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  1. Jul 1, 2018
    8
    ENG RU
    I must say that when I pass the game for the second time (ever), the score may be higher, but so far only 8. For a very long time I was trying to make an effort of approximately 2-3 months, to sit down and understand the system fight the mimic, phantoms, and other creatures. I'm too tired of the game type: Dishonored, Deus Ex and other stealth and not very games. But when I was
    ENG RU
    I must say that when I pass the game for the second time (ever), the score may be higher, but so far only 8. For a very long time I was trying to make an effort of approximately 2-3 months, to sit down and understand the system fight the mimic, phantoms, and other creatures. I'm too tired of the game type: Dishonored, Deus Ex and other stealth and not very games. But when I was sitting at the game for 2 hours, I began to like it, I adapted and already the meeting with the phantoms was not so long and hard for me. Arkane great fellows that were able to do from the afterlife project is really good, high-quality game, which the setting is no competition, after the passage of the new Prey played the old and I can say that I'm glad how the new game looks, the combat system, heroes, the plot and everything.Not only did not hit the dirt face and even surpassed all expectations and raised the bar for such projects.
    Сразу скажу, что когда буду проходить игру во второй раз (когда - нибудь), то оценка возможно будет выше, но пока только 8. Очень долго я пересиливал себя, а именно около 2-3 месяцев, что бы сесть и понять систему борьбы с мимиками, фантомами и прочими обитателями. Уж слишком мне приелись игры по типу:Dishonored, Deus Ex и прочими стелс и не очень играми. Но когда я не отрываясь просидел за игрой часа 2 то мне стало нравится я адаптировался и уже встреча с фантомами не была такой долгой и тяжелой для меня. Arkane большие молодцы что смогли из загробного проекта сделать действительно хорошую, качественную игру, которой по сеттингу нет конкурентов, после прохождения нового Prey поиграл в старый и могу сказать, что я рад как выглядит новая игра, система боя, герои, сюжет да и вообще все.Не только не ударили в грязь лицом да еще и превзошли все ожидания и задрали планку для подобных проектов.
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  2. Jul 9, 2020
    8
    Действие Prey происходит в 2032 году. Вы обнаруживаете себя на лунной орбите, на борту космической станции «Талос-1». Эксперимент, в котором вы участвовали, должен был навсегда изменить человеческую расу, но привел к катастрофическим последствиям. Станцию захватили враждебные пришельцы, которые теперь ведут на вас охоту. Раскрывая мрачные тайны «Талоса» и собственного прошлого, вамДействие Prey происходит в 2032 году. Вы обнаруживаете себя на лунной орбите, на борту космической станции «Талос-1». Эксперимент, в котором вы участвовали, должен был навсегда изменить человеческую расу, но привел к катастрофическим последствиям. Станцию захватили враждебные пришельцы, которые теперь ведут на вас охоту. Раскрывая мрачные тайны «Талоса» и собственного прошлого, вам предстоит выживать, полагаясь на подручные средства, собственную смекалку, оружие и сверхспособности. Судьба «Талоса-1» и всех, кто находится на борту, — в ваших руках. Expand
  3. May 26, 2022
    10
    The game offers an amazing choice of ethical dilemmas that don't actually have any good or bad answers. The voice acting is superb and the idea behind the entire story is great. The gameplay is fun and engaging and the difficulty does get increasingly harder but still manageable. I love the environment and sound design that they have put the player in and the idea behind the technologyThe game offers an amazing choice of ethical dilemmas that don't actually have any good or bad answers. The voice acting is superb and the idea behind the entire story is great. The gameplay is fun and engaging and the difficulty does get increasingly harder but still manageable. I love the environment and sound design that they have put the player in and the idea behind the technology used is also very clever and fun (I need a recycling machine in my life). This game is definitely a must play for all. Expand
  4. Jan 20, 2021
    8
    I'm shocked I'm giving a game a 8 that I had expected to be nothing special. This game is what I wish more were. A tight driven narrative, but it gives you options to play about with the story too. Your choices aren't to simply get the ending you want, but to express yourself. That is because there are always at least 2 ways to solve any roadblock. I hate crafting at this point in games.I'm shocked I'm giving a game a 8 that I had expected to be nothing special. This game is what I wish more were. A tight driven narrative, but it gives you options to play about with the story too. Your choices aren't to simply get the ending you want, but to express yourself. That is because there are always at least 2 ways to solve any roadblock. I hate crafting at this point in games. So while it was here, it at least was simple. Every item can be turned into 4 basic material types and then built into whatever you need. I would rather that there was no crafting, but I think it is excusable here because it plays on scarcity of resources like games in the horror genre tend to, and yes this game is scary sometimes. I hate to say it, but I was on edge any time a new enemy showed up. Of course that wears off, so thankfully the game stands on its own. Because even after you get all the upgrades you'll need, and you start to bore of the same enemies and their tricks, the story is there for you. And in the very end it gives you an actual score screen. I haven't seen that in ages. So then you can simply go and try again. While the game is a little too long for me to want to replay for a better score, I would do it for a different playstyle for sure. It is just under 30 hours for me, and I took my time. You can probably do it in under 20 easily. I wish we had more games that didn't fluff up with nonsense and respected your time like this game. They made a clean design, where the space you play in is much smaller than most, but there is still so much to explore, and many interesting secrets and side quests. I didn't do them all in the end, and that is okay. I didn't expect to be this invested in the end. However I enjoyed myself...and that is a hard thing to get me to feel anymore with games. I genuinely wanted to play through to the end. I doubt I'll see another game like this for while. Everyone is too busy milking decades old franchises to death and adding in microtransations, but for a while I remembered what fun felt like with Prey. The one thing that held the game back was probably the combat and movement. I actually liked that there weren't 100 BS weapons you never use and just a handful because they all had a distinct job. However there was room to make it better. So the shotgun and pistol could be upgraded yes, but I would have liked to be able to ironsight for better range, or have crit spots on enemies for the pistol. They could have also made special ammo, like psi-bullets and elemental or explosive rounds, or armor piercing rounds to deal with different enemies. I again, found movement could have been used better. The only real upgraded around movement was to make you run and jump better. In the end, they gave a lot of what you needed and none of what would have been a clutter.

