Prey

Just like Deus Ex, I once started this game, played for 30 minutes and then didn't touch it again.
And just like Deus Ex, I one day started it again and got completely lost in this prime example of peak game design.

I will not spoil anything. I think every single bit of information about this game is worth being experienced firsthand instead of being told. But games like this make me weep for how dead the genre of immersive sims is, for its story, characters, locations, themes and worldbuilding really sucked me in.

---{Graphics}---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
☐ Minecraft

---{Gameplay}---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{Audio}---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{Audience}---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{PC Requirements} ---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{Game Size} ---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{Difficulty}---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{Grind}---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{Story}---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{Game Time} ---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{Price}---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{Bugs}---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10}---
☐ 1
☐ 2
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☐ 10

Peak game all so much exploration and all the different powers you can combo to together is great Prey 2 when????

The gameplay, sound, and atmosphere are amazing. It's a really good and immersive game. Big shout out to the teams and developers who made Prey!

First of all, one of the most iconic and memorable video game opening that I've experienced, up there with one of my other favorite, Bioshock Infinite. Simply beautiful.

Game wise, I like the non-linear and character building based on levels, you can choose skills that suits your playstyle as you level up, or try something completely different. As a gun totting mercenary, or a Mage with alien powers, or just a sneakyboi to sneak past the encounters at all.

It is overall a great game, I just hope that there were a few more enemy types, for example, there were some enemies with unique names, supposedly some crew-turned alien ,
but they behave not too different at all from the usual encounters except for maybe larger health bar. Adding some unique elements to these named enemies would give the game more spice for players to plan out their execution to take them down.

That being said, I'd really love to see a sequel to this.

Probably my favourite game of all time. The detailing, the effort put into the characters and setting, truly feels like Talos I and the people in it were ALIVE. And I grieve for them.

this game is so awesome, I love this game, very good very cool
I like this game because it's vgood, and there's lots of cool stuff in it

Just finished my first playthrough, what a trip. Got this on sale, did not expect much. Man, was I wrong. Give this one a try, well worth it. One note, don't get discouraged by early difficulties. The beginning can be rather punishing. All part of the utter joy this game is, however.

Beware of coffee mugs.

This is one of if not the best immersive sims of all time however it is a bit difficult for beginners

It's been a long while since I have enjoyed gaming. Subnautica was the last one I really enjoyed. Rust as well. But inbetween long periods of buying new games and not finding anything in them . I think I changed over the years. This game though got me back in story mode, I was immersed and had a ton of fun. Thanks devs, for an awesome game.

It’s been 8 years since I bought Prey, and I finally gave it the proper chance it deserved. Back when I was in the Marine Corps, I was too hooked on League of Legends to really dive into it, and honestly, I probably chickened out when I first saw the Nightmare—a massive monster that freaked me out. But here I am, giving it another shot, and I’ve got some thoughts.

The gameplay is fun and interactive. Gunplay? Solid. The difficulty though? Oh boy, it can get *really* frustrating at times. Don’t feel bad about lowering it—some enemies can 2-3 shot you, even on normal. The enemies themselves? Super repetitive and generic, which is a bit of a downer.

The story wasn’t bad, and while the writing could’ve been better, it’s honestly way better than a lot of the junk modern games put out today. The most frustrating part for me was how much back-and-forth you have to do between areas. Too many locked doors, repetitive detours, and not enough clear direction at times—especially when side quests and main quests got mixed together. If they’d been more deliberate with guiding you, I think it would’ve been way more enjoyable.

Arkane did a good job overall, but wow, they left in a lot of audio/visual bugs even after all these years. It’s kind of embarrassing, to be honest. Too late to fix now, but still a letdown.

Final thoughts: I won’t be buying the DLC. The game was alright, and I don’t regret playing it, but it’s only slightly above average in my book. If it’s on sale and you’ve been thinking about it, go for it. **7/10.**

This game is not underrated, it's alright but compared to even System Shock 1 it's meh, Can't believe the execs for the audacity of pushing the Prey name onto this.

