Bethesda promised us a Prey demo a week before the full game release, and it is finally out in the wild. We knew in advance it would be console only, and indeed there is no joy for PC users, who can console themselves with the system specs for the game.

The demo takes player through Morgan Yu's discovery that all is not right aboard the space research facility Talos I, as the alien Typhons have broken containment. Don't drink the coffee, not because it's bad, but because the cup might eat you. You'll get a look at some of the Typhon abilities that you can assimilate by injecting a substance in your eye, as well as some of the crazy new weapons in the game, like the GLOO Cannon that can get you out of sticky situations and put the aliens in them.

Depending on your play style, you'll get an hour of play, more or less, which should help you decide whether you should drop the cash–if you haven't already–when the game comes out on May 5 on PS4, Xbox One and PC.