Red Matter 2 similar games & best alternatives

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Red Matter 2

2022

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Stunning graphics and immersive environments
  • Engaging story with strong narrative and characters
  • Well-designed puzzles and intuitive vr mechanics
  • Smooth locomotion and jetpack movement options
  • Highly polished and optimized for vr platforms

Things to keep in mind

  • Combat mechanics considered weak or frustrating by some
  • Linear gameplay with limited replay value
  • Some puzzles or mini-games seen as less skill-based
  • Lack of advanced graphics options on pc
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Hail to the Rainbow

  • ADACA

  • The Knightling

  • Operencia: The Stolen Sun

  • Boiling Steel

  • The Upturned

Less expressive

Games that feels like Red Matter 2 but with less self-expression and customization

  • ROUTINE

  • THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE: Foreword

  • THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE

  • Outer Wilds

  • The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone

  • Narcosis

More intense

Games that feels like Red Matter 2 but with a more intense feel

  • Cosmodread

  • Alien: Isolation

  • Evil Nun: The Broken Mask

  • G String

  • Vaporum: Lockdown

  • Psychopomp GOLD

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Red Matter 2: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Competition, Leadership.

Last update: 04/08/2026