Games similar to Prey?

[briancs159]

I’m really liking Prey so far. It has reignited my interest in the genre with how the stealth, combat, and exploration was implemented. It’s been a long time since I’ve played any games like this though and so I’m not sure which games are any good. Does anyone have any suggestions on good games similar to this?

[Hakkonen]

The Deus Ex and System Shock series are very similar. System Shock 1 and 2, and the original Deus Ex, are more than ten years old, but worth playing if you don't mind the primitive graphics. The recent Deus Ex games, Human Revolution and Mankind Divided, look much better and are also worth playing.

[briancs159]

Thanks! I’ll give them a look.

[Antony Marinos]

Hakkonen beat me to it, the most direct predecessor of Prey is System Shock (1 & 2), but if you want modern graphics and about the same type of gameplay, DE:HR and DE:MD are the closest thing -and pretty darn good games

[briancs159]

Thanks! If either of you or anybody else have anymore suggestions, I’d be grateful to hear them.

[clarkeveritas]

I've heard Prey called an Immersive Sim.... I consider it a part of a cluster of games including the old System Shocks and all of the Deus Ex games...... I know they were already mentioned and I'm thinking of more games like this....

Oh! The Dishonored Games! By the same studio that made Prey. All of the aforementioned games I group together because of the whole formula of "Give the player a vast, varied toolset and then present the player with many challanges, many of which are purely optional, and give each problem many solutions." There is an RPG coming out that is supposed to be along these lines..... it's a dungeon-crawling type and I can't remember the name but I'll post it if I remember it. I remember reading about it and they were talking about being able to burn through wood structures or glue things together and use physics properties to manipulate the environment.

JUST REMEMBERED! It's called Underworld Ascendant or something really close to that. Not sure if it fits in with the other games but from the little I read it seemed like it might be along the same lines.

I've personally had a really bad itch to replay the Deus Ex games (especially Mankind Divided.... Prague is such a great hub area and it's freaking huge). I got into online "discussions" with people who complained that Mankind Divided didn't have enough content but it was a solid 50 hours for me.... one common theme to all the games on the above list is that you probably COULD rush through and beat the game quickly but they are best played if you take the time to explore and really soak in the details and the world.

[Coops]

The Bioshock series has similarities. Use of conventional guns as well as "powers" while solving a mystery in a hostile environment.

[clarkeveritas]

I'll try to think of more and check back here if anyone else has some ideas.... some of my greatest gaming experiences were the games on this list.

Oh, the Bioshock games MIGHT work for you but they are definately skewed more towards the action side of things. I thought they were all excellent games though (and Bioshock 2 was underrated quite a bit) and the world-building was great.

edit: wasn't knocking the Bioshock idea from above, I think we posted at the same time

[Antony Marinos]

Bioshock games are similar, but way more FPS-ish than the other games discussed here.

Underworld Ascendant is made by -more or less- the same guys that did the original UWs, and it's their effort to pay tribute and -try to- continue its heritage. So it's more like UW3 (same like Arx Fatalis back in the day), than SS3, or Prey and DE. Same genre, different setting,.atmosphere and mechanics.

Well, we should also look forward to the "real" SS3, the SS remake and of course 2077, which are brewing as we speak....

[Coyote]

This game is very similar to system shock 2.
Also sort of like bioshock... But bioshock is kinda more casual and linear.

[Panc]

Gameplay wise (exclusing obvious like SS2)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. feels quite close to Prey, suprisingly more than Bioshock.
It may look like a completly different game, but equipment scarcity, inventory management, side quests, audio logs, difficulty, invulnerability of player and importance of quick saves etc.
This overall survival feel of the gameplay, feels much closer to Prey than most of other games (except SS2). Also Prey's poltergeist is a clear influence from S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s poltergeist mutant and gravity-based anomalies.

Other than that, Bioshock, Portal, Half-Life 1 for similar theme/atmosphere.
Half-Life 1 and 2 for physic based combat/puzzles and trusty shotgun.

[bossy]

Bioshock games are much more casual and linear compared to Prey. In my opinion Prey is a better game in every aspect ( gameplay mechanics, upgrade system, battles, exploration, level design, crafting system, quest system)

[Hursti]

prey has by far the most uninteresting enemies tho. their design just plain sucks. and prey is pretty much pure fps once you get the shotgun, i havent used other weapons since (playing on nightmare), maybe the recycle grenades a few times.

[briancs159]

Well, I'm a fan of not only FPS games, but also exploration and action games. One of the things I loved about Prey is the "puzzle" aspect of exploring the space station along with the mystery of finding out what happened.

Due to the halloween sale, I picked up a bunch of the games listed here along with a few others. I had bioshock (never played it yet), and half life (beaten all there is) already. I picked up Alien: Isolation, Deus Ex, Metro 2033 and the system shock games. I put dishonored and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. on my wishlist.

Thanks for all the great ideas! I'm always welcome to more! Now I only have to decide what to play first since I just finished Prey last night.

[Panc]

also Resident Evil 7 is very similar to Prey too
It's less action/RPG and stronger on puzzle/horror than Prey
but other than that it's pretty much "spooky house" version of prey
Even main enemy (molded) look exactly like Typhons.

If you don't really care about the game being FPS and you just want a simple adventure puzzle game then I'd recommend Resident Evil 1 and 0 (both remasted on Steam), pretty solid adventure puzzle horror games. Although both games barely shares resemblance to prey, atleast the aspect of survival horror (inventory manegement, puzzles etc) feels some-what similar.

[Dayve]

I remember when I wrote my review I imagined that if DOOM, Bioshock and Alien: Isolation had a baby, Prey would be it.