Rank 01Why this
Also Stealth and Futuristic, like Prey.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2016
The closest matches to Prey: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Alien: Isolation, System Shock® 2 (1999), Dead Space, and Dishonored 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
Rank 01Why this
Also Stealth and Futuristic, like Prey.
Rank 02Why this
Also Aliens and Stealth, like Prey.
Rank 03
Why this: Also Aliens and Survival Horror, like Prey.

Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Prey.



Why this: Also Stealth and Survival Horror, like Prey.

Players highlight
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

Why this: Also Survival Horror and Space, like Prey.

Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Prey.

Why this: Shares environmental hacking with Prey.



Why this: Shares non linear exploration with Prey.


Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Prey at current Steam store prices.

Why this: Also Stealth and Survival Horror, like Prey.

Why this: Also Futuristic and Space, like Prey.


Why this: Also Aliens and Stealth, like Prey.

Why this: Also Aliens and Survival Horror, like Prey.

Why this: Also Aliens and Space, like Prey.


Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Prey.
Other recommendable Steam games by Arkane Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.


Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Prey.

Why this: Same immersive mood as Prey.
The closest matches to Prey: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Alien: Isolation, System Shock® 2 (1999), Dead Space, and Dishonored 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Prey is your kind of game, the closest matches are Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Alien: Isolation and System Shock® 2 (1999) — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and immersive, and single out its ability upgrades and crafting system. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Prey is a 2017 first-person immersive sim from Arkane Studios set aboard the Talos I space station. Players navigate a hostile alien outbreak through non-linear exploration, using ability upgrades, a crafting system, environmental hacking, gravity manipulation, and physics-based puzzles to survive. The game supports single-player only and is verified on Steam Deck, where it holds a 91% positive rating from over 21,000 Steam reviews. Reviewers highlight that abilities synergize with physics to enable unique solutions, while environmental storytelling rewards attention to detail. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, contemplative, and mysterious, with moral choices feeling genuinely impactful. The $29.99 title offers medium-length sessions with challenging gameplay, and player freedom enables varied approaches that reviewers note contribute to replayability through build diversity.
About Prey: 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.
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Prey 2017 is an amazing immersive, scif-fi and space game it does a great job and it has spectacular graphics on the other hand the game has many negatives its gameplay is really dull theirs not enough action its usually 75% puzzle solving…”
People who play it also play: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Alien: Isolation, System Shock® 2 (1999)
Yes — Prey is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
Prey is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Prey are Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Alien: Isolation, System Shock® 2 (1999).
Prey was developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.