Red Matter

Buy90%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

Vertical Robot · VR · Nov 10, 2018

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
$13.74−45%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
20
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio2 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy Red Matter?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 164 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 110 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k 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
58% of themes are praise17% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
164 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While not as refined as its successor, it's nonetheless a very enjoyable puzzle game with an intriguing story, great world building and great atmosphere.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
110 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics: The graphics were VERY nice, I loved the environment and loved the visual feel of the game.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Good short walking simulator puzzle/exploration game, a few shortcomings but on the whole it is fun and elegant.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Red Matter's difficulty presents a decent challenge and makes good use of motion controls, while acknowledging that keeping that story flowing and keeping you moving towards the next immersive environment is really the goal here.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Though the puzzles are not challenging enough to be engaging and the story only gets captivating in the last section of the game, it is still an enjoyable experience, mainly because of the excellent atmosphere created by striking visuals and an incredible cinematic soundtrack.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Looks great with dynamic shadows and reflections and performance is really good, although occasionally there are some FPS drops, probably due to shader compilation stutter, as it's on Unreal Engine - you just need to wait for a few seconds and it's back to 90 FPS, so a bit of an issue, but one you can live with (I think they fixed it in the sequel).

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story164 reviews
Graphics110 reviews
Gameplay74 reviews
Difficulty40 reviews
Audio21 reviews
Performance5 reviews
Optimization5 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
83% still recommend
Interface
83% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
50% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Crashes
60% 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

  • Tracked Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • VR Only

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
Steam FrameVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest
$13.74$24.99−45%

The lowest we've tracked is $12.49.

7 points recordedtoday · $13.74

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