Choose Refunct
Choose Refunct if you want an Adventure and Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.8% positive across 7,461 reviews.
Refunct vs Matter
Refunct and Matter both land in Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Indie games on Steam. Refunct (2015) is 3 years older than Matter (2018). Refunct scores higher on Steam reviews (95.8% positive) than Matter (87.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Matter
Choose Matter if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Matter launched in 2018.
Both Refunct and Matter sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Refunct |  Matter | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2018 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.8% positive (7,461 reviews) | 87.2% positive (125 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Dominique Grieshofer | Uki Uki Lab, Concrete Games |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Refunct (2015) is 3 years older than Matter (2018).
- Refunct scores higher on Steam reviews (95.8% positive) than Matter (87.2% positive).
- Refunct is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Matter (2.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Refunct is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Matter has no Deck rating yet.
Refunct vs Matter — FAQ
- Which is better, Refunct or Matter?
- On Steam reviews Refunct scores higher (95.8% positive) than Matter (87.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Refunct is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Refunct or Matter first?
- If you want chronology, Refunct (2015) came out before Matter (2018). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Refunct and Matter similar?
- They overlap on Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Refunct run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Refunct is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Matter doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.