<s>
Prey	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Arkane	O
Austin	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
5	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
in	O
which	O
an	O
accelerated	O
Space	B-Application
Race	I-Application
resulted	O
in	O
humankind	O
taking	O
to	O
orbital	O
stations	O
far	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkane	O
's	O
Prey	B-Application
is	O
largely	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
2006	O
game	O
Prey	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Human	O
Head	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Prey	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2006	O
game	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
planned	O
by	O
Human	O
Head	O
,	O
it	O
fell	O
into	O
development	O
hell	O
following	O
the	O
transfer	O
of	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
from	O
3D	O
Realms	O
to	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkane	O
built	O
Prey	B-Application
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
sequel	O
to	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
providing	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
several	O
potential	O
means	O
of	O
progressing	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
considering	O
the	O
Talos	O
I	O
station	O
a	O
thematic	O
reinterpretation	O
of	O
their	O
underground	O
dungeon	O
of	O
their	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Arx	B-Application
Fatalis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prey	B-Application
was	O
positively	O
reviewed	O
by	O
critics	O
at	O
release	O
and	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
2017	O
by	O
several	O
gaming	O
magazines	O
and	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prey	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
with	O
role-playing	O
and	O
stealth	O
elements	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mooncrash	O
expansion	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
separate	O
game	O
mode	O
built	O
atop	O
the	O
setting	O
and	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
Prey	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
is	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
single-player	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
experience	O
,	O
challenging	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
various	O
escape	O
room	O
scenarios	O
aboard	O
the	O
Talos	O
I	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prey	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
where	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
encounters	O
a	O
species	O
of	O
eusocial	O
aliens	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Typhon	O
,	O
aboard	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
satellites	O
,	O
the	O
Vorona	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Morgan	O
wakes	O
up	O
in	O
their	O
apartment	O
,	O
but	O
finds	O
out	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
simulated	B-Application
environment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Morgan	O
is	O
contacted	O
by	O
January	O
,	O
an	O
Operator	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
that	O
claims	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
built	O
by	O
Morgan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Prey	B-Application
led	O
to	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
Prey	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
continued	O
development	O
by	O
3D	O
Realms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
announced	O
that	O
Prey	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
instead	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Human	O
Head	O
Studios	O
using	O
a	O
modified	O
id	B-Application
Tech	I-Application
4	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
31	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
reported	O
rumors	O
that	O
development	O
had	O
moved	O
to	O
Arkane	O
Studios	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
had	O
been	O
rebooted	O
,	O
scrapping	O
all	O
of	O
Human	O
Head	O
Studios	O
 '	O
work	O
on	O
Prey	B-Application
2	I-Application
with	O
a	O
targeted	O
release	O
of	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
of	O
further	O
rumors	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
cancelled	O
Prey	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkane	O
had	O
started	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
Prey	B-Application
game	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
reboot	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
using	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
Prey	B-Application
concepts	O
and	O
none	O
of	O
Human	O
Head	O
's	O
previous	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
12	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
announced	O
the	O
Prey	B-Application
reboot	O
at	O
its	O
E3	O
press	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Prey	B-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
true	O
sequel	O
but	O
instead	O
"	O
a	O
re-imagining	O
of	O
the	O
IP	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Colantonio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
's	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
marketing	O
Pete	O
Hines	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
has	O
no	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
cancelled	O
Prey	B-Application
2	I-Application
outside	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
facing	O
against	O
aliens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colantonio	O
said	O
in	O
later	O
interviews	O
that	O
calling	O
their	O
game	O
Prey	B-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
non	O
negotiable	O
compromise	O
"	O
with	O
Bethesda	O
,	O
a	O
decision	O
that	O
no	O
one	O
on	O
the	O
Arkane	O
team	O
was	O
pleased	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colantonio	O
said	O
it	O
felt	O
bad	O
to	O
lie	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
continuing	O
the	O
Prey	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
an	O
insult	O
to	O
Human	O
