Phantom Matrix
Phantom Matrix is a theatrical, physics-based stealth puzzle VR game. Your game has been robbed, your mission is to seek the truth after all mankind has been possessed. Armed with your wits and the "game" power, knocking hats off Employee's head. It’s time to save your game and friends.
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July 24, 2023
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10 itemsAbout the Game
Knocking hats off "Employee"'s head
Tossing props to distract employee, they'll go to investigate
You might consider using Magunet against more distant employee
Standing in the 2.25m² place, Taking over all the stages
Phantom Matrix is a theatrical, physics-based, stealth puzzle action game in Virtual Reality. You are a game developer whose game has been robbed, your mission is to seek the truth after all mankind has been possessed. Armed with your wits and the "game" power, it’s time to save your game and friends.
7 Chapters, 7 Boss Levels, 7 Abilities (Gadgets)
- New abilities obtained by defeating Boss.
You and your six mates have created the best game in the world.
Just the moment you launch the game, a weird skyscraper suddenly drilled out of the ground and the big hands fall. Your game disappeared, your friends were missing, and all the humans in the world have been kidnapped. Four cats save you in danger, it's time to sneak into building and save your friends.
Throwing, tossing, shooting, etc., this game requires all kinds of skills because you need to throwing anything at enemies' head to knock their hat off.
Almost all gameplay and mechanisms in the game are achieved through physical simulation.
By the way, you need to be sneaky or the enemy will lock down the whole building.
You need a 2.25m² place for Room-Scale.
Tossing props to distract employee, they'll go to investigate
You might consider using Magunet against more distant employee
Standing in the 2.25m² place, Taking over all the stages
- Defeat all enemies to proceed to the next room.
- The enemies' only weak point is their hats. Throw objects at their hats to defeat them.
- Challenge more than 60+ puzzles in the lowpoly world. More and more puzzles will be released afterwards.
- Using various abilities such as magnetic, time, space, and various physical mechanisms to defeat all enemies.
- Unique music and sound effects in harmony with the colorful visuals, all of them are inspired by plenty of YouTube music and meme culture.
- No dizzy — only locomotion VR— in fact player will not leave the 2.25m² area under feet.
Phantom Matrix is a theatrical, physics-based, stealth puzzle action game in Virtual Reality. You are a game developer whose game has been robbed, your mission is to seek the truth after all mankind has been possessed. Armed with your wits and the "game" power, it’s time to save your game and friends.
7 Chapters, 7 Boss Levels, 7 Abilities (Gadgets)
- New abilities obtained by defeating Boss.
You and your six mates have created the best game in the world.
Just the moment you launch the game, a weird skyscraper suddenly drilled out of the ground and the big hands fall. Your game disappeared, your friends were missing, and all the humans in the world have been kidnapped. Four cats save you in danger, it's time to sneak into building and save your friends.
Throwing, tossing, shooting, etc., this game requires all kinds of skills because you need to throwing anything at enemies' head to knock their hat off.
Almost all gameplay and mechanisms in the game are achieved through physical simulation.
By the way, you need to be sneaky or the enemy will lock down the whole building.
You need a 2.25m² place for Room-Scale.
