Dark Matter
Short description
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 and abandoned facilities, scavenging for parts and blueprints, expanding your arsenal to up to four deadly weapons and freely...
- Developer
- InterWave Studios
- Publisher
- Iceberg Interactive
- Release
- Thu, Oct 17, 2013
- Price
$9.99
$1.19
88%- Reviews
- 200
- Positive
- 45%
- Followers
- n/a
- Owners (estimated)
- 200K – 500K
- Concurrent players
- n/a
- Genres
- Action, Indie
- Features
- Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards
- Tags
Review count and SteamSpy's owner range disagree, so the band is widened to cover both rather than picking a favourite. Multiplied by $8.64, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $9.99 launch price. That is 14% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.
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Media
History
2 data points since Aug 3, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.
The blurred area is the rest of the history. 360 further data points reach back to Oct 1, 2013 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.
Lowest recorded price: $0.99 on Jun 1, 2024.
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Headlander | Double Fine Productions 20 titles | 4 | − Indie − 2.5D + Platformer + Comedy | $19.99 | 611 | 91% | Mon, Jul 25, 2016 | $513k $228k – $3.7m |
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A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda | Extend Studio 3 titles | 4 | − Metroidvania − 2.5D + Platformer + 2D | $4.99 | 574 | 72% | Wed, Jan 19, 2011 | $119k $53k – $462k |
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Shadow Complex Remastered | ChAIR Entertainment first game | 4 | − Indie − Sci-fi + Platformer + Singleplayer | $14.99 | 461 | 85% | Tue, May 03, 2016 | $302k $134k – $2.9m |
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Inescapable | Magnetic Realms 2 titles | 4 | − Side Scroller − 2.5D + Adventure + Platformer | $2.99 | 51 | 39% | Wed, May 21, 2014 | $7k $3k – $150k |
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Dust: An Elysian Tail | Humble Hearts LLC 2 titles | 3 | − Side Scroller − Sci-fi − 2.5D + Platformer + RPG + Adventure | $14.99 | 14,275 | 95% | Fri, May 24, 2013 | $13.4m $13.4m – $15.3m |
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