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2006 PCXbox free

A linear 2006 sci-fi shooter in which you play Cherokee mechanic Tommy aboard a living alien mothership. It stands out for its gravity-flipping and portal puzzles, spirit-walking ability, and inventive level design that shakes up the usual shooting.

What defines Prey:

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Lavish presentation

The closest matches for Prey are Half-Life 2, Half-Life and Black Mesa. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Prey special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Half-Life 2

95 %

2004 PCPlayStationXbox 9.69 € 👍 98 % Overwhelmingly positive, 245,627 reviews on Steam

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Lavish presentation
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

A landmark first-person shooter that sends Gordon Freeman through alien-occupied City 17, blending seamless cutscene-free storytelling with physics-driven puzzles and the iconic Gravity Gun.

Half-Life

Strong, story-driven narrative

The landmark shooter sends physicist Gordon Freeman through the alien- and soldier-infested Black Mesa facility, telling its story seamlessly without cutscenes while mixing tense firefights with environmental and physics puzzles.

Black Mesa

Lavish presentation

A loving fan-made remake of the original Half-Life: as Gordon Freeman you fight through the disaster at the Black Mesa research facility, with rebuilt levels, new voice acting and music. Classic first-person shooter action with alien fights, physics puzzles and the extended Xen finale.

TimeShift

Focus on a single character

A first-person shooter where you can freeze, slow down or rewind time to outwit enemies and solve small puzzles. It unfolds in a grim alternate reality ruled by a dictator.

Industria

Lavish presentation

A short, linear first-person shooter that begins in East Berlin in 1989 and drops you into a surreal parallel world with a steampunk look. The search for a missing colleague drives an atmospheric, story-led journey.

Marathon 2: Durandal

Strong, story-driven narrative

A 90s classic first-person shooter notable for its story told through computer terminals. You fight through sci-fi levels full of switch puzzles, rival alien factions and weapons with multiple fire modes.

Metal Garden

Focus on a single character

A short, atmospheric single-player shooter that takes you through an overgrown megastructure. Exploration and light puzzles accompany the action as you seek out what lies beyond.

Farpoint

Lavish presentation

A linear PlayStation VR shooter in which you get stranded on a hostile alien planet after an accident near Jupiter. Played with the Aim Controller, fighting off giant insectoid creatures feels especially immediate.

Halo: Combat Evolved

Lavish presentation

The landmark shooter where Master Chief battles the alien Covenant across a mysterious ringworld, with smart enemy AI, vehicles and open combat sandboxes. An iconic soundtrack and split-screen co-op helped redefine console shooters.

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