Active Matter

Active Matter

Matter Team · September 15, 2026 · Action, Horror, Multiplayer, FPS, Online Co-Op

Buy the Active Matter key for Steam from GAMIVO at $28.72 — the cheapest of 3 stores we compare.

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$28.72-4%
lowest tracked $23.99
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Steam
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Standard Edition · Steam
$29.99
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Standard Edition · Microsoft Store
$29.99
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Active Matter price by region

Active Matter costs £24.99 in the United Kingdom, €26.10 in Europe (EUR), $28.72 in the United States, $28.72 in Georgia (USD), CA$38.99 in Canada, NZ$43.90 in New Zealand, A$44.95 in Australia, R$89.99 in Brazil and zł129.00 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Active Matter offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £24.99 £24.99 — 2
Europe (EUR) €26.10 −13% €29.99 €26.10 3
United Statesyour region $28.72 −4% $29.99 $28.72 3
Georgia (USD) $28.72 −4% $29.99 $28.72 3
Canada CA$38.99 CA$38.99 — 2
New Zealand NZ$43.90 NZ$43.90 — 2
Australia A$44.95 A$44.95 — 2
Brazil R$89.99 R$89.99 — 2
Poland zł129.00 zł129.00 — 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Active Matter

✦ AI summary

Active Matter is a PvPvE extraction shooter where you're trapped in a time loop, harvesting the reality-bending resource called active matter from quantum-unstable zones while battling other operatives and anomalies. The game stands out through its unique active matter mechanic that warps space and time, creating unpredictable environmental hazards alongside intense syndicate warfare and deep progression tied to breaking free from your temporal prison.

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.

PvPvE extraction-style raids
Players go solo or in small squads inside the quantum unstable zones in their quest for active matter and other loot. Active matter can be harvested by killing AM-transformed creatures, taken away from other players or picked up directly from active matter clusters. Join this never ending hunt to improve your chances to find the way out of the time loop.

Realistic weapons and gear

Active 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. Despite the mysterious origin of your weapons, your arsenal is always rooted in real-world military technologies and tactics, as war seems to be the only constant in this chaotic multiverse.

Gameplay-influencing active matter effects

Mind-bending anomalies that change gravitational force and space topology right in front of your eyes. Thrilling encounters with eerie SCP-inspired objects would send shivers down your spine, and creatures transformed by active matter would attack you on sight. 
Intense PvP battles

Syndicates of operatives fight over control of a passive source of active matter, using all the weapons and other gear they can bring into battle or craft on site. Join PvP battles you like and make a real impact on the fate of the multiverse!

Fascinating maps

Battles take place at locations that exist outside of space and time boundaries. Active Matter features a variety of maps, including a huge island with rusty Soviet industrial complexes and cryptic science labs that were among the first to study this new phenomena. Explore these places to find hints on the origin of active matter.

Active Matter — game info

Platforms
Windows, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Online PvP, Online co-op
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Active Matter offers accessible progression with intense PvE and PvP gameplay set in a beautifully optimized world, though new players may find the UI and loot systems initially confusing until they learn the mechanics. The main complaint from veterans is that established players have significant progression advantages in PvP, though a dedicated PvE mode allows newer players to catch up without competing directly and progression can be earned relatively quickly through objectives.

Not recommended Oct 13, 2026
I am having fun but the "Here is what your rewards could be if you upgrade your game edition" pop up kind of killed the vibe. Not a good way to monetize.
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Not recommended Oct 13, 2026
the movement is complete garbage and actually feels like its just a bhop fagantasy. the enemies are retarded until they arent and then you just...literally out of no where get hounded by some blobbed tentacle monster that can JUST KILL YOU...like...i looked up, ran, and every step i took was a tick of damage, couldnt get away...this ♥♥♥♥♥♥ game is a sack of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥ and i deserve my kit, my money, and a free copy for my trouble
1 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 13, 2026
Finally something good.
Recommended Oct 13, 2026
very good sar much suprising in the detail and gunplay sar redeem REDEEEMMMM
Recommended Oct 13, 2026
get good
Recommended Oct 13, 2026
Game is awesome, love the intense matches and gritty feel of the maps. Few little tweeks on the AI spotting you and spawning its a fantastic game and recommend 100% over Arc Raiders

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