Community Review: Prey

It’s been a while since people have been asked to investigate an abandoned space ship or space station, and Morgan Yu’s adventure goes delightfully pear-shaped.

It’s not hard to see why Prey has gotten a pretty good rap since release. It harks back to one of the most beloved sci-fi thrillers of all time, the System Shock series, ditching the pseudo-spiritual inclinations of the original Prey for syringes in eyeballs and neuromods.

The game’s well optimised as well – something PC fans don’t expect at launch a lot these days – and the Mimics have been praised up hill and down dale for the thrill they add to proceedings. Having to worry about getting shanked by the nearby trash changes things a little, unsurprisingly.

Kirk found the environment was fun to explore, as did most Steam reviewers, and I’m cheekily impressed by the handling of the computers and menus in-game. It’s got a level of class I wish, well, my phone or Windows 10 had.

How have you found Prey so far?


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