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Developer: Arkane Studios
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Game Details: You awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key
You awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject in an experiment meant to change humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted. As you delve into the dark secrets of Talos I and your own past, you have to survive using the tools found on the station, your wits, weapons, and mind-bending abilities. [Bethesda Softworks]
Developer: Arkane Studios
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Genre(s): General Action Role-Playing Shooter Action RPG First-Person Arcade
Number of players: No Online Multiplayer
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Critic Reviews
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82
Metascore Generally favorable reviews
35 Positive Ratings 92%
2 Mixed Ratings 5%
1 Negative Ratings 2%
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LEVEL (Czech Republic)
Jul 5, 2017
"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]"
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Areajugones
May 9, 2017
"Prey is a masterpiece of the science-fiction genre. A game that hooks the player from beginning to end and creates a wonderful experience." ... Read full review
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Games.cz
May 24, 2017
"Excellent first person action with a strong RPG element allows countless gameplay approaches with its sensitively set systems and fantastic game- and level- design. It brings an eye-catching story, a great scriptwriting, a mercilessly exciting atmosphere, and it does not allow criticism of logical deficiencies because it explains everything carefully. Technically, it is flawless and runs smoothly. A handful of minor flaws can be overlooked with no regret. " ... Read full review
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Gaming Age
May 15, 2017
"All in all I would definitely recommend Prey to anyone interested. It is very reminiscent of Bioshock with some hefty Dead Space elements thrown in and some solid Deus Ex mechanics driving it all. It is a well-balanced, lengthy game with a substantial story that is intriguing enough to keep you interested for an extended period of time. Lackluster combat can make some stretches a drag, but that next room to explore and that next secret to uncover keeps you going. If you are on the fence, I would suggest you pick this one up. In a year that seems to just keep on delivering, Prey is yet another success story." ... Read full review
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DarkStation
Jun 20, 2017
"It is difficult to overstate what an achievement Prey's environmental and gameplay designs represent, nor the elegance and real ingenuity behind the many interlocking systems that the player accesses throughout. Whether you approach it as a horror-action game, a stealth-puzzle game or a run-and-gun shooter, Prey will accommodate you. Although it lacks narrative drive or memorable characters, Prey will engage you for hours as you realize the potential for creativity that the developers baked in to every area and moment in the game. " ... Read full review
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IBTimes UK
May 13, 2017
"Prey's greatest success is its approach to choice and exploration. For players looking for a direct and focused single player shooter experience, this will undoubtedly disappoint and perhaps even frustrate, but for players looking for a smart and immersive world rife with intrigue and tension, Prey is a quality companion for some true classics." ... Read full review
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IGN
May 10, 2017
"If the PC version of Prey hadn’t become completely unplayable from crashes and save-game corruption just as it was hitting its stride, I’d have called it a very good or perhaps even great game. Its strange alternate-history universe, sidequests, hidden threats, and detailed environmental storytelling make Talos I a joy to explore, one that’s well worth slogging through combat that doesn’t feel fresh enough to sustain it throughout a long game." ... Read full review
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8.3
User Score Generally favorable reviews
1,233 Positive Ratings 79%
175 Mixed Ratings 11%
145 Negative Ratings 9%
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Eckleburg
May 2, 2021
Prey is a masterfully crafted game that brings forth a compelling narrative, excellent level design and creative gameplay.

It encouragesPrey is a masterfully crafted game that brings forth a compelling narrative, excellent level design and creative gameplay.

It encourages experimentation with the variety of weapons & upgrades and it begs you to explore all corners of the space station to uncover what's happening. There is always more than 1 way to approach a given situation, with the onus on the player to be methodical.

Arkane have established themselves as a household name in the immersive sim genre. If you're someone that enjoys a more cerebral tone to your gaming with rich level design, this is it.… Expand
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Enile
Jun 2, 2017
Good old memories.

Half-Life+Bio Shock+Dead Space+etc=Prey Don't miss it if you love that kind of games, and genre. 60$ for AAAGood old memories.

Half-Life+Bio Shock+Dead Space+etc=Prey

Don't miss it if you love that kind of games, and genre.

60$ for AAA shooter? Yes. It's worth it. The level design, quality, sound, music, combat, and OMG that thrill and survival horror...

