Eventide Matter

Eventide Matter

Steam Deck Verified

Ottropi Games · RPG · Nov 5, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $5.99. It has been as low as $4.19.

95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
904 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 96 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 904 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
75% of themes are praise25% are divided0% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Straightforward gameplay mechanics that are easy to pick up on without explanation, combining the harvesting and crafting mechanic of Factorio without all the base planning and logistics management, instead replacing it with a run-and-gun dynamic and a casual analog vibe that is simple in execution, yet polished and ambitious in scope.
96 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Rather than presenting a sprawling narrative introduction, the game lets its premise unfold through its systems: humanity is running out of time, and the only path forward is building a Phase Gate capable of transporting civilization somewhere safe.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The music and the graphics work really well together
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound design is awesome and the music score contributes nicely to the retro atmosphere, alternating between ambient synth, cosmic orchestral overtures, and combat electronica.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Very fun experience, great pacing, great power progression, nice atmosphere and music, inventory manages itself - 500 extra points just for that.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Perfect Steam Deck game.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Gameplay96 reviews
Story and characters56 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Interface8 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat20 reviews
100%
Difficulty12 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $5.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.19.

5 points recordedtoday · $5.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
23
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.