Prey

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1672 Ratings

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  1. Satanski
    May 18, 2017
    4
    I found the game very tedious. Either i had to crawl all the time at snail pace to avoid combat, becouse you can't tell if any object you see, won't change into monster, or endure fightig enemies, which constantly jump and teleport all around you. I didn't like either. Also, becouse i didn't found enemies interesting, i wasn't interested in the whole story behind them.

    Graphically...    I found the game very tedious. Either i had to crawl all the time at snail pace to avoid combat, becouse you can't tell if any object you see, won't change into monster, or endure fightig enemies, which constantly jump and teleport all around you. I didn't like either. Also, becouse i didn't found enemies interesting, i wasn't interested in the whole story behind them.

    Graphically... well, the game lookes like x360 tittle with bumped up resolution - i play at 1440p. It wouldn't be a problem, if the game had superb gameplay. I liked the sound though, as it creates good atmosphere.    … Expand
  2. InducedRhino438
    May 16, 2017
    2
    Cut to the chase. Prey is a bad fu**ing game. its boring, frustrating and very confusing at the same time. There are two sides of Bethesda Softworks in my eyes. There's the side I love, which will keep me playing for months or even years such as doom and fallout, and than there the disappointing side of Bethesda that I will play for a few hours and be done such as with Elder ScrollsCut to the chase. Prey is a bad fu**ing game. its boring, frustrating and very confusing at the same time. There are two sides of Bethesda Softworks in my eyes. There's the side I love, which will keep me playing for months or even years such as doom and fallout, and than there the disappointing side of Bethesda that I will play for a few hours and be done such as with Elder Scrolls Online. This game is neither of these. It is worst. I expected this game to be full of fun and complex puzzles like breath of the wild, and some of those breathtaking and satisfying kill streaks from doom, but all it is, is another pile of garbage. The only good thing about this game are the weapon customisation, which deserve some credit. But it gets old pretty fast and its not as good as fallout customisation. That's what I also expected from this game, but no way. it is also feels like another one of these COD disappointments with too much futuristic designs and settings. LEAVE THAT TO HALO. AND LEAVE THIS GAME ALONE!! And don't even get me started with all the bugs and crashes I and you will most likely face on the PC version, at least on console it is 'decently polished'.… Expand
  3. Ogi79
    May 8, 2017
    1
    ITs borring,its repetitive,boring story, boring enemies, clunky weapons using( shotguns are terrible), short 10-15hrs ,no repetitive value,poor graphics and animations for todays standard.
  4. Argpatriot
    May 7, 2017
    4
    There are less reviews than usual, the game isn't a garbage but isn't very good either.

    Empty, soulless, no immersion. Worst: uninteresting enemies that are not enjoyable to fight in any way.
  5. vova22379
    Aug 27, 2022
    2
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  6. Implodingkoopa
    Nov 26, 2017
    0
    A game that tries to do so much but fails at every hurdle.
    With such a big scope the game can soft-lock anytime, anywhere, after a good 20 hours the game hard-locked me in a room which I couldn't escape from.
    The difficulty curve is also stupid for a modern game, going from easy to using as many items as possible just to stay alive. I want to like this game but Arkane Studios have    A game that tries to do so much but fails at every hurdle.
    With such a big scope the game can soft-lock anytime, anywhere, after a good 20 hours the game hard-locked me in a room which I couldn't escape from.
    The difficulty curve is also stupid for a modern game, going from easy to using as many items as possible just to stay alive.
    I want to like this game but Arkane Studios have failed to deliver. Don't play this game unless you like having your game soft/hard-locked.    … Expand
  7. dotrem
    May 26, 2021
    4
    Imagine crowling around some inks what someone has spilled everywhere for a whole game.

    I hide, i loot, i make a loop through half of the map to not meet an enemy what can oneshoot me, couse i can not protect myself. What a game kekw. I mean if you have a endless time and don't know what to do with it, haven't a social life or other things what people usually do, so go on you can    Imagine crowling around some inks what someone has spilled everywhere for a whole game.

