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What's the Matter?

Blast through space as Matty Matter — a hand-drawn roguelite shooter with original jazz, enemies that attack to the beat, and the entire periodic table to explore. Learn science. Feel the rhythm. Save your friends.

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Fundamental Studios
Publisher
Fundamental Studios
Release
March 1, 2022
4 years and 155 days ago
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About the Game

Something's very wrong out there. Crashed ships. Escaped convicts. Lost vacationers. And somewhere in the cosmos, Matty Matter's friends are waiting to be rescued.

Feel the rhythm, save the universe. Enemies attack to an original jazz soundtrack — hand-drawn, hand-animated, and choreographed to the beat. It looks unlike anything else on your Steam library shelf.

A roguelite with thousands of ways to play. Die, keep your points, rebuild Matty differently every run. Three missions. Three unique space environments. Three bosses who will absolutely ruin your day the first time you meet them.

Science that actually sticks. Travel through the periodic table of elements as you progress. Every element unlocks new territory, new enemies, and real facts worth knowing. The only shooter where you finish smarter than you started.

What's in the box

  • Hand-drawn art and animation throughout

  • Original jazz soundtrack with beat-synced enemies

  • Roguelite upgrades — thousands of combinations

  • Randomly generated levels, never the same run twice

  • 3 missions with unique environments and bosses

  • Full in-game elements database

  • Full voice acting

  • Mouse and controller support

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