EXITS
Extraction portals spawn at fixed distance thresholds and appear on dedicated off-path platforms with a guaranteed return path. Visibility is intentional: portals broadcast presence early via off-screen glow/audio and expire after a short window. Only one portal instance exists at a time. When the timer ends, the portal closes.
ARTIFACTS AS EQUIPMENT
Artifacts are not stat ladders. They function as equipment that changes movement feel, perception, and decision pressure. Inventory flow is hub-managed: stash → equipped/backpack → run. Artifacts remain physical and can be swapped during the run.
INSTABILITY RESPONSE
Carrying artifacts destabilizes the environment. Instability scales with the number of artifacts in the backpack and is expressed through skill-respecting, telegraphed effects (platform behavior, lighting response, hazard intensity). The extraction portal remains stable and unaffected.
KEY FEATURES
EXTRACTION PLATFORMER LOOP — procedural runs, permanent banking via extraction, hub persistence only
DETERMINISTIC PORTALS — distance-threshold exit logic, visible early, short active window, silent closure
PHYSICAL ARTIFACT INVENTORY — artifacts exist in-world; pickup, drop, swap; bank on extraction
EQUIPMENT-DRIVEN DESIGN — artifacts change gameplay feel; no power creep ladder
INSTABILITY SYSTEM — backpack load destabilizes the environment; clear visual escalation; exit immunity
CLINICAL RUN VERDICTS — fast end-of-run statements and immediate hub return
EARLY ACCESS STATUS
Prime Protocol is in active development. Core systems are operational. Early Access focuses on tuning, expansion of artifact behaviors, additional hazards/variations, and progression polish. Features are added only when implemented and tested.
