12 Puzzle games like Prey that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Prey down to the 12 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Half-Life 2: VR Mod, Half-Life 2 and Singularity top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Prey.

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Prey. Each one has been evaluated across 9 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Half-Life 2: VR Mod

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 272KRAWG👍 91%· 4.1KMC96IGDB79· 7

Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Xbox · Android

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 272KRAWG👍 91%· 4.1KMC96IGDB79· 7

Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Xbox · Android

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 5.9KRAWG👍 82%· 447MC76IGDB80· 4

Year 2010Dev Raven Software · ActivisonPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 15KRAWG👍 84%· 2.0KMC88IGDB87· 6

Year 2010Dev Feral Interactive · 2K GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and horror tension

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerMeleeRangedSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 83%· 6.2KRAWG👍 17%· 265

Year 2000Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: single-player focus.

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 21IGDB75· 1

Year 1996Dev 3D Realms · MacSoft GamesOn PC · Mac

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: ranged combat.

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#7Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 120KRAWG👍 90%· 2.0KMC85IGDB85· 27OC86· 175

Year 2017Dev CapcomPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics, while skipping setting scifi

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerFirst PersonIsometricThird Person

IGDB60· 1

Year 2006Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 · Nintendo

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, adventure storytelling and visual isometric, while skipping melee combat

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerFirst PersonDarkHorror

IGDB83· 2OC60· 69

Year 2004Dev People Can Fly · DreamCatcher InteractiveOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping melee combat

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#10XIII

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeFirst PersonStealth

Steam👍 89%· 2.5KIGDB73· 5OC38· 31

Year 2003Dev Ubisoft Paris · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics, while skipping ranged combat

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#11Syndicate

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst PersonCo-op

IGDB79· 6

Year 2012Dev Starbreeze Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: setting cyberpunk and co op, while skipping melee combat

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#12Supraland

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedMeleeFirst PersonOpen World

Steam👍 95%· 15KRAWG👍 78%· 182MC84IGDB80· 3OC77· 17

Year 2019Dev Supra GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling, while skipping setting scifi

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