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Is Red Matter 2 worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- VR adventure players who want a story-led mystery and exploration
- Puzzle fans who enjoy examining environments and manipulating objects
- Single-player players who prefer eerie tension without jump scares
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want frequent combat may find the occasional encounters sparse.
- Players seeking an action-heavy pace may find the focus on observation and environmental puzzles slow.
- Players looking for multiplayer play may not find a fit in this single-player campaign.
Our take on Red Matter 2
Players who expect combat to drive the campaign may hit a wall when exploration and environmental puzzles take center stage; combat is described as occasional. Those who want horror built around jump scares may also find the eerie, non-jump-scare approach less suited to them.
What is Red Matter 2?
Red Matter 2 is a single-player virtual reality puzzle campaign set during an authoritarian Cold War that extends throughout the solar system.
Players take the role of Sasha Riss, tracing a friend’s distress call across Volgravian sites and uncovering concealed experiments. Motion controllers let players pick up and examine items, interpret scanned documents, fix equipment, and break into security systems. Puzzles draw on physical interactions, observation, and reasoning. A jetpack carries Sasha through areas with reduced gravity; other sequences call for avoiding security or occasional combat.
The campaign emphasizes exploration, story, and an unsettling atmosphere without jump scares. Movement choices include continuous motion, teleportation, and snap turns. The opening catches new players up on the story. On PC, the game features 4K textures, detailed geometry, dynamic and indirect shadows, plus in-game Valve Index controller models when those devices are detected.
How Red Matter 2 plays
- 01Controller-based interactions
- Motion controllers appear as tools for inspecting objects, handling machinery, scanning documents, and hacking terminals.
- 02Low-gravity jetpack
- Use the jetpack to travel across open areas and access new locations.
- 03Flexible movement options
- Choose smooth movement, teleportation, or snap turning.
- 04PC visual options
- The PC version includes 4K textures, dynamic and indirect shadows, and detailed geometry.
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Red Matter 2: platforms & release
Is Red Matter 2 worth it?
It is worth it if: VR adventure players who want a story-led mystery and exploration. Skip it if: players who want frequent combat may find the occasional encounters sparse.
Where can I download Red Matter 2?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Red Matter 2's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Red Matter 2 on?
Windows only.