Go. Buy it!… Expand
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DaemonXHUN
May 6, 2017
This review is based on the game after completing it with all the side-quests available, except two (as far as I know). I played it for aroundThis review is based on the game after completing it with all the side-quests available, except two (as far as I know). I played it for around 25 in-game hours.

I'm one of those people who was heavily disappointed when Bethesda cancelled Prey 2 (2006's Prey's sequel, which I played and very much enjoyed). In a way, even if I wasn't one of them, I totally understood the people who started bashing and boycotting this new Prey game. But was the hate justified?

The short answer is no. Not at all. Based on my experience so far, I have to say this game is simply amazing in every possible way. The music is phenomenal, thanks to the talented Mick Gordon who also did the soundtrack for 2016's Doom and for Wolfenstein: The New Order.

But what is more important though is that the game is full of very smart and intelligent gameplay design ideas. It's more than obvious that the devs well thought out every little gameplay aspect and tweaked them to achieve perfection. This game has a very high production quality.

Also, I think I never saw a game before that so well utilized the enviroment such as this. In every single area I spent a very large amount of time to be able to discover everything, and it was a whole lot of fun. Prey mixes verticality and platforming very well with the usual, more horizontal gameplay.

And if I mentonied exploration: the exploration/discovery is fantastic, the game is very complex and deep in terms of world building and gameplay, in fact it's more complex in a way than most AAA games out there today. The story and the lore looks promising, and I like the visual design the artists went for.

The game clearly took inspiration from the best movies in the sci-fi genre (Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, or Ridley Scott's Alien). Other than that, it reminds me some of the best games I've played, such as Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Bioshock, Dishonored, and of course, it also has a very strong System Shock vibe. In fact, it could be called System Shock 3. It has a Dead Space feeling in a way too.

The good news won't end here. This game is perfectly optimized. I have a rig that is around the recommended specs, and I manage to hit 100FPS average at 1080p on the absolute highest settings (EVGA GTX970 FTW, 16GB DDR4 2400Mhz RAM, i5-6500).

This game is a joy to play. It's very impressive that it managed to grab me this much under only one hour and never let me go till I finished it. In fact, I'm still not finished (even if I completed the story). I'm starting a second playthrough now and I'll try to get the remaining achievements.
I definitely recommend checking out this game, it well worth the money!

If I have to say a con, it's a minor thing, but normal human-sized enemies will provide unpleasant difficulty spikes every time you face them as long as you don't get a shotgun. Fighting against them with the Glue Gun, Pistol, or Wrench is not easy, and they kill you in 3 hits on Normal difficulty. The easiest is to avoid them and/or try to throw explosives at them from a distance (red pipes).… Expand
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MaximumD
Nov 13, 2020
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 eyesI'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
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Exth
Oct 27, 2017
Fantastic game! Superb atmosphere. Love the gameplay. Old school type of level desing (OG Deus Ex, Half Life, System Shock). InterestingFantastic game! Superb atmosphere. Love the gameplay. Old school type of level desing (OG Deus Ex, Half Life, System Shock). Interesting Story. Great sound desing. Good Graphics and great asthetics.… Expand
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Mullon
Jun 18, 2022
It's okay? It's a perfectly serviceable immersive sim with all the bits you like that work competently. If you can't play Deus Ex or SystemIt's okay? It's a perfectly serviceable immersive sim with all the bits you like that work competently. If you can't play Deus Ex or System Shock or BioShock or Dishonored and need an immersive sim fix you should give Prey a shot. It has all the stuff you like, the email reading from Deus Ex, the stealth parkour from Dishonored, the history buff lore from BioShock, the space station crawling with alien monsters from System Shock, the weapon and ability upgrades from Deus Ex, the audio logs from System Shock, (the headcrabs from Half-Life), and the morality choices from Dishonored. Just don't play Prey if you want something novel, or a mystery that pays off, or an ending that's satisfying.… Expand
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tunahan43
Feb 20, 2022
bethesda ve arkanenin yaptığı oyunlardan beğenmediğim overrated bulduğum nadir yapımlardan .bunun fanboylarıda çok kanser.3 kere denedim yokbethesda 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.… Expand
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