    I hide, i loot, i make a loop through half of the map to not meet an enemy what can oneshoot me, couse i can not protect myself. What a game kekw.

    I mean if you have a endless time and don't know what to do with it, haven't a social life or other things what people usually do, so go on you can spend your time. Reather the game doesn't worth to play.

    But yeah good graphics and optimisation.    … Expand
  8. arislaf
    Jun 14, 2017
    1
    Story is boring. The first hour is great, with a nice twist, but later on it loses interest. Graphics are ok, not great nor good, nor bad either. Music is missing in most part of the game. Gun variety is ok but pretty useless.. Enemies are OP. Some jump-scares here and there, that becomes repetitive. No storage room for items, exept your bag, that becomes full very easy. No reason to buyStory is boring. The first hour is great, with a nice twist, but later on it loses interest. Graphics are ok, not great nor good, nor bad either. Music is missing in most part of the game. Gun variety is ok but pretty useless.. Enemies are OP. Some jump-scares here and there, that becomes repetitive. No storage room for items, exept your bag, that becomes full very easy. No reason to buy it anyway.… Expand
  9. Lawgun
    Dec 18, 2017
    4
    Generic game which pretends to be a System Shock successor but lacks adequate game mechanics even though it has clunky controls from 1999, it wants to be on par with Bioshock and copy elements from there in a lazy way but in fact Prey is just a combo of Deus Ex Human Revolution in terms of "choices" to achieve the point and hub-system of map and Dishonored. Even though developers changedGeneric game which pretends to be a System Shock successor but lacks adequate game mechanics even though it has clunky controls from 1999, it wants to be on par with Bioshock and copy elements from there in a lazy way but in fact Prey is just a combo of Deus Ex Human Revolution in terms of "choices" to achieve the point and hub-system of map and Dishonored. Even though developers changed graphic engine from UE to CryEngine graphics is still very bad just like from 2004. Voice acting is surprisingly bad, face animation worse than in Half-Life 2, physics is absent in comparison with Half-Life 2. Six types of weapons and some grenades - worst assortment in fps history, local stealth is on par with Soma. But is Prey is some kind of indie project from little game studio? Soma had at least a great plot and even enemies from there were more interesting. Prey hasn't plot at all - it had only some excuses of MC actions - just go there and do that because YOU on the video said that, is it Total Recall movie from 1982 once again? Pathetic.… Expand
  10. batmanmuki
    May 20, 2017
    1
    This game is so overrated. Combat is clunky, boring enemies, few weapons, levels are actually very linear and you end up having so much neuromods that you can level fully 3 skill trees on one play. Space walk is pretty much useless, because every other airlocks are locked until you unlock them from the inside of the station. Enemies look the same, just slightly different particle effectsThis game is so overrated. Combat is clunky, boring enemies, few weapons, levels are actually very linear and you end up having so much neuromods that you can level fully 3 skill trees on one play. Space walk is pretty much useless, because every other airlocks are locked until you unlock them from the inside of the station. Enemies look the same, just slightly different particle effects on them or increased size, writing is not very good, expecially characters are forgettable and has generic lesbian death tropes and choices you make in the game does not really matter. There is only 3 "different endings" that makes mass effect 3 ending look amazing. Writing is not beliveable as one character dies outside station even there is several unlocked airlocks near her and there is 0 monsters near her or them. Also your brother is also extremely poorly written as his actions, goals and motivations collide with each other so badly it doesnt make any sense, Game has only few different weapons so combat gets boring really quickly and its too easy even on hardest difficulty, I used only 4 medkits in nightmare difficulty. Enemy behaviour is extremely predictable and you can use it as a advantage too easily. Stealth does not work very good because how the levels are designed, not enough hiding spots in the rooms and enemies detect you so easily. You dont really have multiple paths when playing, you can only get past certain door when using different route, still you have to run and search basically every room, you cant skip or get different sections of the map by using another route, unlike in Deus ex mankind divided, where you can skip most of the maps by using different routes. Levels are basically like in old doom 1, giving you pseudo non-linear levels.Quests are generic mmo quality, get this award or ring for me, or kill that guy. Music is really annoying and i had to turn it off because it was so bad, ambient sounds are ok, nothing special but there is one sound that annoys and that is weird billiard balls hitting each other and you can hear that in space often or inside the station. So i dont really recommend this game at high price. 10 euros would be max i would spend this game.… Expand
  11. nermack
    May 13, 2017
    1
    The game is just boring. Walk into room, have random objects poof into aliens kill them best you can with lousy guns mostly wrench then repeat. Nothing exciting and boring to look at as well.
  12. LordHoggington
    Jan 2, 2020
    2
    Another crap game upvoted by those with crap standards. Said it before, will say it again: gamer reviews cannot be trusted. Gushy fanbois love anything.