    And just to end it I will say I hope to get Prey 2006, which also seems like a good game and its just not easy to find, so looking forward to that game next maybe.
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  5. Nov 18, 2019
    8
    Extraordinario juego en primera persona que huye de los convencionalismos de tiros "pasilleros" a los que tan mal acostumbrados estamos.
    Con una historia y un lore muy trabajado (los cuales no te lanza a la cara a base de cinemáticas) el juego te propone unas mecánicas "made in Arkane" y una jugabilidad abierta con un importante componente de toma de decisiones, tanto a nivel jugable(
    Extraordinario juego en primera persona que huye de los convencionalismos de tiros "pasilleros" a los que tan mal acostumbrados estamos.
    Con una historia y un lore muy trabajado (los cuales no te lanza a la cara a base de cinemáticas) el juego te propone unas mecánicas "made in Arkane" y una jugabilidad abierta con un importante componente de toma de decisiones, tanto a nivel jugable( distintas vías y empleo de determinado "armamento" para ganar zonas ocultas) como a nivel narrativo (ayudar a otros NPC's, moralidad...)
    Sin duda una joya, totalmente centrada en la jugabilidad (por encima del apartado técnico) y el diseño artístico ( mención especial al diseño de la Talos I y el empleo del backtraking).
    A mi juicio, pasó bastante desapercibida y fue injustamente infravalorada.
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  6. Mar 3, 2023
    8
    Добротная игра от одной из моих любимейших студий, фанатам жанра иммерсив сим советую
  7. Sep 6, 2022
    8
    Отличная игра, чем то напомнила резик 2 по тому как ходишь, ищешь коды, открываешь двери и сейфы, но разочаровали концовки, как то очень обрывчато, после прохождения чувствуешь не досказанность
  8. Apr 28, 2020
    8
    Prey es un juego como los de antes, es un muy buen reboot del Prey (2006). Bethesda ha sabido crear una ambientación y unos escenarios que te hacen introducirte en el universo de Prey. Los sonidos, los enemigos, la soledad de la nave, todos los apartados están muy cuidados. El sistema de combate y de movimiento son muy ágiles y divertidos. El sistema del sigilo muy satisfactorio. Todas lasPrey es un juego como los de antes, es un muy buen reboot del Prey (2006). Bethesda ha sabido crear una ambientación y unos escenarios que te hacen introducirte en el universo de Prey. Los sonidos, los enemigos, la soledad de la nave, todos los apartados están muy cuidados. El sistema de combate y de movimiento son muy ágiles y divertidos. El sistema del sigilo muy satisfactorio. Todas las mecánicas del juego están muy pulidas. Gráficamente luce muy bien y lo mejor de todo es que está bien optimizado. Recomiendo jugarlo hasta el final, ya que la trama es muy buena. Expand
  9. Apr 29, 2023
    9
    Always felt like this was Arkanes magnum opus even though I love Dishonored as well. Something just clicked once I started playing Prey. Great world building, environments that allow for player choice, music, solid story with unexpeceted twists...It is just a great experience all around that reminds me of the likes of Half Life and Bioshock. It also makes me really excited for the SystemAlways felt like this was Arkanes magnum opus even though I love Dishonored as well. Something just clicked once I started playing Prey. Great world building, environments that allow for player choice, music, solid story with unexpeceted twists...It is just a great experience all around that reminds me of the likes of Half Life and Bioshock. It also makes me really excited for the System Shock Remake. Expand
