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Is Protolife: Other Side worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy arcade challenges built around guiding a squad through enemy defenses
- Fans of alien-themed games who want to play as creatures escaping a planet
- Players who like replaying stages to rescue more units and take on increasing difficulty
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a one-pass campaign may find the repeated level attempts central to progression
- Players who prefer a fixed difficulty may not enjoy attempts that become harder on each replay
- Players seeking a broad range of genres beyond arcade action may find the scope narrow
Our take on Protolife: Other Side
The core format reverses tower defense: instead of building defenses, players lead alien squads through them, repeating stages to evacuate more survivors.
What is Protolife: Other Side?
This arcade spin-off of Protolife puts players in control of an alien overseer tasked with evacuating surviving creatures from a colonized planet.
Guide a squad through defensive lines across 6 zones, moving the leader directly while the other creatures follow. Squad abilities can be activated during a run. The game includes 5 creature species with different abilities and 4 shared abilities. Each level must be completed multiple times to evacuate more creatures, and every attempt increases the difficulty. Special missions affect other levels. The environments include partly destructible terrain, familiar towers and buildings from Protolife used as enemies, and new structures. Controls support keyboard, keyboard and mouse, or a gamepad.
How Protolife: Other Side plays
- 01Squad Following
- Players steer the leader, with the rest of the creatures trailing behind.
- 02Repeat Level Attempts
- Completing levels again can rescue more creatures, while each attempt raises the challenge.
- 03Cross-Level Missions
- Special missions have effects on other stages.
- 04Destructible Terrain
- Parts of the landscape can be destroyed during play.
- 05Multiple Control Options
- Movement can be controlled with a keyboard, keyboard and mouse, or a gamepad.
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Protolife: Other Side: platforms & release
Is Protolife: Other Side worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy arcade challenges built around guiding a squad through enemy defenses. Skip it if: players looking for a one-pass campaign may find the repeated level attempts central to progression.
Where can I download Protolife: Other Side?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Protolife: Other Side's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Protolife: Other Side on?
Windows only.
