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Games like Red Matter 2

If Red Matter 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are AVROPOLIS, ANDERSON and Silent Mansion : Part2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its interactive world feels tangible, physics based interactions shine and puzzles require thoughtful engagement. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Red Matter 2: Red Matter 2 is an immersive, puzzle-adventure game that will transport you to the far reaches of space. Step into the shoes of Sasha, an agent awakened in a lunar base by an undercover operative and tasked with uncovering the secrets of the mysterious Red Matter.

2022ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDMetacritic 84Windowsby Vertical Robot
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Interactive world feels tangiblePhysics based interactions shinePuzzles require thoughtful engagementAtmosphericEerieImmersive

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Steam players who put hours into Red Matter 2 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. AVROPOLIS

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Red Matter 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Red Matter 2.

    AVROPOLIS is a VR action-adventure historical fantasy game with puzzle elements. Explore ancient, mystery-filled atmospheric environments using a physics-based controller that allows different play-styles. Prepare for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure full of discovery and action!

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. ANDERSON

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Red Matter 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Matter 2.

    ANDERSON is a story-driven VR game inspired by classic point & click adventures. Experience a world of science and mystery, with the assistance of a peculiar simulated personality.

    2022IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Silent Mansion : Part2

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Red Matter 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Red Matter 2.

    Silent Mansion is a mystery place with a beautiful atmosphere. This game is a puzzle adventure game. You will find clues in this historic mansion and chase a witch!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Chrono Weaver

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Red Matter 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Matter 2.

    Looking for an immersive VR physics puzzler? Chrono Weaver is a single-player co-op game. Work with copies of yourself as you travel through space and time, finding solutions to seemingly impossible tests. Get to work and get lost in this quirky sci-fi world.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual24.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Escape Together: Secrets of the Professor

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Red Matter 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Matter 2.

    Gather your best mystery solving friends or go in alone in this VR Escape Room game, that features both singleplayer and multiplayer with VR cross platform support. Can you uncover the secrets of the professor and escape?

    2025IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Rogue Stargun

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Red Matter 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Red Matter 2.

    Rogue Stargun is an action-packed space combat sim where you pilot 5 unique starfighters with interactive VR cockpits in a story-driven single player campaign consisting of over 24 unique missions covering both land and space.

    2024ActionIndieSimulation12.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Cube Jumper VR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Red Matter 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Red Matter 2.

    Cube Jumper VR is a fast-paced, immersive VR platformer where you leap across a world of cubes, avoiding deadly lava. Collect diamonds and resources while mastering the game modes: Free Play, Time Attack, and Shooter, where you fend off enemies like spiders and drones.

    2024ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Labyrinth deLux - A Crusoe Quest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Red Matter 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Red Matter 2.

    Solve 16 mind bending puzzles by guiding a laser beam through a maze of mirrors and prisms. Walk on walls and ceilings through a unique magnetic shoe locomotion. Enjoy a funny frame story between a female space trucker and her overly correct AI companion.

    2022Adventure7.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Red Matter 2

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Portal

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Red Matter 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Red Matter 2.

    Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Red Matter 2.

    Reviewers of Red Matter 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Red Matter 2.

    3030 Deathwar is a unique mix of Adventure and Space Sim. Explore star systems, mine and hunt pirates in top-down mode. Leave your ship and switch into classic Adventuring mode, where you explore derelicts, talk to shady characters or head over to the space bar for a drink.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Event Horizon

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Red Matter 2.

    Reviewers of Red Matter 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Red Matter 2.

    Take command of a space fleet and start your galaxy exploration mission.

    2018ActionIndieRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Half-Life: Alyx

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Red Matter 2.

    Reviewers of Red Matter 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Red Matter 2.

    Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.

    2020ActionAdventure59.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Red Matter 2.

    Reviewers of Red Matter 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    A true, full-length open-world game for VR has arrived from Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim VR reimagines the complete epic fantasy masterpiece with an unparalleled sense of scale, depth, and immersion. Skyrim VR also includes all official add-ons.

    2018RPG59.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. LEGO® The Incredibles

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Red Matter 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Red Matter 2.

    Experience the thrilling adventures of the Parr family as they conquer crime and family life through both Disney-Pixar films The Incredibles and Incredibles 2, in a LEGO® world full of fun and humor.

    2018ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Red Matter

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Red Matter 2.

    Reviewers of Red Matter 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Matter 2.

    Red Matter is a story-driven VR puzzle adventure game set during a dystopian sci-fi Cold War. Take on the role of Agent Epsilon, an astronaut of the Atlantic Union dispatched to an abandoned Volgravian moon base on a faraway planet. Your mission: to investigate a shady top secret research project.

    2018IndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Red Matter 2 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Red Matter 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Red Matter 2.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Red Matter 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Red Matter 2.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Red Matter 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Red Matter 2.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Red Matter 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Red Matter 2.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Red Matter 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Red Matter 2.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Red Matter 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Red Matter 2.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Red Matter 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Red Matter 2.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Red Matter 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Red Matter 2.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Red Matter 2.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Red Matter 2.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Matter 2.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Red Matter 2.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Matter 2.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Red Matter 2.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Red Matter 2.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Red Matter 2.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Red Matter 2

Does Red Matter 2 work on Steam Deck?
Red Matter 2 is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Red Matter 2 cost?
Red Matter 2 is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Red Matter 2?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Red Matter 2 are AVROPOLIS, ANDERSON, Silent Mansion : Part2.
Who developed Red Matter 2?
Red Matter 2 was developed by Vertical Robot.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Red Matter 2.

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