Restoring from older saves would eventually cause those to be corrupted as well, making the game impossible to complete. Bethesda reported it planned to release a patch to fix this issue in the week following the game's release. Just prior to release, No Matter Studios, the developers of an upcoming video game "Prey for the Gods", announced that, due to trademark objections from ZeniMax Media, they had to change the name of their game to "Praey for the Gods". ZeniMax reported that they had to defend the "Prey" trademark to avoid losing it in taking objection to No Matter's trademark filing. "Prey" received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Critics praised the fully realized atmosphere of Talos 1, with some labeling it a "luxurious sci-fi playground". On the other hand, combat proved divisive. GameSpot's Tamoor Hussain found fight sequences "rewarding", while IGN's Dan Stapleton considered combat "Prey"s "biggest weakness" partly due to periods of AI unresponsiveness. Concerning the story, GameSpot found protagonist Morgan Yu's journey somewhat "thin", and TrustedReviews called the storyline "lacking". "Eurogamer" ranked the game 12th on their list of the "Top 50 Games of 2017", "GamesRadar+" ranked it 11th on their list of the 25 Best Games of 2017, and "Polygon" ranked it seventh on their list of the 50 best games of 2017, while EGMNow ranked it ninth on their list of the 25 Best Games of 2017. It was nominated for "Best Setting" in "PC Gamer"s 2017 Game of the Year Awards, for "Best Xbox One Game" in "Destructoid"s Game of the Year Awards 2017, and for "Best Shooter" in IGN's Best of 2017 Awards. "Prey" debuted at No. 2 on the weekly sales charts in the United Kingdom, trailing the Nintendo Switch port of "Mario Kart 8". These figures were considered disappointing due to a lack of competition from AAA new releases and the fact that the opening week sales were 60% down from Arkane's previous title, "Dishonored 2". Additionally, Bethesda's decision to hold review copies until the official release date was mentioned by outlets as a factor for the weak launch. However, "Prey" captured the top spot in its second week of release, besting "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe", a rise partially attributed to the positive reception the game received from critics, though sales were down 32% from its debut week.