    Boring world, annoying movement mechanics, the entirety of item and inventory access and usage is annoying and amateurish. What I saw so far, the enemies are boring, the same, tedious. I think this game wishes it was Bioshock, but    Another crap game upvoted by those with crap standards. Said it before, will say it again: gamer reviews cannot be trusted. Gushy fanbois love anything.

    Boring world, annoying movement mechanics, the entirety of item and inventory access and usage is annoying and amateurish.

    What I saw so far, the enemies are boring, the same, tedious.

    I think this game wishes it was Bioshock, but in a sci-fi setting. Regardless, it sucks. Glad I got it refunded.    … Expand
  13. BFG-1337
    Apr 4, 2021
    4
    This game deserves a 4 from me, It's not Deus Ex, Thief 2 and certainly not Half-Life.
    Its its own thing, It doesn't deserve a 0, and it doesn't deserve anything higher than 5.
    People need to look past graphics because it seems like once people see the graphics they instantly form their opinion. Gameplay is really not that interesting, its very repetitive and mediocre. Story is    This game deserves a 4 from me, It's not Deus Ex, Thief 2 and certainly not Half-Life.
    Its its own thing, It doesn't deserve a 0, and it doesn't deserve anything higher than 5.
    People need to look past graphics because it seems like once people see the graphics they instantly form their opinion.
    Gameplay is really not that interesting, its very repetitive and mediocre.
    Story is whatever, didn't really pay attention but that might be my fault.
    The RPG mechanics are really not RPG mechanics like in Deus Ex, they are modern game upgrade mechanics because really you are just collecting things to get better at something (which works in Deus Ex) but I hate it here because Its too repetitive to do.

    4/10    … Expand
  14. Freeeeeeeeeee
    Jun 25, 2017
    4
    This game originally was supposed to be released later than it was,and it is very obvious. The game is extremely buggy and the enemies are too overpowered. But besides this,there are other huge problems.The game is full of repetitiveness and circuity,and catastrophic navigation just makes it worst. When you feel that the game finally goes smoothly something happen and it entirely screwThis game originally was supposed to be released later than it was,and it is very obvious. The game is extremely buggy and the enemies are too overpowered. But besides this,there are other huge problems.The game is full of repetitiveness and circuity,and catastrophic navigation just makes it worst. When you feel that the game finally goes smoothly something happen and it entirely screw the game. The story is not too original,there cliches in it,but it could be worst. The beings are not too exciting or originals. Most of the skills are useless and hard to get - the hacking even literally useless because thats a minigame what you cant use if you have PC -and the few that is good for something,can be used rarely.… Expand
  15. True_Reclaimer
    May 13, 2017
    0
    Guns are useless. Chipsets are useless. Stealth is useless. Peeking is useless. Turrets are EXTREMELY useless. And every ability other than Mindjack is useless. Seriously who thought it was a good idea to be able to mind control every enemy in the game for a minute with no cooldown? And its what 2032 and turrets cannot bolt themselves in place? One sneeze and the damn thing falls over.Guns are useless. Chipsets are useless. Stealth is useless. Peeking is useless. Turrets are EXTREMELY useless. And every ability other than Mindjack is useless. Seriously who thought it was a good idea to be able to mind control every enemy in the game for a minute with no cooldown? And its what 2032 and turrets cannot bolt themselves in place? One sneeze and the damn thing falls over. Theres no reason to kill any enemies since theres no Exp system AND they respawn as soon as you hit a load screen, so its best to just skip past everything because killing the same 5 boring AIs and wasting precious ammo on your nerf guns is pointless.

