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.
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.
Challenge
Customize your gameplay options and difficulty settings for an even more tailored adventure. You can make the experience more challenging (or easier) by changing a myriad of parameters related to stealth, movement and combat.
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.
Top comments
DexMorgan
11 May 177#1
85p next week
seven324 to shak
11 May 174#8
You're comparing two entirely differently styles of game there...You clearly don't realize what this game is supposed to be if you think it's a generic FPS. Horizon isn't exactly innovative, anyway. This is far more than just another generic FPS and is more of return to aimmersive games such as System shock and Bioshock.
johnthehuman
11 May 173#10
The demo on the PS4 was rubbish. It looked terrible and the controls on console are awful. The PC plays and looks much better.
All comments (26)
DexMorgan
11 May 177#1
85p next week
seven324
11 May 17#2
This seems very cheap already. I thought it would be a while before it came down to this sort of price, it's not even been a week. I wonder why it's that low so soon.
Salfordgirl1 to seven324
11 May 17#4
This game is getting great reviews but selling poorly. It doesn't seem like many people even realise it's released.
Bethesda have a policy where they DON'T hand out review copies of the game before launch. This means people who are into gaming and read articles, watch youtube, buy magazines etc won't even know it's out as there are no reviews.
Stupid policy, ruining great games with poor sales. Seems like many shops are just trying to shift stock and may have over-bought.
kilboy to seven324
11 May 17#12
These had it for £25.99 as a preorder so not a huge drop.
By all accounts it's a decent game just not been getting much press.
LordDogsLeg
11 May 171#3
Heat added for the price, but this is dropping fast ! :confused:
johnthehuman
11 May 17#5
I had a problem with the code they sent me earlier, Steam rejected it with an error but actually added the game to my library. Just a heads-up to anyone else with the same issue.
Spark to johnthehuman
11 May 17#11
Steam did that to me when I redeemed a Humble Bundle key recently.
simonbrown
11 May 171#6
I think a lot of people think this game is what emerged from the troubled development of Prey 2, rather than a new game started by a different studio. Add to that the dumb Bethesda review policy and I'm not surprised it's struggling. Shame because by all accounts it's very good (I haven't started it yet).
shak
11 May 171#7
Another dull story FPS witth someone talking in your ear on a crackly radio the whole way. Much better games out there now with actual innovation in gameplay like horizon or zelda or witcher 3. Try the prey demo first on ps4/xbox if you're thinking of buying.
seven324 to shak
11 May 174#8
You're comparing two entirely differently styles of game there...You clearly don't realize what this game is supposed to be if you think it's a generic FPS. Horizon isn't exactly innovative, anyway. This is far more than just another generic FPS and is more of return to aimmersive games such as System shock and Bioshock.
lucifon to shak
11 May 17#9
Demo was a pretty poor representation of the game, final game is great. Also Horizon shouldn't even be in the list alongside those 2 when it comes to 'innovation', it's pretty much Far Cry 3/4 in third person from a gameplay loop perspective.
Spark to shak
11 May 172#13
Zelda is about as innovative as a slice of toast. All they did was took the old Zelda formula and added survival and open world elements to it.
Salfordgirl1 to shak
11 May 17#19
Lmao dull? Fps?
This game isn't either.
johnthehuman
11 May 173#10
The demo on the PS4 was rubbish. It looked terrible and the controls on console are awful. The PC plays and looks much better.
Spark
11 May 171#14
Plus it's a single player only game so a lot of PC users will just be waiting for the five finger discount edition.
gr8h8me
11 May 17#15
The problem isn't the game. Its the amount of new games released recently and getting through them. I haven't pressed buy since March and I have bucket loads of AAA still unplayed.
They can all wait, the GTX 1080 TI are out as well. Gamers are not all rich
Szabster
11 May 17#16
I have not played it but apparently it plays similar to half-life. I will definitely buy it at some point but as Spark said it, PC gamers will wait for a discount. Single player games are OK around a tenner. Just bought Dragons dogma dark arisen for a tenner. As long as you can get over the fact that it's a console port and you can even use the mouse wheel in the menu because consoles don't have one it's a good game. And the graphics take you right back to the first tomb raider title.
Back to topic, Prey seems like a brilliant game for 10-15 quid because sure as heck I will enjoy it.
