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Cepheus Protocol

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App ID 979640
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Halcyon Winds
Franchise Cepheus Protocol
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 29803716
Last Record Update 28 June 2025 – 17:05:09 UTC ()
Release Date 15 May 2020 – 07:47:00 UTC ()
😏 76.01%
3k reviews
12
In-Game

Cepheus Protocol is an Open World RTS Military Survival Game. Play as the CERC hunting Patient 0, maintain Quarantine camps, fight dangerous mutations & Rogue Civilian Combatants . There’s nobody else coming, it’s up to you now.

Additional Information

Developer Halcyon Winds
controller_support partial
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Halcyon Winds
eulas
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nameCepheus Protocol EULA
urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/979640_eula_0
version6
Store Release Date 15 May 2020 – 07:47:36 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
AbsoluteMouseCoordinates Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/hYzMx3JgDN
https://www.facebook.com/CepheusProtocol/
https://www.twitch.tv/halcyonwinds
https://x.com/CepheusProtocol
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0eBJIGecAjqbAcJk3IajoQ/
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2), Early Access (70)
Steam Release Date 15 May 2020 – 07:47:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 28 June 2025 – 17:04:15 UTC () (1751130255)
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review_score 6
review_percentage 78
RemotePlayTogetherTestingBranches default
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK, Intel_OID SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK, XAudio2 SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game requires manual configuration of graphics settings to perform well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 25 May 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 11270075
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-8.0-2
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
Early Access Release Date 15 May 2020 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 8 November 2018 – 08:23:52 UTC (), in changelist #5354722
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

9 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes
Korean Yes
German Yes
Japanese Yes
Russian Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes
French Yes

Tags

🧱 Sandbox 🧟 Zombies 🌐 RTS 🌲 Survival ☢️ Post-apocalyptic 🏠 Building 💡 Strategy 😖 Gore 🌍 Open World 👤 Singleplayer 🤝 Diplomacy 🌱 Indie 💥 Action 🐤 Early Access 🤔 Tactical 🖥️ Simulation 🏠 Base Building ▶️ Real Time Tactics 🪖 Military 🎒 Survival Horror

Categories

Single-player Online Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Remote Play Together Family Sharing Early Access Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA) Multi-player Co-op

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Accessibility Categories

Adjustable Text Size Camera Comfort Custom Volume Controls Stereo Sound Surround Sound Playable without Timed Input Adjustable Difficulty Save Anytime

Assets

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timestamp28 June 2025 – 17:05:06 UTC
Trailers
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256918749 ↴
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