Proteus is a sharp departure from what most people think of when they start talking about video games. Set in a randomly generated psychedelic landscape, the aim of the game is to…
…and here we hit upon the thing that makes Proteus a bit of a talking point for some people. The game does not give you any clear goals or win conditions.
Proteus uses something that many games forget about: Colour.
The beautiful, colourful and calming stress-free landscape of Proteus does make it perfect for one thing and that is learning how to control games played in a first person perspective.