Mostly PositiveActionMassively Multiplayer

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.

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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 raids…

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79%positive · Mostly Positive

2.2K Steam reviews · Oct 28, 2026

“Ever since ARC Raiders, I’ve been looking for that same semi-casual extraction rush. Mostly I’ve been chasing the dragon. Active Matter might finally be it. The big win for me is the proper PvE-only mode that still lets you progress normally. Being able to opt out of ultra-sweaty PvP without feeling like you’re pla…”

ItsSpyker™

28.5h played · 260 helpful

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“I'm not sure why this game has gone under the radar, however i suspect because the extraction genre is being saturated at the moment and people are generally let down by the developments shenanigans of Arc: Raiders. Mix it with Wardogs being released recently i can see this game not shining properly. Ok, back to th…”

Heretiko

48.4h played · 108 helpful

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“This is NOT a PVPVE. It's a PVP / PVE. You can choose how to play on pretty much all maps. Speaking of the maps. They are varied and nicely large. Run and gun, and you'll die. Be sneaky and focus on the environment around you. The music ( that you find in the game ) is varied and most excellent. With active develo…”

Clay-Pigeon

341h played · 66 helpful

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“No, I don't want to upgrade to the more expensive edition, and no, I don't want you to ask me at the end of every raid. Nor do I want to see what 'potential guaranteed loot' I would get if I were to upgrade. It is predatory. I shouldn't have to spend 120 sheisters on a game just to appease the devs gated-entry for fun.”

o7OneDude

37.3h played · 412 helpful · not recommended

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