  10. Jul 20, 2020
    8
    Arguably the most recent "shock" game particularly reminisent of system shock, possibly horror slanted depending on personal inclanation
  11. Sep 5, 2020
    8
    Overall I enjoyed Prey a lot. It reminded me of running through Half-Life back in the 90's. The graphics are very colorful and the game has a solid feel. You're inventory can become a good enough size that running back to Recycler machines isn't hugely problematic or annoying. There could have been more diversity in the enemies you faced. I would of also liked more active interaction withOverall I enjoyed Prey a lot. It reminded me of running through Half-Life back in the 90's. The graphics are very colorful and the game has a solid feel. You're inventory can become a good enough size that running back to Recycler machines isn't hugely problematic or annoying. There could have been more diversity in the enemies you faced. I would of also liked more active interaction with human characters. The end of the story was an interesting, although somewhat predictable twist based on the information you receive during the game. It was a solid and enjoyable game. It's unlikely I would play it again myself as it appears to have only low to moderate replay value, despite claims to the opposite. Expand
  12. Aug 8, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  13. Nov 5, 2020
    8
    одна из лучших игр в своем жанре, интересный сюжет, хорошо проработанный лор, большая вариативность в прохождении.
  14. Nov 9, 2020
    8
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  15. Jul 13, 2021
    8
    Игра хорошая, графика приятная геймплей средний прикольная система крафта и разбора не нужных вещей. Раздражает ходить по одним и тем же локациям, мне кажется игра затянута.
  16. Apr 13, 2023
    8
    Mi unico desconcierto fue el final, pero fuera de eso, buenos personajes, algunos con lore bastante entretenido de investigar ademas de que el mapa se adapta bastante bien a pesar de no ser gigantesco ya que se presta bastante bien a a la exploracion, llega a ser bastante inmersivo el cumpliar algunas de las misiones secundarias mientras investigas las diversas zonas de la estacionMi unico desconcierto fue el final, pero fuera de eso, buenos personajes, algunos con lore bastante entretenido de investigar ademas de que el mapa se adapta bastante bien a pesar de no ser gigantesco ya que se presta bastante bien a a la exploracion, llega a ser bastante inmersivo el cumpliar algunas de las misiones secundarias mientras investigas las diversas zonas de la estacion espacion, descubriendo poco a poco la vida y rutina de los trabajadores de la misma. Bastante entretenido. Expand
  17. Apr 17, 2022
    8
    It's a really solid game, but I think the story could be faster and less fragmented. I didn't enjoyed the stealth elements, some of them are kinda forced. Once you figure out how to play, the game is easy.
  18. Jan 22, 2021
    8
    Very good story rich game. However not my favourite genre but I enjoyed playing very much.
  19. Feb 27, 2021
    8
    good and enjoyable , there are many details in game play and a very attractive story , i like it , you need to explore every corner to understand the whole story , i'm playing now in 2021 !! for the first time
  20. Jun 28, 2021
    8
    Recomendado. Entretenido, regulable, la historia te invita a seguir descubriendo lo que está pasando. Me lo pasé en unas 28 Horas.