Head	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Prey	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
expressed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
sales	O
mistake	O
"	O
that	O
would	O
turn	O
away	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Prey	B-Application
and	O
fail	O
to	O
attract	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prey	B-Application
came	O
out	O
of	O
Arkane	O
Studios	O
 '	O
own	O
ideas	O
;	O
as	O
explained	O
by	O
Colantonio	O
,	O
after	O
they	O
finished	O
Dishonored	O
,	O
roughly	O
around	O
2014	O
,	O
they	O
split	O
their	O
team	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
two	O
projects	O
,	O
one	O
being	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
the	O
other	O
a	O
new	O
intellectual	O
property	O
based	O
on	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
ideas	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
in	O
first-person	O
,	O
with	O
depth	O
and	O
simulation	O
and	O
narration	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
lead	O
designer	O
Ricardo	O
Bare	O
,	O
Colantonio	O
had	O
suggested	O
they	O
look	O
back	O
towards	O
what	O
they	O
had	O
done	O
with	O
Arx	B-Application
Fatalis	I-Application
,	O
a	O
fantasy	O
title	O
produced	O
by	O
Arkane	O
in	O
2002	O
which	O
featured	O
"	O
this	O
big	O
,	O
inter-connected	O
dungeon	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
roam	O
so	O
long	O
as	O
they	O
could	O
unlock	O
everything	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Arkane	O
started	O
developing	O
this	O
concept	O
,	O
they	O
recognized	O
the	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Prey	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realizing	O
that	O
coming	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
name	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
property	O
can	O
be	O
difficult	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
through	O
Bethesda	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
that	O
name	O
,	O
they	O
opted	O
to	O
go	O
with	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
Prey	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hines	O
explained	O
that	O
Arkane	O
evaluated	O
the	O
Prey	B-Application
property	O
to	O
its	O
core	O
and	O
built	O
up	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
around	O
it	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
more	O
a	O
psychological	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
horror	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
different	O
concepts	O
had	O
been	O
presented	O
,	O
all	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
and	O
involving	O
the	O
player-character	O
named	O
Danielle	O
Sho	O
(	O
considered	O
by	O
Kotaku	O
as	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
SHODAN	O
from	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
)	O
to	O
find	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
false	O
reality	O
in	O
their	O
apparent	O
world	O
and	O
dealing	O
with	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
that	O
has	O
a	O
significant	O
influence	O
on	O
events	O
;	O
these	O
settings	O
included	O
a	O
futuristic	O
lab	O
set	O
on	O
Earth	O
set	O
just	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
time	O
frame	O
,	O
a	O
secret	O
lab	O
on	O
a	O
remote	O
island	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
retro-futuristic	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
observed	O
that	O
this	O
final	O
setting	O
was	O
closest	O
to	O
what	O
the	O
released	O
Prey	B-Application
looked	O
like	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prey	B-Application
incorporates	O
numerous	O
gameplay	O
concepts	O
from	O
Dishonored	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
itself	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
 '	O
games	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Project	I-Application
and	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
are	O
encouraged	O
to	O
find	O
creative	O
solutions	O
to	O
overcoming	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Colantonio	O
said	O
that	O
Prey	B-Application
would	O
be	O
less	O
focused	O
on	O
stealth	O
as	O
Dishonored	O
was	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
provide	O
a	O
more	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game-style	O
improvement	O
system	O
through	O
in-game	O
chipsets	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
customize	O
their	O
abilities	O
for	O
more	O
tactical	O
fast-paced	O
action	O
sequences	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
Dishonoreds	O
bone	O
charm	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Prey	B-Application
has	O
been	O
likened	O
to	O
a	O
Metroidvania	O
,	O
its	O
lead	O
designer	O
Ricardo	O
Bare	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
actually	O
was	O
not	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
sub-genre	O
and	O
that	O
Preys	B-Application
world	O
design	O
follows	O
in	O
the	O
footsteps	O
of	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Arkane	O
's	O
own	O
Arx	B-Application
Fatalis	I-Application
and	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
 '	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
which	O
featured	O
interconnected	O
worlds	O
where	O
to	O
make	O
progress	O
,	O
obstacles	O
had	O
been	O
overcome	O
through	O
abilities	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
acquire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
also	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
FTL	B-Application
:	I-Application
Faster	I-Application
Than	I-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
considering	O
the	O
complexities	O
of	O
the	O
various	O
gameplay	O
systems	O
and	O
how	O
fast	O
that	O
a	O
situation	O
can	O
go	O
wrong	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
did	O
not	O
sufficiently	O
plan	O
ahead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
dropped	O
this	O
approach	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
worked	O
the	O
procedural	O
generation	O
aspects	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
Mooncrash	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
