PvPvE Shooter Active Matter Passes 500,000 Steam Wishlists
The wishlist milestone signals strong pre-release interest for a new IP in the crowded extraction shooter genre, backed by a publisher known for War Thunder.
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Developer Matter Team and publisher Gaijin Network announced that Active Matter, a PvPvE extraction shooter set in a time loop with SCP-inspired anomalies, has surpassed 500,000 wishlists on Steam. The game is scheduled for a 2026 release on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with early access and a demo available now.
Active Matter, a PvPvE extraction shooter from Matter Team and Gaijin Network, has crossed 500,000 wishlists on Steam. The game traps players in an endless time loop, sending them into zones where gravity and space warp, to recover a resource called Active Matter. Encounters include other players and mutated survivors, plus creepy objects inspired by the SCP Foundation. The developers said in a May 2026 Q&A that they are surveying language regions for future support; Japanese is not yet listed. Active Matter is due out in 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. An early access version is live on the Gaijin.net store, and a limited-time demo for Xbox Series X|S runs through the end of June.
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