Exotic Matter

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Exotic Matter is a single player open world role playing game. It was developed by Moebiusgames and was released on October 24, 2015. It received neutral reviews from players.

Exotic Matter is a game about exploration, crafting and fighting. You wake in the wreck of your crashed space ship on a far away planet. If you'll ever make it back to Earth depends entirely on you. Explore a unique planet and use your ingenuity to craft what you need to fight your way back home!

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Audience ScoreBased on 19 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The game has a beautiful and intricate lighting engine, along with stunning alien landscapes and a unique setting that sets it apart from other block-building games.
There is a lot of potential for the game, with plans for future updates that could enhance gameplay, add more content, and improve overall experience.
The crafting system is user-friendly and the game offers a story-driven experience that adds depth to the exploration and building mechanics.

The game feels unfinished and lacks sufficient content, with many players expressing frustration over the lack of updates and the current state of the game.
Navigation and gameplay mechanics can be unintuitive, leading to confusion and difficulty in progressing through the game.
There are numerous bugs and quality of life issues, such as poor procedural generation of terrain and the absence of water physics, which detract from the overall experience.

story
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story in the game is a mixed bag, with players noting that it requires patience to navigate through fetch quests and dialogue that can be cumbersome. However, many found the narrative engaging and rewarding, encouraging exploration and discovery of various locations and story elements. Overall, while the storytelling may initially seem simplistic, it evolves into a more compelling experience that appeals to fans of crafting and survival genres.
- “I enjoy finding the different locations and more bits of the story.”
- “I have to admit that when I started, I thought to myself 'okay, another one of these,' but the more I played, the more I wanted to explore and the more I wanted of the story.”
- “Don't bother focusing on gear progression other than your tree potato launcher as you can't advance without miraculously clearing the fetch quest main storyline with broken typewriter speed dialogue that you must be stationary to watch.”
- “Then you wander around aimlessly until you hit one of many story-important objects that set you on a path.”
- “My play experience was a bit frustrating, a bit filled with wonder, a bit filled with very careful platforming and aimless exploration that leads you into a story that hooks you and makes you go from waypoint to waypoint very carefully.”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is reminiscent of Minecraft and other block-based open-world games, featuring various mechanics that are still evolving based on player feedback. While the exploration and combat elements add excitement, many reviewers feel that the experience could be significantly enhanced with further content and gameplay refinement.
- “Finding those facilities may spice up the gameplay with some combat, something we never experienced.”
- “I think this could be a fun game once they add a whole lot more to the open world and polish up the gameplay.”
- “There are a lot of mechanics in the game that are still subject to change based on feedback.”
- “It's very similar to Minecraft and other 'block open-world' games, so expect familiar gameplay and look.”
- “Because I think this could be a fun game once they add a whole lot more to the open world and polish up the gameplay.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics utilize a cube-based aesthetic, which is uncommon for titles set in an alien world, yet it supports extensive customization and modding potential. While still in early access, the visuals contribute to a solid foundation for a story-driven experience, defying initial expectations based on its graphical style.
- “Very few games that use cubes as their graphical choice set themselves on an alien world.”
- “The game is essentially an engine, so theoretically you can tweak everything and create a medieval sandbox out of it, not just in terms of visuals.”
- “Even though the graphic choice might not be what you'd expect, there is a strong base of a fairly nice story-driven game.”
- “Very few games that use cubes as their graphical choice choose to set themselves on an alien world.”
- “I don't want to straight up give a rating, because with early access games that rating can strongly change depending on whether the game ever leaves early access and in what stage, but what is there is a strong base of a fairly nice story-driven game, even though with that graphic choice you would not expect it.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game has been reported to have some stability issues, with users noting that it is "a bit buggy."
- “The game is a bit buggy.”
- “There are frequent crashes that disrupt gameplay.”
- “I encountered several glitches that affected my experience.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's soundtrack features a selection of good songs that enhance the experience, particularly in its solitary gameplay moments.
- “The game features a few good songs on its soundtrack, which is important for solo gaming experiences like this.”