Active Matter Launches For PC, PS5 And Xbox Series X|S
Active Matter is a paid premium release in a genre where the biggest extraction shooters are free to play, and Gaijin Network is applying the multi-platform pricing and distribution model it built on War Thunder and Enlisted to a new genre.
Key Facts
- Gaijin Network released Active Matter on September 15, 2026.
- Matter Team developed Active Matter.
- Active Matter costs 4,499 yen on PC, 3,960 yen on PS5, and 3,500 yen on Xbox Series X|S, tax included.
- Active Matter is a PvPvE extraction shooter set in quantum-unstable zones where players fight for control of a substance called Active Matter.
- Early access owners on the official website can get the Steam version at no additional cost until November 23.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Game Spark.
Gaijin Network released Active Matter on September 15, 2026. Matter Team developed the PvPvE extraction shooter. The PC version costs 4,499 yen, the PS5 version 3,960 yen, and the Xbox Series X|S version 3,500 yen, all tax included. Players enter quantum-unstable zones as operatives caught in a time loop, solo or in squads, to hunt Active Matter, a substance that bends time and space, while fighting rival players and creatures transformed by the material. The zones include a closed-off Soviet island, a quarantine zone in Central Africa, and a devastated North American metropolis. Gravity is unstable in the fields, and the release trailer shows rocks and rubble drifting in the air and players running along walls and ceilings. The launch update expands raid loot from early access, adds legendary-tier weapons in various locations, and simplifies shelter and inventory management so players can return to raids faster.
The console versions launched alongside the PC release, not after it. Buyers who already owned the early access version on the game's official website can claim the Steam version at no additional cost until November 23. The PC release is available through the official website, the Microsoft Store, and Steam.
The release trailer focuses on the multiverse setting. Giant rocks and rubble drift in the air, alien plants spread across the terrain, and operatives run along walls and ceilings to move through the gravity anomalies. The threats shown include ghost-like entities and giant multi-legged creatures. The early access build already existed before launch, and the September 15 update expands the loot pool from that version and adds legendary-tier weapons to various locations. Shelter and inventory management were simplified so players can organize the base and assemble loadouts faster. Gaijin Network also developed War Thunder and Enlisted.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.