EMBRACE THE LOOT GOBLIN! Truly this game rewards you for grabbing everything that's not nailed to the ground and then stealing the nails. Truly enjoyed playing the campaign and am about to start the DLC.

very very good. soft horror, less than half life but with much more survival, exploration and crafting

One of the best Immersive Sim's I have ever played a shame we'll never see anything close to this again from this studio. They clearly loved making it from how the entire game felt.

Only real complaint is that some enemies are kinda goofy in a bad sense where they pull my pants down and make me cry on the hard difficulty.

Really good single player game with that is axed towards exploration and tactics to evade or defeat enemies. The 0 gravity movement is really a nice feature that makes you feel like you're in an actual space station. I like how you have so many ways to get past security doors or move around depending on your abilities. Remember, a coffee mug is a very small object that fits in a lot of places and small openings ;)

Outstanding game.

Well worth the price of admission, even at full price, and despite being released years ago, blows most modern games out of the water.

This game is not an action shooter, as the advertisements seem to inddicate. Think, more like, Bioshock in space.

This is the thinking's man game. One of the best immersive sims ever made. In the intro you discover the cake is a lie and from that point they did not disappoint. I can easily see myself putting in over 100 hours only just to restart the game and do it again. I can see the sprinkles of Dishonored 2 mechanics in there, but this is a beast all its own. One of the best purchases I've made and I'm loving it. Getting this from any steam sale is a plus, but hell, I'd pay full price for this. The fact that I got this for less than 10 bucks on a sale is a crime.

There is so much to do, so much to come back to, it's exactly what I'm looking for. You investigate an area, only to discover that there the path is blocked. You have several ways around this. Exploration is required, awareness is needed, and experimentation is encouraged. There are so many things you have to pay attention to in order to succeed it's amazing. The story is great as well and expertly crafted. Excellent use of scientific theory and concepts. Amazing. This is like poppa Dishonored and Dead space had a baby and their uncle was Bio shock, and the father actually came back with the milk. 10/10 masterpiece.

Good bethesda game! terrifying, i am always hiding. Like Deadspace remake but MORE scary

Great classic game that still runs on modern machines. A first person shooter, survival horror, with a flavor of Sci-Fi to it. The survival part of it does get in the way of the FPS action, with ammo being extremely limited, and the hunt for supplies taking up a lot of your time.

The graphics are great, as well as the sound design. Overall, I give this game 8/10. The busywork takes away from the gameplay.

🎮 Space Station Simulator: How to Overcome Your Fear of Coffee Cups ☕

Impressions:
Prey is what happens when you mix Bioshock, Alien, and a mild caffeine addiction. The game throws you onto a space station where everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, wants to kill you. Chairs? Murderous. Coffee mugs? Definitely murderous. That sandwich in the corner? Better check it twice. 🍴
The story twists your brain into knots, the atmosphere screams "paranoia," and the combat makes you rethink every decision.

Technicals:
Graphics: 8/10 🎨
Audio: 8/10 🎧
Gameplay: 8/10 🕹️
Difficulty: 6/10 😅
Story: 7/10 📖

Who Should Play:
👽 Fans of immersive sci-fi horror.
🛠️ People who enjoy unraveling complex stories and surviving with duct tape and sheer determination.
🪑 Anyone who trusts IKEA furniture a little too much and needs to reevaluate.

Final Score:
⭐ 7/10

loved the aspect of the game having several ending depending on the choices you make, and that it doesn't force you to take a specific path to reach a objective.

The twist and turns and exploration are amazing, damn good game especially if you can get it on sale cause it is pretty old now, some of the story beats are incredible. overall great game 8/10

Amazing game, haven't finished it yet, can be frustrating at times but the story keeps you going. Replays likely won't be as fun though. More of a one time experience for me.

One of the best first-person story-driven games I have played. Loved every part of it, great world building, amazing story, and ton of secrets to explore and discover. It runs like butter even on relatively old potato systems like mine lol!
Highly recommended!
Also an added note, as I do not see this very often, the music and ambience is amazing, especially if a mimic is close by and notices you but you don't, gives me the heebie jeebies every f'ing time!

