Active Matter released on Steam on September 15, 2026 at $29.99, developed by Matter Team.
VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 2887580), checked 2026-09-17
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Active Matter: Time-Loop Extraction Shooter Out Now at $29.99 (Sep 2026)
Active Matter is out now at $29.99: a time-loop extraction shooter where operatives raid quantum unstable zones to harvest active matter.
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The setup: you are an operative stuck in a time loop, raiding quantum unstable zones for active matter - the multiverse's most valuable and most dangerous resource.
VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 2887580), checked 2026-09-17
FAQ
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Is Active Matter like Escape from Tarkov?
The official description frames it as a raid-and-extract loop with full gear loss on death, set in time-loop sci-fi zones rather than a realistic war setting.
Is Active Matter PvP or co-op?
PvP-focused: other operatives are described as your most dangerous enemy, and syndicates fight over the same resource sources.
What do you lose when you die?
All weapons and equipment not placed in a safe container or marked personal.
How much is Active Matter?
$29.99 on Steam for the Standard Edition.
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What the game is
Active Matter is a raid-based extraction shooter released September 15, 2026 at $29.99.
You are an operative stuck in a time loop, always brought back from the dead to the same point, choosing a loadout before entering quantum unstable zones.
The goal each raid: harvest active matter, gather loot, and extract before the whole zone ceases to exist with everything inside it.
Anomalies, rivals and loss
Active matter bends space and time, so raids include physics-breaking anomalies and survivors who lost their minds and humanity to exposure.
Other players are described as your most dangerous enemy - this is a PvP extraction loop, not a cooperative one.
Death is costly: if your character dies during a raid you lose all weapons and equipment that were not placed in a safe container.
Progression and the $29.99 edition
Between raids you expand a syndicate base, upgrade your arsenal, and fight over key sources of active matter between syndicates.
The Standard Edition includes 25,000 Credits, 300 Prime (one-time), 5 weapon sets, 1 weapon-modification set, 10 equipment sets and 6 ammunition sets.
Post-release support is explicitly planned as ongoing, with several major content updates per year and a roadmap promised within weeks of release (BOUNDED: official Steam description, checked 2026-09-17).
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