The Callisto Protocol gameplay revealed at Summer Game Fest 2022
This new experience looks to be everything a horror fan could want.
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
What you need to know
During Summer Game Fest 2022, we got to see gameplay footage of The Callisto Protocol, a survival-horror game that’s being built by Striking Distance Studios, a team that includes the co-creator of the original Dead Space.
The Callisto Protocoltakes place on titular moon of Jupiter, where protagonist Jacob Lee crash-lands and finds himself in prison. Shortly after being locked up, a mysterious infection begins spreading through the station, mutating the humans into nightmarish monsters called Biophages.
The gameplay footage shows a minimal HUD (heads-up display) just like in the Dead Space games, with no elements except for the health bar on the back of characters' necks, while ammo is display by the gun itself when aiming. There’s a big focus on environmental interactions, with Jacob Lee using the GRP gravity weapon to pick up Biophages and throw them into spinning fan blades.
Some of the Biophages continue to come after Jacob even after having their legs shot off, while other appear to have evolved, gaining the ability to spit gobs of acid over a long distance.
In addition to the gameplay, we also got anextended versionof therelease date trailer for The Callisto Protocol, which showed more gory kills.
The Callisto Protocol is slated to launch on Dec. 2, 2022. It’s coming to Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC, PS5, and PS4. Amusingly, this is kicking off a heavy period of game launches forhorror games. TheDead Space remakeis slated to launch on Jan. 27, 2023, while theResident Evil 4 remakeis coming on March 24, 2023.
Get the Windows Central Newsletter
All the latest news, reviews, and guides for Windows and Xbox diehards.
Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.
