Prey

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1672 Ratings

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  1. RinKaiG
    Apr 12, 2021
    9
    Good morning Morgan, Today is Monday, March 15th, 2032 ...
    Nice and interesting game.
  2. 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
  3. Zetoc
    Apr 3, 2021
    9
    I first played this game for about an hour when it came out, for some reason it dident really catch my attention and i did not play it again for many years... but man am i glad i gave it a second chance

    This game is a gem! Interesting story and setting, excellent gameplay and both known and unique game mechanics Good sound,music and atmhosphere. Took me around 23 hours to finnish and    I first played this game for about an hour when it came out, for some reason it dident really catch my attention and i did not play it again for many years... but man am i glad i gave it a second chance

    This game is a gem!
    Interesting story and setting, excellent gameplay and both known and unique game mechanics
    Good sound,music and atmhosphere.
    Took me around 23 hours to finnish and it felt not to short or to long

    Gameplaywise its a mix of bioshock and deadspace with a splash of Halflife

    The game is not perfect but it is pretty close

    Enemies are abit uninteresting and not very varied, but its kinda linked to the story
    The UI can be abit clunky and it took me a while to figure out to quickmap weapons etc
    The graphics and artstyle are by no means bad but might be a slight bit cartoonish, where i would have liked more of a deadspace or Re2 Remake astetic and look.
    And i would have like a little longer ending cutscene that explained abit more about what happend after

    But these are minor complaints, i fellt like i was back in the good old days of gaming where i just couldent wait to get home to play more    … Expand
  4. four12am
    Mar 19, 2021
    10
    Great game! Reminds a lot of Bioshock 1, which is another all time favorite of mine.
  5. msatarish
    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
  6. yertre
    Feb 8, 2021
    9
    Prey is a great game overall, though it does have a few technical hiccups. It's a bit sad to see the same people who called Bioshock Infinite a masterpiece pretend that this game doesn't exist.

    If you want a great immersive sim with nice art, play Prey. Just be aware that the game is NOT a horror game, and will not deliver in that regard.
  7. dgrein
    Jan 30, 2021
    7
    Aviso de que escribo esto habiendo dejado el juego incompleto, ¿Por qué? Básicamente el sistema de combate me parece pésimo, pero la historia, ambientación y sonido de este juego son maravillosos. Si no te importa un sistema de combate malo y tosco como él solo, disfruta de una historia jodidamente inmersiva.
  8. alona
    Jan 22, 2021
    8
    Very good story rich game. However not my favourite genre but I enjoyed playing very much.
  9. Poochingus
    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.    … Expand
  10. C45513
    Jan 13, 2021
    9
    First-person sci-fi immersive sim with exceptional environmental storytelling and incredible ambience.
  11. Jumper33
    Dec 24, 2020
    10
    Потрясающий блокбастер Prey, крутой сюжет, космическое разнообразие действий, крафт элемент бомбезный, и атмосфера. Главное атмосфера! Все на все 10 из 10. Топ 5 моих любимых игр.
  12. SergeiZ
    Dec 22, 2020
    7
    Delightful plot.
    Interesting puzzles and quests.
    Terrible combat mechanics.

    My rating would have been higher if the option to buy the Prey had not been removed for the sake of this game (i mean game from 2006).
  13. bxgdvn
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Game one in a million. Sadly the very same people who are whining about micro transactions, generic and unimaginative games never bought this game. While demonizing Bethesda for making awful F86 they showed Bethesda’s executives, responsible for F86 and Prey, that no one’s buying fine crafted single player games like Prey. So it’s not the greedy corporations to blame — it’s you, The Gamer.Game one in a million. Sadly the very same people who are whining about micro transactions, generic and unimaginative games never bought this game. While demonizing Bethesda for making awful F86 they showed Bethesda’s executives, responsible for F86 and Prey, that no one’s buying fine crafted single player games like Prey. So it’s not the greedy corporations to blame — it’s you, The Gamer.
  14. Xandl7
    Dec 16, 2020
    10
    one of the best games the last years
    gameplay is awesome
    atmosphere and graphis are great
    worth every cent
    also the dlc
  15. garishulc
    Dec 15, 2020
    10
    Отличная игра с отличным сюжетом, с отличными механиками показывающие трудность морального выбора. Почему ее так хэйтят не ясно. Видимо большинство в нее просто не играли!
  16. TOKYO_GHOUL_R
    Dec 15, 2020
    6
    Больше 6 баллов поставить не могу из-за общей унылости игры ближе ко 2 половине сюжета, когда и станция исследована, и ресурсов остается мало.
    В итоге это превращается в обычную беготню между секциями Талос-1 во имя великой цели(которую игра сама спойлерит, что странно).
    Отдельно хочется отметить то, что станция на самом деле довольно большая, дизайн ее на приемлемом уровне, хотя уровнем    Больше 6 баллов поставить не могу из-за общей унылости игры ближе ко 2 половине сюжета, когда и станция исследована, и ресурсов остается мало.
    В итоге это превращается в обычную беготню между секциями Талос-1 во имя великой цели(которую игра сама спойлерит, что странно).
    Отдельно хочется отметить то, что станция на самом деле довольно большая, дизайн ее на приемлемом уровне, хотя уровнем Dishonored тут и не пахнет.
    Кому хочется вариативности тоже ее получат, проходить секции и мясить тифонов можно с умом, больше сказать по игре нечего.
    Типичный проходняк именно в жанре имерсив сив, как бы это комично не звучало и типичная игра, которую можно купить за 200-500 рублей по скидкам для обывателя.    … Expand
  17. OldManGamerOMG
    Dec 7, 2020
    9
    I enjoyed Prey very much. It didn't hurt that it was the same name of my favorite novel, written by Michael Crichton. There are a great many similarities between the two as well, while still very foreign from one another. Prey had some very excellent aspects of the game, but I still felt that something was missing, though I still cannot put my finger on it. Regardless, I consider this aI enjoyed Prey very much. It didn't hurt that it was the same name of my favorite novel, written by Michael Crichton. There are a great many similarities between the two as well, while still very foreign from one another. Prey had some very excellent aspects of the game, but I still felt that something was missing, though I still cannot put my finger on it. Regardless, I consider this a must play for a unique gameplay with an excellent story.

