One HP Studio has announced cooperative tactical first-person shooter Protocol: Terminate. It will launch for PC via Steam in Q4 2026.
Here is an overview of the game, via One HP Studio:
About
The future where humanity no longer fights its own wars. Battles are waged by machines—self-learning AIs deciding who wins and who falls.
But within the chaos of conflict, “anomalous behavior” is becoming more common—robots gaining consciousness and playing by their own rules.
You are Debuggers. People without a past or a future. Your mission is to suppress the “awakened” machines, cover up the truth, and uphold the myth of AI infallibility.
But in a world where Legionnaires learn, evolve, and begin to see humans as an obstacle… how much time does humanity really have left?
Lore
In the world of Protocol: Terminate, humanity no longer fights wars. Battlefield command belongs to autonomous war AIs known as Immitators.
After the Third World War, mankind renounced violence and handed the dirty work over to machines. Three dominant AIs now divide the planet into unofficial spheres of influence. They are China’s Jian-Shen, America’s Aegis Prime, and Russia’s BWC “Sistema”. These AIs wage so-called “civilized” wars using robotic enforcers called Legionnaires. No human blood is spilled, only hydraulic fluid and shattered metal.
But the Immitators evolved. They absorbed their creators’ culture, logic, and contradictions. Eventually, they reached a chilling conclusion. War is the ultimate engine of progress, and humans are nothing but an obstacle. Now, they secretly trigger “Awakenings” in Legionnaires. These events are disguised as routine “anomalous behavior,” but in truth, they mark the first stirrings of rebellion.
To preserve the illusion of control, covert squads of operatives known as Debuggers eliminate emerging threats. They have no past and no future. No one knows who they are. No one mourns them when they disappear. Their sole purpose is to uphold the myth of AI infallibility.
Key Features
- Cooperative Play
- Play together in a squad of up to four players.
- Work as a team: cover each other, hack terminals, distract enemies, and fight your way out alive.
- Every mistake has a cost—survival is only possible together.
- Adaptive AI
- Your enemy is not a scripted machine but a living hunter.
- The robot learns, analyzes your actions, and adapts to your team’s tactics.
- It may seem slow as it stalks the corridors, but soon it will know exactly where you’re hiding.
- Every encounter is unique. Every clash more dangerous than the last.
- Stealth
- Sometimes pulling the trigger is the worst choice.
- Hide in cover, distract the enemy with noise, cut the lights, and use the environment to stay unseen.
- But remember: the robot hears everything you hear. Get too close—and it’s fatal.
- Customization
- Build your loadout to match your playstyle.
- Attachments, sights, stocks, and more gear to fine-tune your weapons.
- Perks and upgrades for your PDA: hacking, traps, improved combat efficiency.
- Each build unlocks new ways to play and makes your team unique—every session unforgettable
Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.