# Games like Red Matter

> The closest matches to Red Matter: Red Matter 2, The Station, Obduction, The Room VR: A Dark Matter, and FORM. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Red Matter 2](https://imho.run/games/2081470/red-matter-2) — Also VR, like Red Matter. 373 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2081470/)
2. [The Station](https://imho.run/games/565120/the-station) — Also Walking Simulator, like Red Matter. 685 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/565120/)
3. [Obduction](https://imho.run/games/306760/obduction) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with Red Matter. 2,360 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/306760/)
4. [The Room VR: A Dark Matter](https://imho.run/games/1104380/the-room-vr-a-dark-matter) — A frequent pick in Red Matter players' libraries, and another Adventure. 2,439 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1104380/)
5. [FORM](https://imho.run/games/408520/form) — A frequent pick in Red Matter players' libraries, and another Indie. 748 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/408520/)
6. [Half-Life: Alyx](https://imho.run/games/546560/half-life-alyx) — A frequent pick in Red Matter players' libraries, and another Action. 60,789 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/546560/)
7. [I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine](https://imho.run/games/2296380/i-expect-you-to-die-3-cog-in-the-machine) — Also Cold War and VR, like Red Matter. 462 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2296380/)
8. [I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar](https://imho.run/games/1499120/i-expect-you-to-die-2-the-spy-and-the-liar) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with Red Matter. 948 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1499120/)
9. [Outer Wilds](https://imho.run/games/753640/outer-wilds) — Same atmospheric mood as Red Matter. 50,025 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/)
10. [Kairo](https://imho.run/games/233230/kairo) — Also VR and Walking Simulator, like Red Matter. 1,026 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233230/)
11. [Observation](https://imho.run/games/906100/observation) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with Red Matter. 2,478 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/906100/)
12. [Tacoma](https://imho.run/games/343860/tacoma) — Also Walking Simulator, like Red Matter. 2,248 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/343860/)
13. [THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE](https://imho.run/games/2155770/the-muller-powell-principle) — Shares physics based interaction and environmental puzzle solving with Red Matter. 227 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2155770/)
14. [Vertigo Remastered](https://imho.run/games/1318090/vertigo-remastered) — Also VR, like Red Matter. 1,024 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1318090/)
15. [Homesick](https://imho.run/games/244910/homesick) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with Red Matter. 717 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244910/)
16. [Moons of Madness](https://imho.run/games/1012840/moons-of-madness) — Also Walking Simulator, like Red Matter. 1,209 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1012840/)
17. [Scanner Sombre](https://imho.run/games/475190/scanner-sombre) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with Red Matter. 2,301 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/475190/)
18. [P·O·L·L·E·N](https://imho.run/games/393750/p-o-l-l-e-n) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with Red Matter. 119 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/393750/)
19. [The Assembly](https://imho.run/games/373650/the-assembly) — Also VR, like Red Matter. 97 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/373650/)
20. [The Solus Project](https://imho.run/games/313630/the-solus-project) — Also VR and Walking Simulator, like Red Matter. 1,536 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313630/)
21. [Riven](https://imho.run/games/1712350/riven) — Also VR and Walking Simulator, like Red Matter. 2,175 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1712350/)
22. [Virtual Virtual Reality](https://imho.run/games/889480/virtual-virtual-reality) — Shares physics based interaction with Red Matter. 543 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/889480/)
23. [The Vanishing of Ethan Carter](https://imho.run/games/258520/the-vanishing-of-ethan-carter) — Also Walking Simulator, like Red Matter. 4,130 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/258520/)
24. [Aporia: Beyond The Valley](https://imho.run/games/573130/aporia-beyond-the-valley) — Also Walking Simulator, like Red Matter. 273 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/573130/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=966680&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=966680&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=966680&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=966680
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/966680
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Red Matter

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 966680
- **Developer:** Vertical Robot
- **Publisher:** Vertical Robot
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 10, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/966680/red-matter)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=966680&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/966680/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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