Prey (2017)

In the role of Morgan Yu, players will explore Talos I and fight hostile aliens that mimic the surrounding world. Players will engage in melee and ranged combat and see human NPCs brutally killed by aliens. Morally gray choices must be made and strong themes of mind control and manipulation are present throughout the game.

• Release date: 5-4-2017
• Developer: Arkane Studios
• Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Triggers for this game

Crime

• Guns & Shooting

  Players may use guns in combat

  • Can't be avoided

Disturbing Sounds & Sound Design

• Distorted Voices

  • Can't be avoided

• Screams

  • Can't be avoided

• Sirens & Alarms

  • Can't be avoided

• Wet Sounds

  • Can't be avoided

Drugs & Alcohol

• Alcohol Consumption

  Players may consume alcohol for buffs

  • Can't be avoided

Gore

• Blood

  • Can't be avoided

• Body Horror

  • Can't be avoided

• Dismemberment

  • Can't be avoided

Hate & Discrimination

• Appearance Discrimination

  In the tutorial, Morgan is asked three questions involving pushing an "enormously fat man" onto train tracks to save the lives of five others

  • Can't be avoided

Horror Themes

• Aliens

  • Can't be avoided

• Chase & Pursuit

  • Can't be avoided

• Jump Scares

  • Can't be avoided

• Mind Control

  The game focuses on mind control experiments

  • Can't be avoided

• Psychological Horror

  Psychological horror is a main theme throughout the game

  • Can't be avoided

Mental Health

• Anxiety

  Signs of anxiety are present throughout the game in notes and memos

  • Can't be avoided

• Hallucinations

  Visual "hallucinations" caused by Mimics posing as mundane objects in the world

  • Can't be avoided

Non-Sexual Abuse & Violence

• Altercations

  Players will engage in combat with alien creatures

  • Can't be avoided

• Manipulation

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  Multiple notes can be found throughout the game detailing how Morgan's memory has been erased/reset after experiments go awry

  • Can't be avoided

Phobias

• Agoraphobia

  Not being able to trust the environment may trigger agoraphobia in players

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Phobias

  Methyphobia (fear of alcohol), Scopophobia (fear of being watched)

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  Early in the game, it's revealed that Morgan's life has been staged as an experiment and they're being observed

  • Can't be avoided

• Necrophobia

  Players will see dead bodies throughout the game

  • Can't be avoided

• Ommetaphobia

  Neuromods are inserted via Morgan's eye

  • Can't be avoided

Physical Health & Body Issues

• Pain & Physical Suffering

  • Can't be avoided

Traumatic Events

• Human Experimentation

  The game revolves around human experimentation

  • Can't be avoided

• Mass Casualty Event

  • Can't be avoided

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