    Gráficos: No es ningún portento grafico pero aceptable para el juego que es. Historia: De lo mejor del juego, te invita a seguir jugando y descubrir que pasó. Progresión de personaje: Muy logrado con varios caminos por lo que optar que invitan a volver
    Recomendado. Entretenido, regulable, la historia te invita a seguir descubriendo lo que está pasando. Me lo pasé en unas 28 Horas.

    Gráficos: No es ningún portento grafico pero aceptable para el juego que es.

    Historia: De lo mejor del juego, te invita a seguir jugando y descubrir que pasó.

    Progresión de personaje: Muy logrado con varios caminos por lo que optar que invitan a volver a jugar subiendo un árbol de habilidades distinto. Muchas de las habilidades desbloqueadas son nuevas funcionalidades que tienen mucho peso en la progresión de la aventura y no nos simples pasivas.

    Crafteo: Muy entretenido, me encantó el sistema para reciclar materiales. La munición es escasa por lo que tienes que recolectar constantemente materiales.

    Exploración: Muy a lo resident evil en el sentido de que llegas a una nueva localización y hay x puertas en las que no puedes entrar hasta que avances en la historia y desbloques algo para poder volver y abrir esa puerta que te dejaste atrás. Hay múltiples posibilidades para entrar en determinados sitios lo cual es un puntazo.

    Bugs: Me he encontrado unos cuantos sobre todo con las físicas de los objetos, también situaciones extrañas en las conversaciones de los personajes cuando se juntan varios.

    Por último añadir que en las partes finales del juego cuando ya tienes todo o casi todo desbloqueado y tu única función es ir de del punto a al punto b las pantallas de carga se vuelven un coñazo ya que tienes que pasar de localización a localización constantemente.
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  21. Jul 20, 2023
    10
    This is a masterpiece. A bit rough on edges, but hands down the most advanced immersive sim there is, and great successor to System Shock. Design, visuals, music are amazing and create intimidating but deeply engaging atmosphere. Mysterious story only supports that. Gameplay offers plenty of space for experimentation, a lot of interactivity and many ways to solve problems. I really don'tThis is a masterpiece. A bit rough on edges, but hands down the most advanced immersive sim there is, and great successor to System Shock. Design, visuals, music are amazing and create intimidating but deeply engaging atmosphere. Mysterious story only supports that. Gameplay offers plenty of space for experimentation, a lot of interactivity and many ways to solve problems. I really don't think I can overprize this game with any amount of compliments. Expand
  22. Nov 13, 2021
    8
    Underrated hidden gem. Bethesda did a very bad and poor work with commercial. The game is a true immersive sim with greate atmosphere and fun mechanics. It has its flaws such as loading screens or unbalanced and annoying finale. But i think it's still an amazing game, it's a shame to see the low sales. Rip immersive sim genre.
  23. Jun 2, 2022
    8
    Nettes. Spiel es hat echt viel Spaß gemacht. Mehr davon! Nicht zu lang, nicht zu kurz. Genau richtig.
  24. Jan 15, 2022
    10
    10 ouf 10. Best sci-fi game ever. Amazing game mechanics. One of the best immersive sims at the moment !
  25. Aug 2, 2023
    10
    Top notch immersive sim with broad spectrum of management and legs! All internal game menus, player physics/actions are very user friendly. Variability and sandbox work at the highest level.

    (on a special difficulty; no HUD) Gameplay: combat mechanics 7/10 stealth (w/o powers) 9/10 atmosphere 10/10 Gameplay as RPG & im.sim: 10/10 Story [aggressive sjw-propaganda] 8/10
    Top notch immersive sim with broad spectrum of management and legs! All internal game menus, player physics/actions are very user friendly. Variability and sandbox work at the highest level.

    (on a special difficulty; no HUD)
    Gameplay:
    combat mechanics 7/10
    stealth (w/o powers) 9/10
    atmosphere 10/10
    Gameplay as RPG & im.sim: 10/10

