If you haven’t played The Callisto Protocol and you can lay hands on it today, I recommend heartily that you give it a shot. The opening sections are the strongest, when the monsters are fewer and further between, and you’re fighting for your life with only a scant couple of weapons and the game’s novel melee combat system. Heavily inspired by Dead Space, it serves as the ideal companion piece to the EA-published horror-action series, but Callisto, unfortunately, struggled to get started. Developer Striking Distance laid off a number of staff and the chances of a sequel now seem scant. Now, the CEO of The Callisto Protocol’s publisher Krafton says that the game failed to meet expectations due to issues within its core gameplay. Continue reading The Callisto Protocol failed because of the gameplay, CEO says MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The Callisto Protocol review, Best horror games, The Callisto Protocol system requirements