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The Acorn Protocol

An immersive sim looter-shooter where interdimensional squirrels confiscate your gear when you die. Infiltrate parody worlds, negotiate with bureaucratic rodents, and raid The Vault. Some things are worth dying for. Repeatedly.

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Atlas Labs Games
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About the Game

You woke up here. You don't know why. Neither do we.

The Secret Squirrel Syndicate controls everything — the gear, the zones, the paperwork. You're a S.H.I.T. agent (Sanitary Health Inspection Team) and you've been sent to find Dessert Protocol One. Classified. Dangerous.

When you die — and you will — squirrels in suits will confiscate your equipment. All of it. Professionally. With documentation.

What happens next is up to you.

INFILTRATE PARODY WORLDS Fellout: Nut World. Castle Squirrelstein. Black Squirrel Mesa. GLaDOS Has Your Nuts. Every zone is a dimension unto itself — and every dimension has a Syndicate presence.

THREE WAYS TO PLAY Go loud, go quiet, or go smart. Combat, stealth, and tech approaches to every situation. The Syndicate adapts. So should you.

LOOT. LOSE IT. GET IT BACK. Gear drops in tiers — from Piece of Shit to The Shit. Bank your junk loot for Nuts. Upgrade your weapons. Try not to die before you reach a terminal.

NEGOTIATE WITH AGENT SQUIRREL Professional. Weary. In possession of all your things. How you handle this conversation matters.

RAID THE VAULT Procedurally generated security. One boss. The Nutmaster remembers you. He's not happy about it.

Coming 2028 to Steam and Xbox Series X|S. Developed by Atlas Labs Games.

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