Dark Matter
Dark Matter is a retro 2D shoot ‘em up inspired by the 1980’s arcade classic, Asteroids. The action will get frantic as you battle waves of enemy alien ships and deadly asteroids. When ready, take the space carnage to Challenge Mode and rack up your score!
- Price:$4.99
- Release Date:2/27/2015
- Developer:Meridian4
- Publisher:Meridian4
- Last Updated:10/16/2025
- Steam App Id:345130
Dark Matter
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Dark Matter has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 50% lower than its previous all-time peak of 2 players achieved on 8/19/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Dark Matter. It has received a total of 153 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 56 (Mixed).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Dark Matter and its growth over time. It currently has 241 followers on its community page.
Dark Matter Price
Dark Matter costs $4.99 in the Steam store as of 10/16/2025. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Meridian4 Complete which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Dark Matter.
About Dark Matter
Dark Matter is an Indie, Casual, and Action game developed by Meridian4. On 2/27/2015, it was released on the Steam Store by Meridian4.
Players have rated Dark Matter as "Mixed" out of 153 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 88 positive reviews and 65 negative reviews — an overall 58% positive review rating.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
According to Steam’s category system, Dark Matter supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Partial Controller Support
- Family Sharing
From the Steam community, Dark Matter has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Casual
- Action
- 2D
- Physics
- Space
- Score Attack
- Flight
- Minimalist
- Shoot 'Em Up
- Atmospheric
- Aliens
- Choices Matter
- Shooter
- Twin Stick Shooter
- Bullet Hell
- Family Friendly
- Science
- Arcade
- Sci-fi
- Top-Down
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Dark Matter and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Dark Matter is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Meridian4 Complete | 19 | 18 | $64.59 | View |
Related Packages
Dark Matter is referenced by 2 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Matter | $2.99 | View |
| Dark Matter - Commercial License | $4.99 | View |
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Soures & References
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Dark Matter data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 16). Dark Matter on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/345130
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 16). Dark Matter. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/345130