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Dark Matter

InterWave Studios · Iceberg Interactive · 2013-10-17

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Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 17, 2013 (Mac), Oct 17, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 17, 2013 (Linux)

Dark Matter is a 2.5D side-scrolling survival horror game, set in a derelict spaceship besieged by a sinister alien presence, and infested with deadly parasites. As the Ensign, you must explore fetid hallways and abandoned facilities, scavenging for parts and blueprints, expanding your arsenal to up to four deadly weapons and freely...

0
playing now
45%
positive of 264 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
40/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Dark Matter is an indie metroidvania/survival horror video game developed by Interwave Studios and published by Iceberg Interactive for the Windows, Linux and macOS in 2013.

Health check

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  • · Top 55% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 11k–21k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 264 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.38-16%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.45 at GreenManGaming (2022-07-12) · bundled 14×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 110 of 132 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

102026-08-06 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$15.45$0.452015-01-012026-08-222015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-05-20 — best price $3.742015-12-23 — best price $0.722016-07-07 — best price $15.452016-12-23 — best price $2.002017-05-11 — best price $0.992017-07-25 — best price $4.992017-09-08 — best price $4.992017-10-23 — best price $4.992017-12-13 — best price $4.992018-02-11 — best price $4.992018-03-28 — best price $4.992018-05-24 — best price $4.992018-07-25 — best price $4.992018-09-08 — best price $4.992018-10-23 — best price $4.992019-02-04 — best price $1.992019-08-23 — best price $9.992020-01-13 — best price $9.992020-08-17 — best price $1.792020-11-27 — best price $2.972021-04-01 — best price $9.992021-08-18 — best price $1.492021-12-01 — best price $7.342022-03-09 — best price $9.992022-07-11 — best price $7.342022-11-04 — best price $4.992023-02-07 — best price $4.992023-06-23 — best price $1.792023-11-16 — best price $9.992024-03-15 — best price $1.692024-07-11 — best price $0.992024-10-25 — best price $1.702025-03-24 — best price $1.992025-08-06 — best price $8.382026-01-05 — best price $1.492026-05-06 — best price $4.992026-08-15 — best price $1.002026-08-22 — best price $8.38
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1702026-05-29 — 4 pageviews2026-06-01 — 4 pageviews2026-06-04 — 4 pageviews2026-06-07 — 5 pageviews2026-06-10 — 3 pageviews2026-06-13 — 2 pageviews2026-06-16 — 3 pageviews2026-06-19 — 3 pageviews2026-06-22 — 3 pageviews2026-06-25 — 7 pageviews2026-06-28 — 8 pageviews2026-07-01 — 2 pageviews2026-07-04 — 8 pageviews2026-07-07 — 6 pageviews2026-07-10 — 1 pageviews2026-07-13 — 5 pageviews2026-07-16 — 3 pageviews2026-07-19 — 3 pageviews2026-07-22 — 6 pageviews2026-07-25 — 0 pageviews2026-07-28 — 2 pageviews2026-07-31 — 3 pageviews2026-08-03 — 3 pageviews2026-08-06 — 0 pageviews2026-08-09 — 4 pageviews2026-08-12 — 1 pageviews2026-08-15 — 17 pageviews2026-08-18 — 9 pageviews2026-08-21 — 2 pageviews2026-08-24 — 5 pageviews2026-08-26 — 3 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2.5DIndieActionHorrorSci-fiPlatformerMetroidvaniaSingleplayerSide ScrollerSurvival Horror

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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