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Active Matter

Join dangerous raids for loot or intense PvP/PvE battles in this new realistic military shooter set in a fractured multiverse. Fight in quantum-unstable zones for control of active matter - the substance that bends time and space.

Release date
September 15, 2026
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Developer
Matter Team
Publisher
Gaijin Network Ltd
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You’re an operative stuck in a time loop, always brought back from the dead to the same point. Choose your loadout and enter quantum unstable zones rich with active matter – the most valuable and the most dangerous resource in all multiverse. Fight against rivals from other timelines, survive physics-breaking anomalies and try to stay alive. Harvest active matter, gather loot and extract to a safe place before the whole zone ceases to exist with everything inside it.

Active matter changes things and bends space and time, so you might encounter operatives and other survivors that lost their mind and humanity after exposure to this substance. Other players, though, would always be your most dangerous enemy. Expand your syndicate base, upgrade your arsenal and participate in fierce battles between syndicates over the key sources of active matter, as they’re your only chance to break out of the loop and gain control over your destiny.

Fight your way out in extraction-style PvE and PvPvE raidsGo solo or team up in small squads to venture into quantum-unstable zones in PvPvE and PvE raids. Harvest active matter, grab valuable loot, and extract before everything goes to hell. Realistic weapons and gearActive matter randomly brings things from other timelines to the quantum unstable zones and allows you to replicate a specific item from other timelines in the safety of your base.…

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★ 7.9/10Steam · 6,155 ratings
SteamLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful8

Recommended
Escape from Tarkov meets Stalker 2. Yes there is a PvE only mode. Its just straight fun.
Recommended
Active Matter Review: A 20-Year Veteran's First Review - And a Plea for Preservation After more than two decades of gaming, I have never once…
Recommended
As a player with roughly 114 hours in the game (minus a little AFK time since I do sometimes just sit in the base to…
Recommended
I’m 41 years old and I’ve been playing Destiny 1 and 2 forever. I love PvP, but extraction shooters have always been hard for me…
Recommended
Amazing game as a purely PvE player. I would recommend to all that enjoy extraction fps. Keep up the great work Dev. team!!
Not recommended
I have been loving this game but CANNOT recommend it anymore. 54 hours in and now I am forced to play PvP raids to complete…
Recommended
This game deserves more attention than Wardogs imo. Fantastic extraction shooter with PvE co-op right out of the gate. Monsters are unique and interesting, collecting…
Not recommended
Imagine Arc Raiders meets S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and you have an idea of what Active Matter is. Overall, it is a great game, PvPvE and a dedicated…

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Not recommended
First time I have went out of my way to review a game and fuck this game It has kicked me from my friend's lobby…
Recommended
Late night sessions are certainly a thing! The empty spaces and distant noises make everything feel more threatening in with friends)
Recommended
Game reminds of EFT with a splash of Stalker. It's a great PvPvE extraction horror shooter. I am playing PvE my best friend and we…
Recommended
hated it at first till i started playing it more now i am addicted!!!!! absolute cool extraction game....
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Really was enjoying it until got loaded in a PVP raid as a lone operative... Again and Again... Like what am i doing here? Came…
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Just bought this cuz it was on sale, don't know why but i cant put it down. 10/10 for the solo player PvE'r, a lot…
Not recommended
So far, it's a "meh" from me. It's okay. It was sold to me as a Stalker extraction shooter, but it isn't. Major Criticisms: The…

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