outside	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
's	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emergent	O
gameplay	O
was	O
a	O
goal	O
of	O
Arkane	O
:	O
while	O
they	O
had	O
given	O
the	O
players	O
abilities	O
to	O
take	O
on	O
Prey	B-Application
in	O
a	O
full	O
action	O
mode	O
or	O
full	O
stealth	O
mode	O
,	O
they	O
wanted	O
players	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkane	O
restricted	O
how	O
many	O
horror	O
elements	O
they	O
would	O
include	O
,	O
since	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
predict	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
attention	O
would	O
be	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
providing	O
another	O
reason	O
why	O
they	O
opted	O
not	O
to	O
consider	O
Prey	B-Application
a	O
horror	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
Typhon	O
aliens	O
,	O
the	O
Mimic	O
,	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
creature	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
from	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
programmed	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
any	O
object	O
smaller	O
than	O
itself	O
in	O
the	O
room	O
,	O
avoiding	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
scripted	O
events	O
and	O
allowing	O
the	O
alien	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
software	O
decide	O
what	O
to	O
replicate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enabling	O
emergent	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Prey	B-Application
allowed	O
for	O
speedrunners	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tools	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
Gloo	O
Cannon	O
that	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
platforms	O
on	O
surfaces	O
to	O
access	O
areas	O
Arkane	O
did	O
not	O
intend	O
to	O
be	O
accessed	O
without	O
other	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narrative	O
concept	O
for	O
Prey	B-Application
came	O
to	O
Colantonio	O
during	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
airline	O
flights	O
while	O
on	O
travel	O
;	O
on	O
return	O
,	O
he	O
started	O
to	O
engage	O
with	O
the	O
Austin	O
studio	O
to	O
flesh	O
out	O
the	O
ideas	O
for	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
looking	O
to	O
build	O
as	O
detailed	O
a	O
world	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
for	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Dunwall	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
setting	O
for	O
Dishonored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ranged	O
from	O
considering	O
what	O
Kennedy	O
would	O
have	O
seen	O
frequently	O
were	O
he	O
alive	O
in	O
the	O
1960s	O
and	O
1970s	O
,	O
to	O
envision	O
how	O
those	O
funding	O
contemporary	O
commercial	O
space	O
efforts	O
like	O
Elon	O
Musk	O
or	O
Google	B-Application
would	O
style	O
a	O
space	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkane	O
recognized	O
that	O
as	O
a	O
research	O
station	O
,	O
their	O
security	O
forces	O
would	O
only	O
likely	O
have	O
common	O
weapons	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
pistols	O
and	O
shotguns	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
equivalent	O
of	O
super-powerful	O
gear	O
like	O
Dooms	B-Application
BFG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
other	O
works	O
,	O
Prey	B-Application
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
films	O
Moon	O
,	O
Starship	O
Troopers	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Matrix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avellone	O
also	O
cited	O
Aliens	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
inspiration	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
action-suspense	O
film	O
which	O
has	O
moments	O
of	O
comedy	O
,	O
even	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
heavy	O
action	O
sequences	O
,	O
and	O
something	O
he	O
reused	O
in	O
writing	O
for	O
Prey	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
score	O
was	O
composed	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Mick	O
Gordon	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Prey	B-Application
,	O
Arkane	O
had	O
just	O
released	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
which	O
used	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
internally	O
developed	O
Void	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colantonio	O
said	O
that	O
Arkane	O
wanted	O
to	O
remove	O
that	O
stigma	O
for	O
Prey	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
"	O
really	O
flawless	O
"	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
CryEngine	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
an	O
established	O
third-party	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
eliminating	O
many	O
issues	O
related	O
to	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2018	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
announced	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
released	O
on	O
9	O
June	O
2018	O
that	O
added	O
two	O
new	O
game	O
modes	O
to	O
Prey	B-Application
,	O
including	O
a	O
New	O
Game	O
Plus	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Survival	O
mode	O
that	O
adds	O
modifiers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
weapon	O
durability	O
,	O
that	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
Mooncrash	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
adventure	O
that	O
was	O
available	O
that	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Typhon	O
Hunt	O
mode	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
Prop	O
Hunt	O
"	O
mode	O
that	O
came	O
about	O
from	O
Garry	B-Language
's	I-Language
Mod	I-Language
;	O
as	O
Arkane	O
started	O
to	O
show	O
initial	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Mimic	O
enemies	O
,	O
players	O
responded	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
reminded	O
of	O
"	O
Prop	O
Hunt	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bare	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
aware	O
of	O
what	O
that	O
was	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
researching	O
it	O
,	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
ideal	O