It sat installed for nearly a decade before I charged through it. Might as well be the real bioshoc k2 imo

A really fun sci-fi horror story that makes you second guess all your desk appliances whether its real or a mimic. also its fun to get this game as a gift for a friend and run around sticking post it notes on things calling it not a mimic. story is alright and kind of a pain to play the game with no injections but not bad

This game is such an awesome immersive sim. It's like System Shock 2 on crack. Very underrated game with lots of systems to explore. The narrative is also very compelling.

Prey is a fun lille sci fi romp in space. I enjoyed playing through the story and had fun messing around the space station. Love the enemy designs and there was a few different varieties. Would have loved to see more enemy types, late game kinda feels like fighting the same lot and gets boring. Mimics were the most fun to run into, they reminded me of the og half life headcrab jump scares.

all in all fun game, ending was a "eugh really" moment

7/10 mimics

Criminal how underplayed this game is. Dishonored in space with richer gameplay, awesome music, novel exploration, and so much to dig into. One of the few games where I read or listen to nearly every piece of lore I can find. Would love to see Arkane keep making amazing immersive sims like this and can’t wait to get to Mooncrash.

Will you push the fat man? will you install Typhon neuromods? will you allow the shuttle back to earth? These are the important questions you will struggle with. What does it mean to be human?

I got this game for free on Epic but bought it on Steam to post this review. Ignore the low playtime 👍

TL;DR: Prey is an excellent immersive sim that I enjoyed playing a lot 🦾

I loved the immersion and freedom of playing

Talos 1 is fascinating to explore,

(the enemies) are great adversaries:

I look forward to the day I’ll replay Prey

The game is really fun and has a lot of replayability. The gameplay is 8/10, the graphics/design is 8/10, and the Story is a 9/10. Also the story feels really mature and it is definitely worth playing the game the whole way through. So my overall score is a 8.5/10

Genius game, impressive story. A true testament to the developers' commitment to crafting a compact, genuine gaming experience, free from the shallow trends dominating today’s mind-numbing, money-grabbing industry. I guess the time will come when only games before 2020 will actually be worth either buying or revisiting... or is that time already here?

Anyway, this game might very well be the last sip of a single-player world crafted with such creative, innovative yet consistent quality for ages to come.

I am not a fan of horrors so initially I left this game alone after the first twist in the game. Two friends of mine convinced to to finish it later. What helped me actually get through the game was trusting nothing. If it looks suspicious or if you are unsure, bash it with a wrench. I am glad my friends pushed me to finishing it because it has one of the best stories I have witnessed in recent years. I love the traditional style of game play, (i.e. health and shield bars with no regeneration. limited ammunition, no random npc telling you what to do and where to go all the time. Choices matter) .
Combat is fun and the game is immersive. Visuals are great. Priced right. Definitely one of Arcane Studios best games. 9/10

Potentially great game but variety of issues put this into not recommend for me.

Overall: 5/10
Bland Gun-play, Psychic system UI makes it awful to use
Enemies are surprisingly generic
Writing is generic or worse
Sound design is atrocious. Sound frequently breaks and can't be fixed.
Fuck whoever wrote the after credits scene. Ruined the game.

Gun play was fun but limited. Not a lot of difference in weapons, it's really just shotgun or electric gun, nothing else has enough ammo or does damage fast enough to matter. Would have loved a flamethrower, laser gun (the Q-Beam sucks), or military weapons like a rifle or grenade launcher. The grenades were neat as was the gloo gun but everything else was boilerplate.

Psychic powers requiring a helmet that partially deafens and reduces your vision was an awful design choice. The powers are also hard to aim even after taking into account the vision issues. By about a 1/3 of the game I stopped using them entirely.

The characters drone on and on. Would love to be able to skip them. Would REALLY love to skip audio logs because any time you accidentally press L one plays. It's actually faster to quick save and quick load than to listen to more of the drivel. Enemy sound design was really bad since it only mattered when they were already on you. You couldn't use sound to scout an area, once an enemy made a sound it had either detected you or attacked you.

