Buy it if you like
- Story: 216 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 69 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Interface: 33 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Performance: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 732 player reviews · updated
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
67% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews33% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
216 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Or maybe I should say they both have Jane Jensen, but not because she wrote both of them, but because her name itself is a synonym for a great story.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The music is very memorable in places and voice acting is generally good, at least for the main characters.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
69 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
However, I myself would not praise one game over the other, simply because both have absolutely great, but different stories, mechanics etc.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
You'd adore the graphics of this game if you're a huge fan of prerendered backgrounds.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The puzzles don't feel gratuitous, and the game strikes a nice balance in terms of difficulty (although the game definitely tends toward the easy side in comparison to the tougher Gabriel Knight).
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gray Matter is a story of mystery with incredible character design and story depth, melting science and magic within the same pot as an expertise of Jane Jensen.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story216 reviews
Audio70 reviews
Gameplay69 reviews
Graphics49 reviews
Difficulty22 reviews
Characters22 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Interface91% still recommend
Bugs69% still recommend
Performance50% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Full price
$9.99
We haven't seen it on sale yet.
3 points recordedtoday · $9.99
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