The Callisto Protocol releases in early December and fans have already seen enough to be able to spot the enticing trappings of its science-fiction body horror. Much like the seminal Dead Space franchise, The Callisto Protocol’s own gory action allows players to dismember and bash mutated creatures to a pulp and vice versa.
Just enough has been shown to keep these details exciting and fresh. Meanwhile, details about its larger narrative, such as what protagonist Jacob Lee has done to earn incarceration aboard Black Iron Prison, are few thus far. This is likely for the best in a horror game with so much intrigue around it as it will make for much more interesting plot devices. However, one enemy type has been teased amidst The Callisto Protocol’s biophages that may prove to be more challenging or obtrusive than even a horde of mutant creatures.
The Callisto Protocol has recently offered a new look at the large security robots that players will encounter at Black Iron Prison. In The Callisto Protocol’s Summer Game Fest trailer, these robots were teased further in a cutscene where one of them begins indiscriminately blowing up inmates’ heads with a single blast from its wrist cannon. Now, The Callisto Protocol has shared an image of Lee face-to-face with a security robot alongside a caption for the screenshot that reads, “Safety isn’t guaranteed.”
It is unknown how well players will fare against security robots in The Callisto Protocol, or whether certain armaments the player has at their disposal will be ineffective against them. Based on how they are portrayed in the trailer’s cutscene, players may wish to avoid them entirely due to how overpowered they appear. Melee is likely ill-advised due to its mechanical strength, and it will surely be interesting to see how security robots fare against an ambush of biophages.
Perhaps biophages can be kited around in order to have them attack a security robot, or perhaps a security robot can be kited to distract biophages long enough to let players flee. Either way, they look menacing and contribute greatly to how diverse The Callisto Protocol’s enemies will be.
Security robots will likely make threading cell blocks and inmate cells even more suspenseful than if only biophages were around to worry about. Further, the potential idea that their programming has either malfunctioned or been ordered to kill escaped inmates on sight is a fantastic premise for a science-fiction horror game set on a penitentiary floating in space.
The Callisto Protocol launches December 2 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