    Overall this game is sometimes fun, but theres not much more content that wasnt already seen in the free demo. Prey has no interaction or ingenuity that other games like Bioshock and System Shock offer. Prey feels like its trying too hard to NOT be Prey (which is about an Indian killing alien invaders in unique environments that defy gravity and physics) and instead be a cheap ripoff of the other 2 mentioned games. Classic Bethesda bugs and low quality design is to be expected on par with Failout 4.

    Not worth your money or time.    … Expand
  16. faccioone
    Jul 16, 2017
    4
    Played for like two hours or so and then dropped off. This is possibly one of the worst FPS ever done. The graphic engine is pretty bad by itself, but WHAT'S WITH THE AIM SYSTEM? I CANNOT aim with ANY weapon, not down the barrel and not even a pathethic aim zoom. I tried to use camera zooming and you can shoot 100meters straight ahead while the weapon is aiming HEAVILY on your left. ThatPlayed for like two hours or so and then dropped off. This is possibly one of the worst FPS ever done. The graphic engine is pretty bad by itself, but WHAT'S WITH THE AIM SYSTEM? I CANNOT aim with ANY weapon, not down the barrel and not even a pathethic aim zoom. I tried to use camera zooming and you can shoot 100meters straight ahead while the weapon is aiming HEAVILY on your left. That is just retarded. Controls are not customizable for the controller.

    But then. Enemies. The most boring, tedious, repetitive enemies ever seen in a game. The supposedly main mechanic consist in the tendency of this little black blobs to camouflage with anything in sight, making every object a potential camouflaged threat. This could have been actually very nice in my opinion, if not for the fact that the enviroment is huge, very repetitive and with almost no hidden valuable item. That already makes exploration tedious, and the enemy camouflage system only add frustration to the entire gameplay.

    I think this game is supposed to be a FPS-RPG survival horror, and it barely nails the RPG part. Although there's no level system whatsoever, the recycling and printing system is very nice, even if not a little redundant.
    As a survival-horror, this title is a magnificent failure, as it fails every single time in making you even a little anxious about anything. Enemies are stupid, overpowered and repetitive, weapons are mostly and uninteresting, the weapon upgrade system isn't any better and the plot although captivating at moments, is slow and very full of dull clichés.

    In the likeness of the much better Dishonored, this game wants you to choose your own way to overcome obstacles. You're supposed to employ a variety of strategies, stealth approach, hacking, repairing, blah blah. This just makes obstacles pretty insignificant, and soon you realize you can sprint all the time just following the objective icon.

    Ah, and the PARKOUR! It is just great, one of the most agile characters from any game. Very much like dishonored. You can even climb the same solified glue you shoot, on any sufrace! BUT, unluckily, it's totally useless in any non-scripted situation.

