Red Matter

Red Matter

Steam Deck Unsupported

Vertical Robot · VR · Nov 10, 2018

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

On sale at $13.24, but it has been as low as $12.49.

90%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 178 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 115 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 6 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
67% of themes are praise22% are divided11% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I just started the second game (1 hour so far) and so far I feel it's even better, continues story from the first game, so I highly recommend to play both.
178 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- The graphics are amazing and immersive.
115 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Playing it, I can just feel that the gameplay wouldn’t translate well to some 10 hour game or something.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
- The puzzles are very good, not too easy, not too difficult, and sometimes require out of the box thinking to solve.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
- The voice acting is superb and the suspense music is very fitting.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The story and lore is also very interesting and the tools on the controller are a neat way to add immersion and gameplay mechanics.
6 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
Story and characters178 reviews
Graphics115 reviews
Gameplay39 reviews
Difficulty39 reviews
Audio23 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Performance6 reviews
67%
Interface6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs10 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. 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.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $13.24 (−47%). The lowest we've tracked is $12.49.

5 points recordedtoday · $13.24

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
20
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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