The station itself was really neat. Well-designed, intuitive layout, looked interesting and lived in even if it was no more diverse than Bioshock was however many years before.

The lack of bosses was really odd. Especially when you can one tap the only 'evil guy' in the game. And the final boss is essentially just an environmental effect like fire? What?

The evil guy also has a sequence break issue that prevents you from getting the good ending. Poor QA to have an issue so obvious with no fixes for it.

The 'it was all a dream' after credits ending really ruined the game though. Fuck whoever wrote that. Please never write again. Not even a birthday card. You suck.

The best immersive sim I've ever played. Also the DLC is pretty much a roguelite which is cool. RIP Arkane, you will never be forgotten

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS GAME!!! PERFECT AND SO SO UNDERRATED!!
I think for the majority, this game went to be misunderstood. Flew under the radar and made to seem like something its not. Heres the thing, this is not a shooter, this is not a narrative, this is not a stealth game. Part of beauty in this game is how versatile it is. This is an immersive sim. What you do with the game is entirely up to you. Not understanding that is like drinking warm water and not getting why everyone says water is refreshing. I find it so cool the devs thought of everything, and finding new things and new ways to deal with everything makes me love the game even more than I already do. This is the best immersive sim and one of the only ones to be made. It’s a perfect game that deserves so much more acknowledgment, please do give it a chance. This game deserves the world.

This is a personal preference that not everyone is a fan of but I love collecting everything and then shoving it down the recycler. It’s so fun to loot every room of trash then compacted into useful material. It tickles something in my brain idk

Mooncrash is a great dlc. It’s exactly what a dlc should be, its basically a whole different game in a way. I throughly enjoyed it and personally have no complaints. Although I do think that this is more of a hit or miss. When you have a goal in mind it’s really fun. Otherwise, it could feel a bit aimless and pointless. It’s also very confusing when you jump in at first. Other than that, it’s very fun. Give it a try and if that doesnt work, try again

I love everything about this game, but by far my favorite thing is the lore. I love reading all the messages left by former employees and hearing about all their stories, and having it all make sense and come together. I love seeing how the environment tells a story about how they died or how they lived on talos l. The grand lobby and the tiny living quarters contrast showing how corrupt this place is before even knowing what’s directly stated to us. People often say the story lacks in prey which I can understand, at surface level the story we experience isn’t anything extraordinary. But they’re missing the other half of the story that’s riddled throughout the station.

This game is SO immersive. EVERY SINGLE PART of the station is explorable. Not only that but all of it adds up together. The interior perfectly matches up with the exterior, I don’t need to explain how impressive that is, right? Every employee is accounted for, everyone supposed to be on Talos IS and it’s so cool. The amount of love put into this game is extraordinary. You can really feel it while playing. Looking around the station you can see all their research and the methodically placed objects that makes the station feel so lived in. I could keep going and going on forever. I LOVE this game. I cannot emphasize enough how Prey is a masterpiece. A flawless art piece.

Anyway, try it out. Give it a good 20 hour preythrough, collect everything, read everything, absorb everything. This is absolutely a one of a kind game
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Classic survival horror game. A well blended of all enjoyable elements: actions, puzzle, story-driven, etc.

I got introduced to this game years ago by a friend. The story is what hit me the most; from the plot twists to each little twist and bend throughout the story. The graphics are great, the character design is beautiful, each character having their own personality, the world design is just as amazing as everything else; I recommend this game to everyone who likes sci-fi horror space-y thriller games. It's a bit frustrating at times, but lots of fun.

Enjoyed it. Took my time to explore and liked how the game allowed the ability to access different areas in unusual ways. Took the path of no Typh implants which probably upped the difficulty but wanted to remain as human as possible. May replay again in the future. If you're into survival type games with a sometimes strong element of unease (wouldn't go as far to say horror) I'd definitely recommend it. If you're just into a combat blast-em-up, perhaps go elsewhere.