    Story [aggressive sjw-propaganda] 8/10

    Graphics [bad NPCs] 9/10

    Sounds & music [buggy issues] 8/10

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    Cheers, Arkane!
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  26. Jul 27, 2023
    10
    Prey is the first immersive sim I've played and I'm hungry for more. I love how every problem has 5 unique gameplay mechanics to get past it and how every aspect of the world feels completely natural but also fun to explore. I love the melancholic music played throughout the game and the terrifying sounds made by the typhons. And I think the story is great, especially the intro andPrey is the first immersive sim I've played and I'm hungry for more. I love how every problem has 5 unique gameplay mechanics to get past it and how every aspect of the world feels completely natural but also fun to explore. I love the melancholic music played throughout the game and the terrifying sounds made by the typhons. And I think the story is great, especially the intro and ending. Highly recommend. Expand
  27. Jul 30, 2022
    10
    It's maybe a little silly to leave a review for a 5 year old game, but if you enjoy first-person RPGs like System Shock 2, Deus Ex, Fallout: do not sleep on Prey. It's a game that's an obvious love letter to the already mentioned System Shock 2, but the real star of this game is the space station on which it takes place: it's amazingly well realized, built like a real structure and not aIt's maybe a little silly to leave a review for a 5 year old game, but if you enjoy first-person RPGs like System Shock 2, Deus Ex, Fallout: do not sleep on Prey. It's a game that's an obvious love letter to the already mentioned System Shock 2, but the real star of this game is the space station on which it takes place: it's amazingly well realized, built like a real structure and not a video game level, but is still an absolute blast to explore. Its small, isolated setting also allows the writers to build up relationships in the crew: as you explore, you get little windows into the people that inhabit the station, how they felt about each other, and their histories. I've read other reviews claiming the story is bland, and I guess if you summarize it that's true, but the story here is more about the telling than the arc as a whole, and it's told just extremely well.

    Gameplay-wise—and I feel this is often true of Arkane's games—starts out a little punishing until you get the hang of it. Then the sandbox opens up and you really get to play it your way. A lot of the objectives have more than one way of solving them, and it's fun to realize other possible solutions even after you've completed one. The rest of the mechanics are challenging to discuss without spoilers, but suffice to say you end up unlocking some very unique powers, and there are many interesting ways to build up your character. The way you construct items is also the best application of a resource collection and crafting mechanic I've seen in this sort of game, just absolutely wacky, satisfying, and delightful.

    Something about this game that I haven't seen discussed often but deserves special mention: the UI/UX is so incredibly fantastic. The menus are thoughtful, inventory management works great, the whole thing just plays so smoothly. Whoever worked on it should be immensely proud.

    I can't believe this didn't make a larger splash when it first came out; had it not been free on Epic Games I'm not sure I would've ever noticed it. Play this game, spend some hours with it before you judge it, and I think you'll have a wonderful time.
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  28. Apr 20, 2022
    8
    Prey is a furious and at the same time thoughtful game, designed for dozens of hours. She is ruthless to the hurried, but supportive of the resourceful player.
  29. May 13, 2022
    8
    good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good
  30. Jul 24, 2022
    8
    this game is just perfect with that beautiful music , characters and atmosphere
  31. Aug 25, 2022
    9
    Prey is the best Arkane Studios game. Seriously, it has everything: amazing gameplay, unexpectable plot ideas and cool game setting. The only thing i lack in this game is more interesting characters but that's my own problem since the game does all what it needs to be a strong 9/10.
  32. Aug 22, 2022
    10
    This game was my biggest revelation. I've never heard about this game before I've played. I was thinking it's another sf shooter, but I was totally wrong. The game-play, climate and the story is awesome. The world is created with many small details so the discovery of the space station is really satisfactory.
    This game is challenging and offers different ways how to solve the problem,
    This game was my biggest revelation. I've never heard about this game before I've played. I was thinking it's another sf shooter, but I was totally wrong. The game-play, climate and the story is awesome. The world is created with many small details so the discovery of the space station is really satisfactory.
    This game is challenging and offers different ways how to solve the problem, however it's definitely not for everyone. If you expect heroic actions and hordes of aliens it's not a game for you.
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  33. Sep 11, 2022
    9
    This game should definitely be played if u enjoyed any other arkane game. Surely there is some default, but all the goods erases the bads. There is so much work but in this magnificent game! It's not for every one, but those who could like it should instantly play and replay it.
  34. Apr 30, 2023
    8
    Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»
  35. Sep 8, 2023
    9
    Хорошо проработанная с интересным геймплеем. Атмосферный мир, интересные побочные квесты. Оправдала все ожидания, денег не пожалел. Эта игра из тех, которые хочется растянуть как можно дольше.

    Очень рекомендую тем, кто любит игры типа Fallout, Half-Life, STALKER.
    Хорошо проработанная с интересным геймплеем. Атмосферный мир, интересные побочные квесты. Оправдала все ожидания, денег не пожалел. Эта игра из тех, которые хочется растянуть как можно дольше.

    Очень рекомендую тем, кто любит игры типа Fallout, Half-Life, STALKER.
Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 38
  2. Negative: 1 out of 38
  1. 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?
  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. 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]