    TO WRAP UP MY RANT:
    This game has as much potential as it is disappointing    … Expand
  17. AmirGamer1998
    Aug 27, 2021
    3
    A poor game in every sense
    boring
    Doing this game is just a waste of time

    Poor graphics and gameplay
  18. Mondyjoy
    Sep 23, 2020
    1
    Naha, just could not even get into this. Was nothing to get into... Character was pure garbage.
  19. heyjermiju
    May 9, 2017
    4
    Prey is for old school fans of classic RPGs - not a next gen game.
    In retro mode of 60s the stylish scenery looks old-fashioned and is neither really fantasy nor full SciFi. There is no novelty. Graphics and sounds are good, but nothing special. The rather extinct ghoststation lacks life. So that the atmosphere is quite monotonous and the combat gets boring in long run. Story and plot    Prey is for old school fans of classic RPGs - not a next gen game.
    In retro mode of 60s the stylish scenery looks old-fashioned and is neither really fantasy nor full SciFi. There is no novelty. Graphics and sounds are good, but nothing special. The rather extinct ghoststation lacks life. So that the atmosphere is quite monotonous and the combat gets boring in long run. Story and plot remain confusing and weird. My conclusion is: this game is overpriced..would give 5 to 6 points for it as 30 Euro pc-game.    … Expand
  20. max0x7ba
    Aug 21, 2017
    0
    The game is extremely boring, graphics are dated. No wonder it sells half price on Steam now, 3 months after the release. Not sure what all the hype is about.
  21. D3D11
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    Empty, boring, repetitive.

    Story is dull, puzzles are for 8-year olds, action is technically non-existent.

    Oh, and absolutely not scary.

    It is just some mapping, a couple enemies and some dull puzzles. 1 programmer, 1 designer, 1 animator, 3 months and you are done.
  22. PreyingOcelot
    May 11, 2017
    0
    Doesnt run correctly on PC and deletes your saves constantly, runs fine on Consoles. I recommend getting for PS4 as it has the best performance........
  23. pianoguy13
    Sep 8, 2020
    0
    Pretty terribly designed game. The first actual gun you get (in an FPS) deals less damage than your melee attacks, and has extremely limited ammo. It has you run around in circles for the objectives, tells you to avoid confronting the monsters without giving any clue as to how, and it's buggy as hell, like any other Bethesda game. This game is not worth your time.
  24. Mittcat
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    this is probably the most boring game I've played in the last few years. For an hour of playing I saw 2 types of enemies who are boring and attack in melee and so do I (worst type of gameplay). 50% of time you just run through empty halls, rooms, corridors, 40% of time you spend in the inventory and 10% for the boring as hell fights. I couldn't force myself to play it longer than a fewthis is probably the most boring game I've played in the last few years. For an hour of playing I saw 2 types of enemies who are boring and attack in melee and so do I (worst type of gameplay). 50% of time you just run through empty halls, rooms, corridors, 40% of time you spend in the inventory and 10% for the boring as hell fights. I couldn't force myself to play it longer than a few hours. I've really tried to find something good in this game, but there is absolutely nothing to like. Art style, setting, sound (sound of the pistol is just a joke), music. Nothing. I'm just glad a played it on friends steam library and haven't spend a penny for this.… Expand
  25. Didacticus
    Apr 6, 2022
    3
    I hate puzzles in games. And I also hate to look for stuff all the time before you can move further in the game. In Prey youre searching for things like keycards for hours. Its a waste of time. The enemies look awful. Only the game world is full of detail, that's the only good thing about this game.
  26. kingofkoopas
    Oct 24, 2021
    3
    I can't get myself to finish this game because it is boring. The weapons are mostly garbage aside from a mediocre shotgun that Bioshock did much better. I have 8 hours or so and I have not bothered with any other weapon other than the shotgun. Then there is the obnoxious audio-logs and the NPC's that never stop talking to you. This game cannot go more than 2 minutes without some characterI can't get myself to finish this game because it is boring. The weapons are mostly garbage aside from a mediocre shotgun that Bioshock did much better. I have 8 hours or so and I have not bothered with any other weapon other than the shotgun. Then there is the obnoxious audio-logs and the NPC's that never stop talking to you. This game cannot go more than 2 minutes without some character talking to you over radio. And I don't mean cut-scenes as there are hardly any. This endless chatter happens as you are playing. If you really wanna know what is happening in the story then you better be prepared to hide every minute just to catch up. It breaks the immersion so much, what a shame.… Expand
  27. tunahan43
    Feb 20, 2022
    0
    bethesda ve arkanenin yaptığı oyunlardan beğenmediğim overrated bulduğum nadir yapımlardan .bunun fanboylarıda çok kanser.3 kere denedim yok olmuyor .finalinede baktım iyiki devam etmemişim dedim .çöp ve overrated bir oyun.
  28. kaczan3
    Aug 28, 2022
    4
    The gameplay itself is very fun with a lot of elements and build choices that warrant another play, but it all gets ruined for me because of the "current year" politics.

