Dark Matter
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…
Dark Matter is an indie developed by InterWave Studios, released 17 October 2013 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Dark Matter is
Dark Matter is an indie game developed by InterWave Studios and released in 2013. It was published by Iceberg Interactive. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Out of breath, you run into the door, slamming against its cold metal surface. The clicking of scuttling claws recedes into the distance, swallowed by the pitch black oblivion behind you. You know better than to feel safe. There are too many infested at your back, and another blank metal door ahead. With a quick reflex you check your ammo supplies, and slot a fresh magazine into your shotgun. With a quicker prayer, you flick the switch and open the door. The metal jaws open on endless night you don’t dare pierce with your flashlight, not to disturb those things that live in shadow. By the pale bioluminescence that washes up from the floor grates, you piece together the picture of a…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Dark Matter launched on 17 October 2013, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut and The Stanley Parable.
Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut, The Stanley Parable.
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