for	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
extension	O
of	O
Prey	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Mooncrash	O
and	O
Typhon	O
Hunt	O
were	O
modes	O
prototyped	O
within	O
an	O
internal	O
game	O
jam	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Prey	B-Application
,	O
looking	O
to	O
see	O
how	O
they	O
could	O
easily	O
extend	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mooncrash	O
expansion	O
was	O
further	O
updated	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
patch	O
that	O
provided	O
in-game	O
customization	O
skins	O
that	O
celebrated	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
favorite	O
roguelike	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
Spelunky	B-Application
,	O
Rogue	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
Risk	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
,	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
,	O
Darkest	B-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Dead	B-Application
Cells	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Typhon	O
Hunter	O
mode	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
11	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
virtual	O
reality-based	O
escape	B-Application
the	I-Application
room	I-Application
set	O
of	O
puzzles	O
set	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Prey	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prey	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
5	O
May	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkane	O
and	O
Bethesda	O
provided	O
a	O
game	O
demo	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
about	O
a	O
week	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
covering	O
about	O
the	O
first	O
hour	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colantonio	O
said	O
that	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
interested	O
players	O
can	O
try	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
hours	O
under	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
return	O
policy	O
,	O
effectively	O
treating	O
this	O
the	O
equivalent	O
of	O
a	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
eventually	O
received	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
PCGamesN	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
Prey	B-Application
lacked	O
those	O
technical	O
issues	O
that	O
has	O
troubled	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
performing	O
triple-A	O
game	O
"	O
they	O
had	O
seen	O
in	O
several	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Digital	O
Foundry	O
found	O
the	O
computer	O
version	O
of	O
Prey	B-Application
to	O
run	O
exceedingly	O
well	O
across	O
even	O
low-end	O
computers	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
problems	O
it	O
saw	O
for	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
at	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
prior	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
No	O
Matter	O
Studios	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
an	O
upcoming	O
video	O
game	O
Prey	B-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gods	I-Application
,	O
announced	O
that	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
trademark	O
objections	O
from	O
ZeniMax	O
Media	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
their	O
game	O
to	O
Praey	B-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gods	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZeniMax	O
reported	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
defend	O
the	O
Prey	B-Application
trademark	O
to	O
avoid	O
losing	O
it	O
in	O
taking	O
objection	O
to	O
No	O
Matter	O
's	O
trademark	O
filing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prey	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Tamoor	O
Hussain	O
found	O
fight	O
sequences	O
"	O
rewarding	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
IGNs	O
Dan	O
Stapleton	O
considered	O
combat	O
Preys	B-Application
"	O
biggest	O
weakness	O
"	O
partly	O
due	O
to	O
periods	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
unresponsiveness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Setting	O
"	O
in	O
PC	O
Gamers	O
2017	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Awards	O
,	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Game	O
"	O
in	O
Destructoids	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Awards	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Shooter	O
"	O
in	O
IGNs	O
Best	O
of	O
2017	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prey	B-Application
debuted	O
at	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
on	O
the	O
weekly	O
sales	O
charts	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
trailing	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Switch	O
port	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
figures	O
were	O
considered	O
disappointing	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
competition	O
from	O
AAA	O
new	O
releases	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
opening	O
week	O
sales	O
were	O
60%	O
down	O
from	O
Arkane	O
's	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prey	B-Application
captured	O
the	O
top	O
spot	O
in	O
its	O
second	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
besting	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
Deluxe	O
,	O
a	O
rise	O
partially	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
positive	O
reception	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
though	O
sales	O
were	O
down	O
32%	O
from	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
Prey	B-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
Bethesda	O
game	O
since	O
2016	O
's	O
Doom	B-Application
to	O
reach	O
number	O
one	O
on	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
weekly	O
sales	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Prey	B-Application
debuted	O
at	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5	O
on	O
the	O
weekly	O
sales	O
charts	O
when	O
it	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
May	O
with	O
7,105	O
copies	O
sold	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
the	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