    While several of the achievements are based on replay, I found myself feeling forced to push through the second and third, and the fourth time was almost painful. While I thoroughly enjoyed the game to start, I found that it was taxing to play again back to back. I would say that this is like a movie you would not want to miss and very glad you watched in the theater, most likely even buy it and own in your personal collection. However, you would most likely never watch it again.    … Expand
  18. Sinatra
    Dec 1, 2020
    9
    Just brilliant! Good graphics (except the characters), fantastic story, game mechanics, enemies ... no bugs...
    One of the best openings I have ever seen in a game.
    If you are planing to play Prey, the game shines on a higher difficulty
  19. jc_denton
    Nov 24, 2020
    9
    This is a fantastically underrated game that emphasizes player choice. It that sense, it's the closest thing we have to a Deus Ex or System Shock 2 in the modern era. It's an RPG at its heart - don't expect to go in guns blazing and winning the gunfights unless you've maxed out the weapon skill tree. It's a thinking man's game.

    The game features some of the world building I've ever    This is a fantastically underrated game that emphasizes player choice. It that sense, it's the closest thing we have to a Deus Ex or System Shock 2 in the modern era. It's an RPG at its heart - don't expect to go in guns blazing and winning the gunfights unless you've maxed out the weapon skill tree. It's a thinking man's game.

    The game features some of the world building I've ever seen. There snippets of information spread here and there and its up to you to piece the puzzle together. This is one of those games where getting spoiled really ruins a large part of the experience, since the joy and thrill of finding out what's REALLY going on is what keeps this game going. So stop reading reviews, and go get this game. It can probably be had for less than 10 bucks these days.    … Expand
  20. PublicNuisance
    Nov 13, 2020
    7
    I want to say first off that I don’t think Prey was a bad game. Some of what I’ll say will sound a bit negative but overall it is a solid game. It is like a space version of Bioshock and Dishonored but it has worse combat than either of those. It has many things it did well but I didn’t enjoy the combat much. I found there to be too few weapons to use for my liking. There is a shotgun;I want to say first off that I don’t think Prey was a bad game. Some of what I’ll say will sound a bit negative but overall it is a solid game. It is like a space version of Bioshock and Dishonored but it has worse combat than either of those. It has many things it did well but I didn’t enjoy the combat much. I found there to be too few weapons to use for my liking. There is a shotgun; pistol and a wrench as your main weapons. There are some grenade type weapons you can use that have different properties and there are powers you can choose to learn. Overall though I wasn’t interested in the alien powers and found the environmental attacks such as throwing furniture at enemies cute but not something that I wanted to do often. I also didn’t like the zero gravity parts as I found moving around annoying as I kept flying past where I wanted to go. There were also some timed missions which is a game feature I despise. Another game idea I hate that was used was respawning enemies. After killing all enemies in an area I could return later and there were new ones there. Now they weren’t the same ones, it was trying to say that the aliens were moving about the ship and nowhere was safe but the timing was way off. I could leave an area and return seconds later and there would be new enemies. You may say the game doesn’t follow real time but the timed missions were indeed using real time so I maintain it was poorly done. Many objectives were also very vague about where to go or what to do. Others were very specific or easy to figure out so it was a toss up on whether I would enjoy the mission. Lastly I was hoping that there would be some explanation about just what the Nightmare Typhon was but it never came. This thing stalks you across the station and even if you kill the thing it will come back later and hunt you more. I thought that maybe it would play a bigger role than just annoying me but I was wrong.

