Games Like Prey: Immersive Sims and Sci-Fi Horror Worth Your Time

Prey (2017) is Arkane Austin's masterpiece. Set aboard Talos I, a research space station overrun by Typhon, shape-shifting aliens that can pretend to be any object, so every chair might be a monster. You play Morgan Yu trying to survive, with escalating supernatural abilities (including the ability to copy Typhon powers yourself) and deep immersive sim freedom in how you approach every problem.

Tragically, Arkane Austin was shuttered in 2024 after their Redfall disappointment. The Prey franchise is effectively dormant. But the immersive sim genre Prey belongs to still has enough activity to give fans something to play. Here's what captures similar design DNA.

Which Arkane games are most like Prey?

Dishonored 2 is the closest Arkane experience to Prey, offering supernatural first-person gameplay with deep immersive sim freedom. The rest of the Dishonored series and Deathloop round out the Arkane catalog, all sharing that signature "multiple solutions to every problem" design philosophy.

Dishonored 2 is Arkane Lyon's peak. Supernatural first-person stealth in an alternate-history setting. The Clockwork Mansion level alone is one of the best designed levels in gaming history.

Dishonored: Death of the Outsider is the standalone expansion/continuation. Shorter than Dishonored 2 but excellent.

Dishonored (the first game) still holds up beautifully. Gorgeous art direction, tight level design, true immersive sim freedom.

Deathloop is Arkane Lyon's time-loop assassin game. Less pure immersive sim than Dishonored but shares the design sensibility.

What are the best classic immersive sims like Prey?

The Deus Ex revival games, the System Shock Remake, and the BioShock trilogy form the core of classic immersive sims worth playing after Prey. Each offers rich worlds with multiple approaches to every problem, blending combat, exploration, and player-driven problem solving in sci-fi settings.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Mankind Divided are the cyberpunk immersive sim revivals. Multiple approaches to every problem, player-chosen playstyle, rich worlds. The games like Deus Ex post has more.

System Shock Remake (2023) is the modern remake of the game that invented this whole genre. SHODAN remains the best AI antagonist in games. The games like System Shock post has more.

BioShock and BioShock 2 are System Shock's spiritual successors. Less immersive sim than they promised but still great atmospheric action.

BioShock Infinite leans more into linear action but has similar supernatural-plus-gunplay combat.

What sci-fi horror games feel like Prey?

Dead Space Remake and Alien: Isolation are the top sci-fi horror picks for Prey fans, both nailing the "something is terribly wrong on this space facility" atmosphere. SOMA and Observation offer quieter, more philosophical takes on the same isolated sci-fi dread.

Prey isn't strictly horror but its Typhon enemies create genuine dread. Games with similar atmosphere:

Dead Space Remake is third-person sci-fi horror with similar "something is wrong on this space facility" energy. The games like Dead Space post has more.

Alien: Isolation is the other peak of space station horror. Not immersive sim but the atmosphere is unmatched.

Observation is sci-fi horror where you play an AI trying to save astronaut crew. Different gameplay, similar setting tension.

SOMA is underwater sci-fi horror with deep philosophy. No combat (in certain modes) but the atmosphere is Prey-adjacent.

Which games let you experiment with supernatural powers like Prey?

Control is the standout pick for players who loved Prey's Typhon power progression, combining supernatural abilities with gunplay in a weird-fiction setting. Quantum Break and the classic Second Sight also deliver that "experiment with escalating powers" freedom in action-heavy packages.

Part of Prey's brilliance is its Typhon powers: you gradually become the thing you're hunting. Games with similar "experiment with your abilities" freedom:

Control gives you supernatural powers combined with gunplay in a weird-fiction setting. The games like Control post covers this.

Quantum Break is Remedy's time-manipulation third-person shooter.

Second Sight is the classic psychic-powers action game. Hard to find on modern platforms but worth tracking down.

What are the best weird fiction immersive sims?

Cruelty Squad, Hitman, and Pathologic 2 each push the immersive sim formula into strange and unexpected territory. They share Prey's commitment to player freedom and systemic design but wrap it in wildly different aesthetics and tones, from grotesque satire to sandbox assassination to bleak survival horror.

Cruelty Squad is an aggressively strange immersive sim. Not beautiful in the traditional sense. Brilliant in its commitment to its specific vision.

Hitman series has immersive sim design in its level structure. Every map is a puzzle of how to eliminate targets with player freedom.

Pathologic 2 isn't an immersive sim but has immersive sim design philosophy in its systemic approach. Survival horror about a doctor in a plagued town.

What recent games are similar to Prey?

Atomic Heart, Returnal, and Weird West are the most notable recent releases for Prey fans. Atomic Heart captures Prey's combat-plus-powers feel in an alternate-history USSR setting, while Weird West comes from ex-Arkane developers and carries genuine immersive sim DNA in a top-down format.

Atomic Heart is alternate-history USSR immersive sim action. Uneven reception but captures some of Prey's combat-plus-powers feel.

Returnal is third-person roguelike shooter with supernatural atmosphere. The games like Returnal post has more.

Weird West is top-down immersive sim in alternate-history weird-fiction American West. From WolfEye Studios (ex-Arkane developers).

Which classic immersive sims are worth replaying?

The original Thief games and Vampire: The Masquerade, Bloodlines are the essential classic immersive sims that still hold up. Thief pioneered first-person stealth design that directly influenced Prey, and Bloodlines blends immersive sim mechanics with RPG depth in a way few games have matched since.

Thief: The Dark Project and Thief II are the grandfathers of first-person stealth immersive sims. Still incredible.

Thief Gold (mentioned again because it shouldn't be skipped).

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is immersive sim RPG in a vampire setting. Janky but genuinely brilliant.

Which games copy Prey's gameplay the closest?

Very few games directly replicate Prey's specific blend of sci-fi immersive sim exploration. Perception: Remastered shares its first-person atmospheric horror, while Firewatch captures the isolation and tension. Hollow Knight, though a different genre entirely, mirrors Prey's freedom-of-exploration in a carefully built, interconnected world.

Not many games outright copy Prey, but a few are close:

Perception: Remastered is first-person horror where you play a blind protagonist. Not immersive sim but atmospheric.

Firewatch has the isolation and atmosphere in different genre. The games like Firewatch post has more.

Hollow Knight (completely different genre but the freedom-of-exploration in a carefully built world is immersive sim-adjacent in spirit).

What we make at Choost

Choost Games doesn't make immersive sims due to the enormous scope required, but we love Prey's commitment to player freedom as a design principle. Our own games lean into accessible action, and we channel that appreciation for great design into our recommendation posts.

We don't make immersive sims, the scope required (every level being a puzzle with multiple solutions) is enormous. Granny's Rampage is bullet heaven action, deliberately simpler structurally. But we love Prey's commitment to player freedom as a design principle. For more atmospheric recommendations, the best horror games and best indie games of all time posts have more.

What is the best game like Prey for each category?

If you only have time for one game per category, this table gives you the single best pick depending on what you loved most about Prey. Dishonored 2 is the overall top recommendation, but every entry here captures a different slice of what makes Prey special.

Prey is unique and probably getting no sequel. But the immersive sim genre it belongs to is still alive, just quieter than it should be. Build a playlist from the above and you can maintain Prey's specific satisfaction while hoping the genre gets its next major hit.