Compelling story, strong atmosphere. It also feels very satisfying to be able to access and explore the space station bit by bit!

Great game. A little slow in the beginning but starts to get really good and rewards you for paying attention. Multiple ways to solve things, many areas to traverse non-linearly.

The Prey which isn't Prey (2006) but instead System Shock! and Man, what a treat.
I'm gonna be short: this is another masterpiece and pillar of the ImmSimm Genre (or, since every single damn time one mentions the ImmSimm there at least half of the people who go ape about this topic, or one which truly follow the ImmSimm philosophy).
Nope, the game doesn't pretend to be something it's not ;) this is the real deal, there's no ''downsides'' to this game (perhaps some enemies design choices, but still)
So, Buy it.
End of story (just like our hopes to see a follow up to this masterpiece of art, apperentely).

I slept on this when it came out. What a delightful surprise. The exploration and problem solving are excellent and the story has just enough intrigue to propel exploration. Many games pretend to offer differing play styles, but the options really do feel distinct and legitimate here; it lives up to the potential and promise of the immersive-sim label. The fabricating system is fun and freeing; For my first playthrough (on PS4), I scoured every resource, stuck to a mostly gloo/wrench combat approach, and was able to fabricate enough neuromods to get every upgrade by the midpoint. Starting a second playthrough (on PC) and doing things differently/taking different upgrades makes Prey feel like an entirely new and fresh game all over again

When I first played this game I'll admit that I dropped it quickly because of how slow it plays at first. But if you give it a chance and try to fully explore the mechanics of the game, I'm sure you will love it.

The game was fine not that good. At first it was complicated but I got over it and the gameplay was good, also the style for crafting the items and how you can survive by combating with creatures. Unfortunately the story was not that good to me and the game disappoint me in the last mission which keeping me going and come backing in same areas which make me confuse . At the end the game was ok for me and I recommend 75% for trying it.

Prey feels like a spiritual successor to System Shock. You find yourself trap in a space station and most of the beings you meet are either dead or hostile.
On higher difficulties – I would suggest to playing it on the highest – the player has to be cautious and approach fights in a methodical way. Even seemingly weak opponents can kill you; so instead of running into a room and loot everything, it is advisable to analyze the interior – there might be objects that do not seem to be placed properly etc. That creates an intensity and paranoia – I had to hit any mug I could find – that is quite unique.
As a side effect you are more aware of your environment and as you gain knowledge of the Talos 1 and the various threats thereon, you get more skills and equipment that make the game easier.
That is slow but satisfying progression. Or in other words: you earn your power-fantasy.

A well built sandbox, but the design often works against itself.

For example: It's got a big interesting map to explore, and objectives which exploration by having you backtrack to previous areas. But then it turns out enemies all respawn, but ammo doesn't. And the most common enemy is able to perfectly hide in plain sight, so you're encouraged to explore at a snail's pace, tediously scanning every room. And despite the game having 100 different ways to get past locked doors, you can expect any door worth getting into to be immune to 99 of them. Same with a lot of enemies. The game may have several equally valid ways to play, but it feels like there are far, far more wrong ways, and you will be punished for dipping your toe in them.

Art direction is alright, but at the end of the day it feels like you're exploring just another series of metal corridors. Characters are largely non-existent, and the few you meet forgettable. That's the real problem: in all my time with the game, I remember plenty of frustrating parts, but remember very little that was fun or enjoyable or exciting.

Overall, it's a very solid immersive sim sandbox. But unless you're really into that genre then there's probably not enough other stuff going for it to be worth the frustration.

After 7 hours, I'm throwing in the towel.

This is an immersive sim, and a pretty good one at that. But these kinds of games just don't appeal much to me. The problem with this one in particular is that it just keeps expanding out with more branching paths and side-quests without ever re-focusing on the core experience.

If you are looking for a game that can provide dozens of hours of crafting/sidequests/etc. then you will probably enjoy Prey. If you are looking for a more focused experience that doesn't waste your time then look elsewhere.