- Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Science fiction
Red Matter is a story-driven VR puzzle adventure game set during a dystopian sci-fi Cold War. Take on the role of Agent Epsilon, an astronaut of the Atlantic Union dispatched to an abandoned Volgravian moon base on a frozen, faraway planet.
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Grave, earnest, plot-driven and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
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PlayStation UniverseEric HauterDec 20189/10With achievable puzzles that never slow down the story and a great control scheme, Red Matter sets a new standard for the VR adventure genre. This is a game that deserves to break free from the crowd.
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GamingTrendRon BurkeOct 202385/100Red Matter showcases what happens when you make VR interactivity the star, and lean into giving the player as much control as possible. The interactivity, immersion, and presentation are top shelf, and the atmosphere is one you shouldn't miss.
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TheSixthAxisNic BunceJan 20198/10Red Matter is the most immersive puzzle game I've played in a long time, thanks in no small part to how well it makes use of VR is utilised.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Oculus VR, Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation VR, SteamVR, Oculus Quest
- Developer
- Vertical Robot
- Publisher
- Vertical Robot
- Released
- May 24, 2018
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Virtual Reality
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
IGDB rating 6.8/10 from 16 ratings.
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