# Prey (2006)

12 Hacker News commenters recommended Prey (2006) and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a great game with innovative level design built around portals and gravity manipulation, and a strong opening level.

## Why people recommend it

- Innovative portal and gravity level design (2 comments): "Great game, with some innovative level design involving portals and gravity manipulation." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46430087)) "some innovative level design involving portals and gravity manipulation" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46425921))
- Described as a great game (3 comments): "Great game, with some innovative level design involving portals and gravity manipulation." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46430087)) "just get it an play it. Read nothing. Just play it. You won’t regret it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46124176)) "which is also a great game" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46124297))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Helldivers 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/helldivers-2.md): 50 recommend
- [Triple-A Minesweeper](https://hackerapproved.com/p/triple-a-minesweeper.md): 40 recommend
- [Quake II](https://hackerapproved.com/p/quake-2.md): 33 recommend
- [Red Dead Redemption 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/red-dead-redemption-2.md): 28 recommend
- [Grand Theft Auto (1997)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grand-theft-auto.md): 28 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Prey (2006)", https://hackerapproved.com/p/prey/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).