StrategyFit check
Is Matris worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Puzzle players who want both untimed board coverage and score-focused modes
- Players who enjoy creating or playing custom levels
- Score chasers interested in combo chains, time limits, and leaderboards
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a story-driven game or extensive character progression
- Players who want a single consistent pace rather than separate untimed, combo, and timed modes
- Players looking for multiplayer competition or cooperative play
Our take on Matris
The game trades narrative and broader progression systems for repeated board-arrangement challenges. Its editor and customization options add variety, but the central activity remains placing pieces, managing the queue, and pursuing coverage or scores across related modes.
What is Matris?
Matris is a logic puzzle game built around arranging pieces on a board.
Puzzle Mode removes time limits and focuses on coverage, while Combo Mode rewards chains, line alignments, scores, and multipliers. Time Attack applies a time limit, removes bonuses, and continually supplies blocks; Free Play follows Combo Mode without a score target. Lifelines can reshuffle the queue, select the current piece, skip it, or undo the previous move. The game includes 20 stock levels, 25 achievements, a level editor, and custom levels. Players can select from 96 themes, 10 color palettes, and two customizable palettes. Mouse, keyboard, and gamepad controls are supported.
How Matris plays
- 01Four Game Modes
- Puzzle, Combo, Time Attack, and Free Play change the scoring, time, and board rules.
- 02Lifeline Actions
- Players can alter the piece queue, select or skip a piece, and reverse the last move.
- 03Level Creation
- The editor supports creating levels alongside the 20 included stock levels.
- 04Theme Customization
- The game provides 96 themes, 10 color palettes, and two palettes that can be customized.
- 05Control Options
- Mouse, keyboard, and gamepad inputs can be customized.
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Matris: platforms & release
Is Matris worth it?
It is worth it if: puzzle players who want both untimed board coverage and score-focused modes. Skip it if: players seeking a story-driven game or extensive character progression.
Where can I download Matris?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Matris's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Matris on?
Windows only.
