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Red Matter 2
What is Red Matter 2?
The official game site describes a rescue that becomes an investigation as agent Sasha Riss follows a signal beyond the familiar solar system, through Volgravian facilities and dangerous scientific remnants. It identifies the game as a story-driven, single-player VR puzzle adventure, with physical interaction, environmental and logic puzzles, hacking, stealth, combat, and a jetpack. [1] Vertical Robot is the developer. [2]
VR editions and delivery
- Standalone VR — Meta Quest: The Meta Quest store lists supported platforms as Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro, Meta Quest 3, and Meta Quest 3S. This is the native Quest store edition, not a PC stream. [3]
- PCVR — Steam: The Steam edition is marked “VR Only” and requires SteamVR or Oculus PC. Steam lists Windows 10, an Intel i5-4590 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or greater, 8 GB RAM, and a GTX 1060 or equivalent minimum; its recommended graphics card is a GTX 1080 or equivalent. [4] This is the PC version streamed from a computer to a compatible PC VR setup, not native standalone headset software.
- Console VR — PlayStation VR2: Vertical Robot’s official site lists a PlayStation VR2 version and separately describes a physical PlayStation 5 edition for PlayStation VR2. [1] The publisher’s press kit records the PSVR2 release as May 18, 2023. [2]
- Pico: The publisher’s official site lists Pico as a platform. [1] No specific Pico headset model is stated here.
Officially stated features
The official listings describe tactile tools and physical interaction: grabbing and examining objects, scanning and translating, operating or repairing machinery, hacking systems, solving physics and logic puzzles, using a jetpack in low gravity, and facing combat or security threats. [1] [4] Meta lists the Quest edition as single-user, with sitting, standing, and room-scale play modes. [3]
How exploration and puzzles work
The developer describes a hands-on investigation rather than a conventional menu-driven puzzle game. Sasha examines objects, scans and translates information, operates or repairs machinery, and hacks systems while exploring abandoned facilities and hazardous locations. Logic and physics puzzles are part of that work, and a jetpack helps navigate low-gravity spaces. Those interactions link the story clues to the environment: progress comes from learning what a place contains and figuring out how its equipment works. [1][4]
The tone is also worth separating from the title's Cold War setting. Steam describes the experience as eerie rather than horror-focused and says it avoids jump scares; the developer's synopsis emphasizes exploration, stealth and occasional combat. That makes “puzzle adventure” a useful first expectation, with action present but not the only activity. [4]
The official site links several different editions, so headset ownership matters. Quest is the standalone store version; Steam is the PCVR build; PlayStation VR2 is a console VR edition; and the developer also links Pico. A platform link does not establish every model's compatibility or identical visual/technical behavior, so use the storefront for the exact headset and requirements you plan to use. [1][3][4]
The official game site positions this as the continuation of Sasha's story, but its description also gives newcomers the basic premise: follow a distress signal through Volgravian locations and uncover the science and political mystery there. If choosing between the titles, that makes Red Matter 2 a follow-up in narrative continuity, while the site still describes it as its own single-player puzzle adventure. The same source links several stores, so platform availability should be checked separately from the story order. [1]
Sources
- Red Matter 2 official website — game description, platform links, and PSVR2 physical-edition information
- Vertical Robot official press kit — developer, release dates, platforms, and description
- Meta Quest Store — supported Quest platforms, modes, features, and release details
- Steam — VR-only PC edition, features, and system requirements