thinking about purchasing

[archive fashion sex god]

whats the appeal of the game?
ive heard mixed things but steam says otherwise
what i was told was that the game isnt scary or difficult at all since you have many weapons
and also short

[Crypto Gamer]

Important this game has NOTHING to do with Prey(2006)which is 4-6 hours long FPS game using Doom 3 engine.


Prey(2017) is definetly NOT short,likely 20-40 hours for first playtrough.

My first took 33 hours on hard with heavy exploration.

Difficulty depends if you use optional survival difficulties and also your general difficulty that can be changed at any time.

Nightmare with all survival options on is definetly hard but still easier than System shock 2 on impossible.

Normal is likely harder than most current games on normal.

You do not have many convectional weapons........and inventory is limited.

Many weapons do not even deal dmg just disable enemies.

Tough using psi skills even throwing stuff via leverage or using enviormental stuff could count as weapons......

.So many ways to kill OR avoid stuff in Prey(2017).

Game basically offers many choices to play your way a good immersive Sim game NOT a shooter game.

Main appeal is complexity and game is rewarding creative thinking to do stuff your own way.

And as most Imm Simms game has many secrets and explorations is highly rewarded.

Also has many moral decisions and high replay value.

As a downside game is not a dumped down lineal shooter so many people might find it harder to get into game due to complexity and less handholding.

Imo Prey has scary elements but not that much.

That said almost everything can be a Mimic and suddently attack you.

[bulletshowerr]

All games are short when rushing from A to B. If you are achievementshunter like me you want to find everything and do everything which is time consumable.

Also it can be more challenging to do 1 run with only humanskills and 1 another run with only typhonskills and a third run with no one skills. For this sort of runs are achievements.

There are also settings which make your survival difficultier so you cant clear a area in seconds.

I love this game and can recommend it. But people who are complaining about this game are diehardshooters or people who did a sort of speedrun and then are upset the game isnt long enough or cant master the fighting and surviving and dont feel the need to sneak past difficult and strong enemies.

[Lar Dass]

Originally posted by bulletshowerr:

But people who are complaining about this game are diehardshooters or people who did a sort of speedrun and then are upset the game isnt long enough or cant master the fighting and surviving and dont feel the need to sneak past difficult and strong enemies.

not to mention they dont understand what an immersive sim is and dont know how to explore

[Turambar]

My only complain about this game is that the plot goes to nothing. All side missions doesn't add nothing to the plot but understanding much better what happened... at the end you spend time doing ♥♥♥♥ around without any reason to do it for real... and at the end... nothing of what you did will serve to nothing but to survive.

[Brian]

moon crash is worth it.

[Thornok]

if you enjoy getting punished

[reck_o]

Couldn't recommend it enough. It's one of the absolute best games I've ever played. It's not a horror game, you have to know. There are definitely jump scares (not the bad fixed type, but dynamic). But mainly it's an exploration, figure stuff out for yourself kind of game (aka Immersive Sim). Like, you can interact a lot with your environment, and find creative ways to solve the obstacles you face. It's also definitely not a run and gun mindless shooter. It takes a slower approach where exploration and experimentation are rewarded heavily.

In short, get it. One of the best games of all time, for almost free atm. :)

[Deagle Trainee]

From what I remember when I played it on Xbox, if it was scary at all, it was more in the beginning. When you don't really know what's going on. Because you start off under powered, and unprepared for what's happening. It's not really difficult, unless there's creatures that you just have trouble beating. There were certainly some I didn't really like fighting too often. Story-wise, I thought it was really good. Not what I was expecting when I tried it through Gamepass. And I don't regret having downloaded/played it. The abilities in-game are nice, and to some degree effect the ending. The side missions are acknowledged as well. For the most part, I really enjoyed the game. As others mentioned, it's an exploration game in space, within a limited area. If I had any gripe, it's that I wish they would/could have added more creatures.

[Mephisto]

I just played a couple of hour on this game and it kept crashing and crashed even my other programs that where running it.
What I got to experience was pretty good, would love to play it more if it wouldnt crash my other programms aswell and I wouldnt need to replay some sections at any given time.

[🥃 Marceline]

One of better games I've played so far and that's for sure.

Game offers superb quality in form of locations, environmental story telling, story itself and characters who feel so real I'm astonished. It's a game about exploration, rushing ruins it all - but pace is up to you.

Just as importantly, gameplay is really fun. Whenever it's about problem solving or combat, you have a lot of freedom how to aproach the situation. Going around or over things, lifting heavy objects, exploding/erasing things, repairing or cutting off power, squeezing through tiny spaces or unlocking consoles remotely, hacking vs looking for passwords... Shooting, smacking, crushing, fire, electricity, psionics, explosions, turrets, traps... Options are numerous and it really feels like you can do things your own way. At times it feels like cheating or abusing game mechanics - it was intentionaly designed that way!


Game actually is a bit difficult. Even on normal difficulty enemies hit you hard, they dangerous - but so are you. Every enemy fights and must be fought differently. There are just few weapons, you are given security guns and repurposed tools. You are a scientist who adapts to crazy situation, aside for blasting things, use your brain and environment! Some weapons are best to use together. Some help exploit physics.

Resources are limitted, and that means ammunition, grenades, healing items and crafting materials. If you feel like you cannot keep up with them, nothing stops you from focusing on Psi abilities (magic) or melee and environment combat. Throwing heavy things at enemies is free, you know.

Plus, it's not like you are forced to fight, usually you can just run away or sneak by. You do not gain much from fighting, so avoidance is a nice way of saving resources.


It's the only game I know that scares me in full light. It isn't very scary, but neither are horror games. Most of the fear comes from early stages where you are the prey - once you turn into a chad with equipment and skills, roles reverse and you feel more confident.


If I was to complain about anything, it would be:
-janky controls and UI (the only Bethesda aspect I feel in this game), but after few hours it all feels natural
-small variety of weapons (definitely enough, but would never hurt to have few more)
-firearms not keeping up with sheer absurdity of power that melee combat and magic can reach (but guns are still effective and worth to have)

[Deagle Trainee]

Originally posted by 13F4V1G:

If I was to complain about anything, it would be:
-janky controls and UI (the only Bethesda aspect I feel in this game), but after few hours it all feels natural

It's crazy, because I didn't have a problem with the controls on the Xbox. But now that I'm playing it on pc... I don't like control for crouch, but I didn't expect c either.

[Commissar Tordez]

i was on the fence as well, but after finishing the game i can say for certain this game is an absolute banger. for 11 bucks its an absolute steal, and thats with the moon dlc as well which i havnt even started yet. id get it if i were you.

[bulletshowerr]

GUYS, He already have buyed the game. No clue why he isnt mentioned it but he have the mouse icon after his name.

[archive fashion sex god]

Originally posted by bulletshowerr:

GUYS, He already have buyed the game. No clue why he isnt mentioned it but he have the mouse icon after his name.

i just bought it

[AllergicToDeath]

Originally posted by PRINCE OF DARKNESS:

Originally posted by bulletshowerr:

GUYS, He already have buyed the game. No clue why he isnt mentioned it but he have the mouse icon after his name.

i just bought it

Excellent choice! This game has imo the BEST environmental storytelling I've ever seen in a game. Take your time exploring, look around and pay attention to the mails, letters and voice messages to reallly appreciate how far the devs went in making everything consistant and believable.
Mooncrash has a very different gameplay but I highly recommend as well!