Prey
- Developer
- Arkane Studios
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
- Released
- 04 May 2017
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £24.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One
Genres: shooter , puzzle , role playing rpg , adventure
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. As you dig into the dark secrets of Talos I and your own past, you must survive using the tools found on the station, your wits, weapons, and mind-bending abilities.
Best gaming PC for Prey in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Prey today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Bethesda Softworks on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 (64-bit versions) | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 (64-bit versions) |
| CPU | Intel i5-2400, AMD FX-8320 | Intel i7-2600K, AMD FX-8350 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | GTX 660 2GB, AMD Radeon 7850 2GB | GTX 970 4GB, AMD R9 290 4GB |
| Storage | 20 GB | 20 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Prey?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i7-2600K, AMD FX-8350 and your GPU is at or above GTX 970 4GB, AMD R9 290 4GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.