Protodroid Delta is a 3D action-platformer developed by Adam Kareem, released in 2023 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Set in a solarpunk vision of Earth's future — where solar energy dominates and nature coexists with technology — the game follows DeLTA, a hyper-advanced android created by roboticist Dr. Shelton to demonstrate the potential of artificial intelligence. After a gang called the Vypers attacks Shelton's lab, DeLTA is equipped with combat systems and tasked with defending the region, earning the city's trust in the process. Gameplay emphasizes fast, fluid movement and shooting across 3D stages designed to evoke the feel of classic 2D action games. Stages can be tackled in any order, each culminating in a boss encounter that yields a new weapon upon defeat. Hidden upgrades, power-ups, and blade techniques learned from a fellow Protodroid named AnnDROID expand DeLTA's capabilities throughout the adventure.
Dr. Shelton has finally created one of the first Protodroids - a droid with near-human levels of intelligence. DeLTA was made to "be the change," as her name suggests, that shows the world the promise of what AI can become. So Delta sets out to show the world that's she's more than 'just a robot' " However, an attack on Dr. Shelton's lab by a Drone-Gang Dr. Shelton forces her to enable DeLTAs combat subroutines and hurriedly retrofit her with weapons systems in self-defense. After DeLTA successful fends off the attackers, Dr. Shelton realizes that just as DeLTA saved her and the lab she could defend the entire region again'st the rising Drone-Gang threat that is claiming so many civilian lives. And by doing this she will and earn the city’s belief and affection. And that this may be the be the best way to convince the world that she's "more than just a robot" and come to embrace the promise of what AI can become.
