Dark Matter

Dark Matter

Steam Deck Playable

InterWave Studios · Action · Oct 17, 2013

It depends on what you're after.

On sale at $1.19, but it has been as low as $0.99.

45%
Mixed
264 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 264 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 179 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
20% of themes are praise50% are divided30% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Very good story.
70 of 179 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Lovely graphics and light based aesthetics.
22 of 179 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 love2 themes
Story and characters70 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay31 reviews
42%
Controls18 reviews
28%
Audio11 reviews
36%
Interface10 reviews
40%
Linux compatibility5 reviews
20%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs28 reviews
29%
Combat24 reviews
38%
Difficulty6 reviews
50%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $1.19 (−88%). The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $1.19

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
45%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
17
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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