    Now let me state what the game did well. The story was great and the further it got in the more I enjoyed it. I loved finding audio logs; emails; notes; etc that helped fill in the gaps on just what happened on Talos I. The voice acting was well done across the board. The trauma effects were fantastic. If you choose to turn it on there are trauma effects that can happen to your body based on certain injuries. You can become concussed; get radiation sickness; break bones; hemorrhage blood; etc. They were very well done in terms of the little details. When I was concussed everything became blurry at times and light was disorientating. When bones would break from a fall you could hear the bones crunch while walking and you limped. When you were hemorrhaging blood you left bloody footprints. The inventory system was well done and reminded me of Deus Ex. The system of being able to recycle items to build other items was well used. The graphics overall were pretty good. Facial detail and fire detail were a bit poor but the colour use was good as was the detail on weapons and objects.

    I played Prey on Linux using Wine and Lutris. The game did have some technical issues. It crashed to desktop while loading a game once. It also froze once during the end credits and once during game play. Overall the performance was good. It did get laggy for a literal second or two sometimes but it wasn’t frequent and it never lasted longer than a couple seconds. The frame rate was usually over 80 FPS. There are 5 graphics options; 4 AA options; 4 AF options; and an FOV slider that went from 60-120. Alt-Tab worked. You can manually save whenever you want aside from when on elevators. There are 20 save slots although with the auto saves the game does at points there can be more. I played version 10966486 (38551) from GOG. You can change the difficulty settings at any time.

    Game Engine: Cryengine
    Disk Space Used: 27.5 GB
    GPU Usage: 0-99 %
    VRAM Usage: 3255-4178 MB
    CPU Usage: 14-41 %
    RAM Usage: 3.0-4.4 GB
    Frame Rate: 27-144 FPS
    Settings used: Highest; SMAA2x; 16xAF; adaptive resolution off

    So in the end did I have fun ? I did. I didn’t enjoy all of the game but I enjoyed enough of it to finish it. The good outweighs the bad. I finished Prey in 26 hours 47 minutes. I paid $14.99 CAD for it and would place it’s value closer to the $20 range. If you’re looking for a pure shooter it won’t fit the bill but if you’re more into adventure than pure action than it has enough to offer.

    My Score: 7/10

    My System:

    AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | 16GB DDR4-3000 CL15 | MSI RX 5700 XT Gaming X 8GB | Mesa 20.0.8 | Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB | Linux Mint 20 | Mate 1.24 | Kernel 5.8.0-25-generic | Wine 5.21 | DXVK 1.7.2 | ACO Compiler | Feral Game Mode    … Expand
  21. MaximumD
    Nov 13, 2020
    9
    I've recently bought a nice new gaming laptop and decided to pick this up on PC on the cheap for a replay. This game is great and in my eyes it's completely underrated by the gaming media. If you like Deus Ex type games and the Dishonoured series. This is right up your alley.

    This game has: Cool original design and story, Rpg elements, expansive weapon and equipment options and    I've recently bought a nice new gaming laptop and decided to pick this up on PC on the cheap for a replay. This game is great and in my eyes it's completely underrated by the gaming media. If you like Deus Ex type games and the Dishonoured series. This is right up your alley.

    This game has: Cool original design and story, Rpg elements, expansive weapon and equipment options and upgrades, and just a completely forboding atmosphere were you are constantly on edge. Multiple optoins on how to solve problems and build your character. It's much better than Deus Ex Human revolution and Mankind Divided and on part with Dishonoured 1 and 2.

    Graphics on the PC can be top notch depending on your rig, but the game runs smoothly and is optimized for pc.

    You can't go wrong here, especially now that the game is discounted. Pick it up and you won't be disappointed.    … Expand
  22. kimi1775
    Nov 9, 2020
    8
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  23. L140
    Nov 5, 2020
    8
    одна из лучших игр в своем жанре, интересный сюжет, хорошо проработанный лор, большая вариативность в прохождении.
  24. GVB
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    Do you like System Shock? Do you like the very well written stories? Do you like sci-fi? Do you like games that are fun and easy to play but deep in a lot of aspects? Do you like videogames in general? Yes? Then... stop reading critics about this game and buy it, play it, enjoy it.
  25. skeletorone
    Oct 3, 2020
    10
    If you like Immersive Sims, PREY is a must-play. It quickly became my favorite game. The game world is interesting, the characters are interesting, the level design is fantastic. I loved every second of this game. PREY has at least three full play throughs in it because you can develop your character in different paths according to your playstyle. I can't get into it more because I wouldIf you like Immersive Sims, PREY is a must-play. It quickly became my favorite game. The game world is interesting, the characters are interesting, the level design is fantastic. I loved every second of this game. PREY has at least three full play throughs in it because you can develop your character in different paths according to your playstyle. I can't get into it more because I would spoil the experience for you.

    Just play it. :)    … Expand
  26. Mondyjoy
    Sep 23, 2020
    1
    Naha, just could not even get into this. Was nothing to get into... Character was pure garbage.
  27. 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.
  28. Bigdaddy365
    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
  29. MrSchipunov
    Jul 30, 2020
    10
    Masters of immersive sims, Arkane, once again demonstrated their intellectual prowess in this masterpiece. Also, this game is insanely well optimized, it's mind boggling.
  30. kezzyhko
    Jul 26, 2020
    7
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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

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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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