Seanspeed to Szabster
11 May 171#17
It's not a 'console port'. I dont even know if people understand what term means these days. Gets overused and abused way too often.
PC actually seems to be the main development platform for the title and is the unequivocally best way to play it. It is not demanding, looks better and plays way better with kb/m(especially with the extra input lag on consoles).
£23 is a steal. This game is amazing. If you've got other stuff to play, I get waiting, but otherwise this game is 100% worth full price, let alone just £23.
Szabster
11 May 17#18
I was actually talking about Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen being a console port and if you don't think that game is indeed one then you have never played a pc game.
If you misread my previous comment then no worries, I don't think Prey looks and feels like a console port, at least not a bad console port at that.
m.ad
11 May 17#20
Problem is, it is that first impression. I was really looking forward to Prey, but after playing the demo I cancelled the preorder. I just got fed up of being pounced on by Mimics out of nowhere and the controls (on Xbox at least) were clunky. Also factor in that there is (or was) a game breaking bug on the PC version, and it all adds up. With the Bethesda review embargo, IGN decided to use the PC version as their review platform, and as the reviewer experienced the bug, he was unable to complete the review. He did score it though - 4/10 - and regardless of peoples opinions on the source, reviews like that are gonna sting.
Rhythmeister
11 May 17#21
Is it not a first person game, where you shoot weapons?
Salfordgirl1
11 May 171#22
I think it takes more than those two mechanics to be a FPS.
Being in a first person perspective and pressing "shoot" does not make it a FPS. You need more mechanics than that.
Minecraft can be first person. Minecraft has a bow. Is minecraft a FPS? Of course not, it would be laughable to say it is.
The shooting has to be the main focus of the game. In Prey it doesn't necessarily have to be - you can complete the game without firing a gun.
simonbrown
11 May 171#23
Even with that review, it's averaging over 80 on PC. It's also at 88% positive on Steam user reviews.
Tetsumi
12 May 17#24
Legend! Thanks so much, been waiting since release for a price like this! Have some heat!! <3:sunglasses:
rofflespoffle
12 May 17#25
That's exactly what it is. First person shooter isn't a genre, it's just a criteria. Just like third person shooter or top down/isometric.
Next you'll be saying expansions aren't DLC.
adam0812
12 May 17#26
Combat is a bit dull but I like the atmosphere, people have been criticising the graphics but I like how it has a clean sterile look, characters has that signature arkane, painterly style. If you like half life/system shock/bioshock I think you will like it. PC version runs like a dream as well. Haven't seen it drop below 120fps @ 1440p max settings on a 1080ti/4790k
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Includes the Cosmonaut Shotgun Pack:
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2 Medkits
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3 Transtar Neuromods
1 Recycler Shielding Chipset
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.
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.
Challenge
Customize your gameplay options and difficulty settings for an even more tailored adventure. You can make the experience more challenging (or easier) by changing a myriad of parameters related to stealth, movement and combat.
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.
Top comments
All comments (26)
Bethesda have a policy where they DON'T hand out review copies of the game before launch. This means people who are into gaming and read articles, watch youtube, buy magazines etc won't even know it's out as there are no reviews.
Stupid policy, ruining great games with poor sales. Seems like many shops are just trying to shift stock and may have over-bought.
By all accounts it's a decent game just not been getting much press.
This game isn't either.
They can all wait, the GTX 1080 TI are out as well. Gamers are not all rich
Back to topic, Prey seems like a brilliant game for 10-15 quid because sure as heck I will enjoy it.
PC actually seems to be the main development platform for the title and is the unequivocally best way to play it. It is not demanding, looks better and plays way better with kb/m(especially with the extra input lag on consoles).
£23 is a steal. This game is amazing. If you've got other stuff to play, I get waiting, but otherwise this game is 100% worth full price, let alone just £23.
If you misread my previous comment then no worries, I don't think Prey looks and feels like a console port, at least not a bad console port at that.
Being in a first person perspective and pressing "shoot" does not make it a FPS. You need more mechanics than that.
Minecraft can be first person. Minecraft has a bow. Is minecraft a FPS? Of course not, it would be laughable to say it is.
The shooting has to be the main focus of the game. In Prey it doesn't necessarily have to be - you can complete the game without firing a gun.
Next you'll be saying expansions aren't DLC.