Includes Cosmonaut Shotgun Pack & OST
Story
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens...
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter 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 dig into the dark secrets of Talos I and your own past, you must survive using the tools found on the station -- your wits, weapons, and mind-bending abilities. The fate of the Talos I and everyone aboard is in your hands.
Features
Sci-fi Thriller Nothing is as it seems aboard Talos I. As Morgan Yu, set out to unravel the clues you've left behind for yourself, and discover the truth about your past. What role will you play in TranStar’s plans, and the mysterious threat ravaging the station?
Singular Setting Orbiting the Moon, the Talos I space station symbolizes the height of private space enterprise. Explore a lavish craft designed to reflect corporate luxury of the 1960s, and navigate interconnected, non-linear pathways built to hide countless secrets.
Unimaginable Threat The shadowy extraterrestrial presence infesting Talos I is a living ecology bent on annihilating its prey. It’s up to you, one of the last remaining survivors aboard the station, to end the deadly attack of these haunting predators.
Play Your Way Gain alien abilities to develop a distinct combination of powers and upgrade your unique skills. Craft increasingly useful items with the blueprints, gadgets and tools on board the station to overcome dangerous obstacles in your way. Survive unprecedented threats with your wits and ability to improvise.
Through out the game I kept having the feeling of other games which no doubt you may have played before is here in Prey. The biggest one of all the familiar feelings I got was Metroid Prime. It's Metroid Prime The Next Generation.
Like in Metroid Prime you'll be going back and forth looking for more secrets to help you fight against the aliens that hid or patrolling in the space station. There is so much you can do on first level your in. I found so much stuff that is very useful that game kept encouraging me to keep exploring ever part of the level I'm in, from old level to new level. I never got bored on exploring any of the old levels or new levels. Because there was always something new you would find.
Which is very good and this is S Rank Classic for 2017.
Prey is an Immersive Sim at its finest. The action takes place at a well thoughout and richly designed space station, whole of which will be available for you to explore. A sheer amount of skills and systems at your disposal allow you a feeling of free exploration, as while the game's story does guide you, there are many way to achieve your objective, creative ways of non-linear progression and secrets to find.
Prey does a good job encouraging players to use many different tools at player's disposal, rather then limiting themselves to just few of available tools. This game is full of outstanding moments, ideas and mechanics but to spoil any of them would rob a potential new player of an experience of discovering them by themselves. Discovery, and finding new ways in which you can use skills and tools at your disposals are among core strengths of the title.
Unfortunately, Prey has also some great ideas that don't quite stick the landing - like one of the bigger threats the game not being too easy to outsmart, seemlesness of the station being compromised by loadscreens, and poor pacing of some underdeveloped final bits of the story and rather questionable plot twist. While those issue tarnish the badge of approval, it is still one of the smartest, atmospheric and most engaging titles you can get.
This game is often referred to as 'System Shock 3' and it's not hard to see why.
The plot is very good albeit a setup for the mechanics of 'bioshock in space' - you can inject yourself with magic eyeball-syringes that give you super-powers at the expense of your humanity.
The enemies are nasty, the space station you're trapped on is stunningly designed and overall this is great game. What rounds it off though is the way you can navigate and overcome problems through creative use of these abilities.
This game is the rarest of creatures, a high budget immersive sim that refines the formula of past classics such as System Shock 2 without dumbing it down to appeal to a mass audience. It's essentially System Shock 3, and any fan of the genre should play it without hesitation.
Like System Shock, it takes place on a space station where things have gone horribly wrong. The interior and exterior, both fully explorable, are modeled beautifully with modern high resolution graphics and level design. It encourages creative exploration by giving the player a "glue gun" which can be used to create your own walkways along any surface, allowing you to reach areas of interest that you might see while exploring, or to sneak past tough encounters.
Combat is fast paced and challenging, at least for the majority of the game. Weapons each have strengths and weaknesses--- there's no rocket launcher to blow everything up with or sniper rifle to kill everything from a mile away. You'll have to think about what is best for each situation.
Cleverly, all loot in the game is valuable as it can be recycled into crafting materials and then turned into a variety of useful items, including upgrade points. Characters can be built in a variety of different ways to focus on combat, fitness, psychic abilities or skills like hacking and repair.
There game has a waypoint system that directs you where to go, but it's not obnoxious and can be disabled if you prefer. In many cases, the game will provide you with bits of information that you can use to create your own goals, rather than telling you what to do. For example, you might read an email that mentions someone, then use the nearest security station to locate that person and then rescue them or obtain their loot.
There is a lot more I could talk about, including the story which is interesting and contains some good twists. But since I'm running out of room, I'll just say it's a 10/10 immersive sim, absolutely one of the best ever made.
One of the best and most misunderstood experimental games ever made. Story, gameplay, and level design are all top notch. No relation to Prey from 2006, which was great in its own right - they are completely separate stories, canons, themes, motifs, etc.
I think one of the reasons Prey is so misunderstood (besides unfortunate naming) is that it throws the player into the action without gradually introducing them to all the mechanics. Example: later on you will have access to new mechanics but never be aware of them unless you explicitly explore optional objectives and experiment with your gameplay style. Essentially, it's greatest strength and perceived flaw are the same: a hardcore imm sim that doesn't hold your hand. I ironically see this issue in many of the negative reviews, which is really unfortunate. People commonly seem to have either gotten bored or frustrated from not understanding all the tools they had at their disposal and how they could be combined.
Prey is absolutely worth your time as long as you go in with an open mind, curiosity, and the intent to explore. This game will not hold your hand, and that's where much of the fun and replayability lies if you let it.
This game is waiting for a review. Take the first shot!
{{ item.rating }}
{{ item.percentage }}%
Awaiting more reviews
An error occurred. Please try again later.
Other ratings
Awaiting more reviews
Add a review
Edit a review
Your rating:
Stars and all fields are required
Not sure what to say? Start with this:
What kept you playing?
What kind of gamer would enjoy this?
Was the game fair, tough, or just right?
What’s one feature that really stood out?
Did the game run well on your setup?
Inappropriate content. Your reviews contain bad language.
Inappropriate content. Links are not allowed.
Inappropriate content. Content contains gibberish.
Review title is too short.
Review title is too long.
Review description is too short.
Review description is too long.
Not sure what to write?
You cannot save your review due to the following reasons:
You need to select star rating
You need to enter review title
You need to enter the content of your review
Show:
5 on page
15 on page
30 on page
60 on page
Order by:
Most helpful
Most positive
Most critical
Most recent
Filters:
No reviews matching your criteria
Written in
English
Deutsch
polski
français
русский
中文(简体)
Others
Written by
Verified ownersOthers
Added
Last 30 daysLast 90 daysLast 6 monthsWheneverAfter releaseDuring Early Access
Your review should focus on your in-game experience only. Let the game stand entirely on its own merits.
Avoid noise
To discuss topics such as news, pricing, or community, use our forums. To request new games and website or GOG GALAXY features, use the community wishlist. To get technical support for your game contact our support team.
Critique responsibly
To keep our review sections clean and helpful, we will remove any reviews that break these guidelines or our terms of use.
Ok, got it
GOG Patrons who helped preserve this game
Error loading patrons. Please refresh the page and try again.
