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LOCKDOWN Protocol: first-person social deduction on your own Steam account
LOCKDOWN Protocol is a multiplayer social deduction game from Mirage Creative Lab where 1 to 16 players are locked on a station and work together to finish timed tasks. The catch: not everyone is on your side. Hidden among the crew are dissidents whose goal is to derail the mission without ever blowing their cover. Unlike flat “find the traitor” games, everything here plays out in full 3D from a first-person view, in real time, with live communication — so the winner isn't whoever clicks fastest, but whoever reads people best and lies most convincingly. Here you buy the full game as a Steam gift that a bot sends straight to your account.
What the game is and why it hooks you
The premise of LOCKDOWN Protocol is simple to say and devious to play: the loyal crew runs around the station closing out tasks so the team can complete the protocol before time runs out. Meanwhile the dissidents quietly sabotage progress, frame others and remove witnesses so suspicion lands on anyone but them. Every round is a tiny detective story: you piece together who was where, who is defending themselves a little too eagerly, and whose account doesn't add up. Because it's real time with free movement across the level, the tension never lets up — you can't just hide in a corner, you have to act without exposing yourself.
Real time, voice and bluffing
The core of LOCKDOWN Protocol is that discussion and action happen at the same time, not in separate phases. You can negotiate, accuse and defend yourself while tasks are still running, and that live conversation turns an ordinary match into a performance. Your voice is your weapon: a calm tone and a clean cover story save a dissident, while a loyal player's knack for asking the right questions cracks the lie open. A mic isn't required to launch, though — you can fill a full 16-player lobby or play with a small group of friends.
What's in the gift
You get the full base LOCKDOWN Protocol game — the complete version, not a demo or an add-on. The game has no separate “editions” with different contents: there's one base copy, and that's exactly what we deliver. There are optional cosmetic packs for the game (character sets and themed packs), but they are not part of this gift and aren't needed to play — the base game stands on its own. Once you accept the gift, LOCKDOWN Protocol is tied to your Steam account forever, like any game bought on Steam, with Trading Cards and Family Sharing support.
How we deliver the gift
Delivery goes through Steam Gift: after payment our bot adds itself to your friends via your invite link, sends the gift, and automatically removes itself from your friends list once it's delivered. You don't need to accept the friend request manually, and you don't need Steam Guard on the account. The whole process usually takes a couple of minutes, but we don't promise a hard deadline — delays happen occasionally, and when they do we work to fix things quickly. All we need from you is a valid invite link and region, plus friend requests allowed in your privacy settings.
Two conditions Steam needs to accept the gift
For delivery to go smoothly, keep two things in mind. First: your Steam account region must match the region of the chosen gift variant — the gift is issued for 40 regions, so pick the option for your region. Second: LOCKDOWN Protocol must not already be in your account's library, because Steam won't let you accept a gift for a game you already own. With both conditions met, accepting the gift is trouble-free.
What you need to play
LOCKDOWN Protocol is online co-op and PvP, so matches need an internet connection. The game left Early Access and got its full release on November 18, 2025, with mostly positive reviews and consistently active lobbies. It runs on Windows PC; check the system requirements on the game's Steam page before buying. If you enjoy the genre, take a look at other online co-op horror and trust-based games in our catalog — for example Phasmophobia, Lethal Company and Content Warning: all of them are about team play where the core mechanic is the people next to you.
Why buy it as a gift from us
Buying as a Steam gift is a convenient way to get the game straight onto your account with no fiddling around with keys and codes: you simply accept the gift and the game is yours. We handle the entire delivery mechanic through the bot, walk you through every step and point out how to avoid the classic region and already-owned mistakes. LOCKDOWN Protocol is a great pick for evenings with friends or meeting new people in a big lobby, and now it's easy to add to your library.