    The leader of the project is a guy, and he's shown as at least slightly evil and incompetent. He's also insulted that he's fat and unmanly. All the other leaders are female and all are shown to be strong and    The gameplay itself is very fun with a lot of elements and build choices that warrant another play, but it all gets ruined for me because of the "current year" politics.

    The leader of the project is a guy, and he's shown as at least slightly evil and incompetent. He's also insulted that he's fat and unmanly. All the other leaders are female and all are shown to be strong and independent. Oh, and all the bad guys are male.

    The entire lore is tainted with politics. You'll hear multiple audio logs where a guy calls a chick and basically says he's a moron and needs her to explain something. Or you'll have the typical pretending that chicks are into guys;' hobbies, like paper RPGs. And of course they are better and win without even trying, while guys get angry and try to change rules on the fly.

    There's plenty of tidbits like, I could be talking about it all day.    … Expand
  29. OploT
    Nov 17, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Симулятор похода от одной двери до другой… Expand
  30. DonyDoNya
    Feb 1, 2023
    4
    Душная игра с приятной цветасто-мультяшной графикой, интригующим нелинейным сюжетом, сложными сражениями, невозобновляемым лутингом и крафтом и долгим брожением туда-сюда в непонятках.
    Дизайн врагов непримечателен: чёрные хедкрабы и чёрные люди. Дизайн левелов повторяющийся - легко потеряться.
    Много скучного чтива в терминалах, иногда нужного для заданий, поэтому приходится читать.    Душная игра с приятной цветасто-мультяшной графикой, интригующим нелинейным сюжетом, сложными сражениями, невозобновляемым лутингом и крафтом и долгим брожением туда-сюда в непонятках.
    Дизайн врагов непримечателен: чёрные хедкрабы и чёрные люди. Дизайн левелов повторяющийся - легко потеряться.
    Много скучного чтива в терминалах, иногда нужного для заданий, поэтому приходится читать.
    Оружие нетрадиционное и довольно разное, но это может идти и как на пользу игроку, которого задолбали обыкновенные шутеры с обычным оружием, так и наоборот, оттолкнуть любителя просто пушек. И так же с прохождением: хочешь стелси, хочешь нет
    Большая проблема, что патроны кончаются, а заново их в тех же местах, где их нашёл, не найдёшь, и то же самое с материалом из которого можно скрафтить патроны - лут тупо не возобновляется. Поэтому порой игра ставит тебя в тупик, что очень раздражает.
    Хоррор из игры получился неплохой, хорошие эффекты, поведение врагов - одного монстра даже зовут Полтергейст. А сражения с монстрами нелепы тем, что экран становится очень контрастным и тёмным в момент битвы, а так как все враги чёрные, ты их не видишь. Специально это или нет, но это очень злит, ведь это даже никак не исправить. Второстепенные задания весьма неинтересные и ими игрока сильно грузят, из-за чего геймплей увеличивается втрое. Уникальный аспект игры - это полёты вне зоны гравитации. Я впервые испытал это чувство, когда нет пола и потолка, и стен. И должен сказать - укачивает и сильно путает в пространстве. Плохо же космонавтам...    … Expand
  31. Jay_Jay
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Great game, zero bugs, decent graphics, awesome gameplay. Enjoyed it from start till the end.
  32. mugen_is_here
    Mar 24, 2023
    2
    This game falls short of its promising concept due to poor execution in navigation and an over-reliance on lore.

