Striking Distance Studios

News

STANDARD PROTOCOL | PlayStation Plus subs will be able to try one of 2022’s biggest letdowns this October

At least it's appropriate for the season!

Sept. 26, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

News

STRIKE OUT | Dead Space co-creator departs studio after spiritual successor bombs

The Callisto Protocol received mixed reviews when it released last year.

Sept. 25, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

News

RUN JACOB RUN | The Callisto Protocol receiving a “heart-pounding final chapter" to the story through DLC

Prepare for Final Transmission.

June 17, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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CONTAGIOUS | The Callisto Protocol's new Contagion Mode brings stronger enemies, limited resources, and no manual saves

The horrors of Black Iron Prison are more deadly than ever.

March 15, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

News

GO HARD | The Callisto Protocol gets New Game+ in latest patch

Patch also contains some fixes.

Jan. 21, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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Cold Off The Press | The Callisto Protocol seemingly hasn't met sales expectations

Things haven't gone too swimmingly for the new IP.

Jan. 15, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

Video

CRUNCH BREAK | The Callisto Protocol proves that crunch is dumb and doesn't work - The Thursday Nite Rant

Middling scores, poor user reviews, and myriad technical issues: did those 15 hour days really pay off?

Jan. 5, 2023 Jim Trinca

News

LOST ITS STUTTER | The Callisto Protocol patch addresses stuttering issues on PC

The strobe light effect is gone, it seems.

Dec. 3, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Article

MOONSHOT | Why does The Callisto Protocol run better on PS5? Maybe because of all those bonus PlayStation devs

As the world gets to know The Callisto Protocol, it's become clear there is one dominant version of the game on console – but why?

Dec. 2, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

Article

SHIV AND LET SHIV | The Callisto Protocol beginner's guide: 8 spoiler-free tips I wish I knew before playing

If you want help climbing up Jacob's ladder, look no further than our The Callisto Protocol tips – they might just save your life.

Dec. 2, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

News

STUTTER PROTOCOL | The scariest thing about The Callisto Protocol is how it runs on PC

Early adopters of The Callisto Protocol on PC are having a very horrific experience, and not the intended one.

Dec. 2, 2022 Sherif Saed

Review

UP JACOB’S CREEK | The Callisto Protocol review: A dead frustrating space

The Callisto Protocol is what happens when you aim for the moon and land on your arse.

Dec. 2, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

News

DEATHLC | The Callisto Protocol reveals season pass will add new death animations

Not at the detriment of the main game, of course.

Nov. 24, 2022 Kelsey Raynor

News

STRIKING DECISIONS | The Callisto Protocol cancelled in Japan as devs refuse censorship requests

Making changes to the game would not reflect the experience devs want players to have.

Oct. 27, 2022 Kelsey Raynor

Article

GET A GRP | More than anything, The Callisto Protocol wants to sh*t you up – hands-on preview

Striking Distance really isn’t bluffing about The Callisto Protocol’s difficulty, intensity, or scariness.

Oct. 26, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

Article

SPACED OUT | Here's a list of all the ways we died during our hands-on time with The Callisto Protocol

The Callisto Protocol revels in death – in your death, particularly. Even in an hour of the game, we saw a selection of very different, violent deaths.

Oct. 26, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

Article

Dead tasty | The Callisto Protocol developer wants you to die as much as possible so you see all the "murder desserts"

There’s even an achievement/trophy for dying in every possible way in Striking Distance's The Callisto Protocol.

Oct. 3, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

Article

HORROR ENGINEERING | The Callisto Protocol’s AI is more interested in scaring you than killing you

Striking Distance wants to kill you, sure – but according to Striking Distance’s CTO, Mark James, it’d much rather scare you to death than bludgeon you.

Sept. 30, 2022 Dom Peppiatt