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Games Adventure Protolife: Other Side
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Adventure · Aleksei Grishin

Protolife: Other Side

Protolife: Other Side
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Steam Deck Playable Windows
Mostly Negative · 36% of 11
DeveloperAleksei Grishin
ControllerFull
Wait for a sale Chip's verdict · US updated 21 days ago

No real discount right now, sitting 100% of the way from its all-time low to full price. One to watch rather than buy today.

Why this verdict
Price position between all-time low and full price 100%
All-time low $5.39 · 9d ago
Player reviews 36% positive of 11
Quality score 36/100 · small sample
Value score 0/100

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About this game

What this game is, in the developer's words

Reverse Tower Defense game where you control waves of creatures against towers. Protolife game spin-off.

Protolife: Other Side - is arcade game which can also be called as "reverse tower defense". You have to lead squads of alien creatures though the ever-growing defense line on miltiple locations. The more creatures you save the easier it will be to reach the main goal: find the interplanet transport and evacuate.

Plot

One year passed since Protolife game events. Mankind started colonization of new planet. It was called Planet of Leonov (aka Leo-Nóva). The alien biotechnologies was found on this planet too. But this time the alien core was found and blasted with orbital strike, avoiding heavy ground combat.
Alien overseer who also acts as backup core decides to evaculate survived creatures from planet. He's scared. Scared not of humans.

Features

  • 5 species of creatures with own abilities
  • 4 common abilities
  • 6 zones with different level architecture
  • partially destructible landscape
  • familiar towers and buildings from original Protolife (as enemies this time)
  • new towers and buildings
  • each level must be beaten several times in order to evacuate as much creatures as possible. Each attempt is harder than the previous one.
  • special missions which affect the other levels

Controls

Keyboard, keyboard+mouse or gamepad. You directly control leader's movement, other creature follow the leader. Also you may activate one of the abilities for the whole squad.

Media

Trailers and screenshots straight from the store page

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Price intelligence

Accepted price history and the lows that matter

Historical lows
All-time low ATL $5.39 2026-07-07
3-month low $5.39
12-month low $5.39
Current $8.99
Price events From the accepted price history · updates automatically
Jul 9, 2026
Sale ended · back to $8.99
Jul 7, 2026
New all-time low $5.39

Protolife: Other Side price history and best deals

Protolife: Other Side for PC currently sells from $8.99 at authorized stores. Its all-time low is $5.39, set on 2026-07-07.

Frequently asked questions

Answered from this game's own price and edition data

Should I buy Protolife: Other Side now or wait?
Our verdict is wait. At 100% of the way to full price, it usually drops harder in seasonal sales, so patience tends to pay.
Is $8.99 a good price for Protolife: Other Side?
$8.99 sits 100% of the way from the all-time low of $5.39 to the full price. It has been cheaper before, so there is room to wait.
Where can I buy Protolife: Other Side?
Protolife: Other Side is tracked at steam. We only list authorized stores here and always link out with a clean outbound link.
Scores
Steam reviews Mostly Negative · 36%
36% positive of 11
Media (9)
Tech
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSSupported
ControllerFull
Requirements
System requirements platform
Minimum
Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: 2.7 GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 support, 256 MB VRAM
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
Facts
DeveloperAleksei Grishin
PublisherVolcanic Giraffe
GenresAdventure · Casual · Indie
ModesSingle-player
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Ratings
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steam_germany12
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