    Completing objectives requires extensive searching, as vague objectives such as "find Dr. Galvino" and "get to the lobby" offer little guidance. Despite playing for a couple of hours, weapons remain limited, leaving players feeling vulnerable and ill-equipped to fend off    This game falls short of its promising concept due to poor execution in navigation and an over-reliance on lore.

    Completing objectives requires extensive searching, as vague objectives such as "find Dr. Galvino" and "get to the lobby" offer little guidance. Despite playing for a couple of hours, weapons remain limited, leaving players feeling vulnerable and ill-equipped to fend off aliens. The story may have potential, but it gets bogged down by excessive lore that is not directly related to the story. The graphics are passable, but the cluttered environment makes searching for items tedious.

    Overall, the gameplay is frustrating due to frantic searching, unclear objectives, a lack of weapons, and a plethora of unnecessary lore.    … Expand
  33. WanderinMelmoth
    May 7, 2023
    3
    PREY is the poor man's SYSTEM SHOCK and seriously overrated (like all of Arkane's works). It lacks all the creepy atmosphere that SYSTEM SHOCK 1 & 2 had and those games came out 23 / 18 years prior. It replaces it with weird ideas like a gluegun (WHY?).
    The enemies are shadowlike creatures that are pretty cool, not gonna lie, but the mimics that jump up for cheap jump scares get old    PREY is the poor man's SYSTEM SHOCK and seriously overrated (like all of Arkane's works). It lacks all the creepy atmosphere that SYSTEM SHOCK 1 & 2 had and those games came out 23 / 18 years prior. It replaces it with weird ideas like a gluegun (WHY?).
    The enemies are shadowlike creatures that are pretty cool, not gonna lie, but the mimics that jump up for cheap jump scares get old really fast.
    The graphics are seriously dated and the game world is sterile, not at all what what a space station would be like. For a far better Space horror adventure check out System Shock 1 remastered or Dead Space remake.    … Expand
  34. StormDeath69
    May 31, 2023
    0
    Ennuyeux à mourir ☠️
    Même REDFALL est plus intéressant
  35. realWhiteMan
    Apr 9, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product.… Expand
  36. Tintler
    Jun 24, 2023
    2
    Oyunun atmosferine girmeye çok çalıştım. 2017'den biri iki defa şans verdim oyuna, ikisinde de 5. saatte oyunu bıraktım. Eforlarını takdir ediyorum fakat eğlenmeyip bıraktığım oyunlara verdiğim maksimum skor 2.

Awards & Rankings

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#52 Best PC Game of 2017
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#11 Most Discussed PC Game of 2017
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#10 Most Shared PC Game of 2017

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 38
  3. Negative: 1 out of 38
  1. Quarter to Three
    Nov 15, 2017
    60
    Many of its elements never quite come together, so there’s no payoff. The clumsy human stories, the botched difficulty curve, the dangling gameplay threads, the pointless decisions, the cool 3D printer scavenging economy, the coral, the hunters, the various survivors who need saving. If I never had fewer than a dozen mana potions, what did it matter whether I did the quest to put mana healing into the water supply?
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 5, 2017
    100
    Prey offers one of the best gaming environments in the history and builds on it its sophisticated, exciting, and unusually entertaining gameplay. A weaker story and sometimes too high difficulty does not change the fact that Arkane studios has once again produced something special. [Issue#275]
  3. PC PowerPlay
    Jun 30, 2017
    80
    A great game of action and exploration, with rich, interlocking mechanics. May be a little bit derivative, but a tonne of fun nonetheless. [Issue#263, p.56]
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