# Vile Matter

Summer DB entity ID: 8df24629\-a360\-4979\-aa71\-aeaf63cc0c54

Steam App ID: 1196970

STORY Trapped in a deteriorating world of mystery, you must navigate a series of challenges and deadly puzzles while in pursuit of a mysterious figure that always seems to be one step ahead\. Can you outwit this prison of shadows and survive long enough to find an answer to the madness? Or, will you fail and be consumed by the darkness? GAMEPLAY  Vile Matter is a psychological/horror adventure game that combines the challenges of the classic puzzle adventure with the fully interactive gameplay of the First\-Person genre, taking gameplay beyond the typical point\-and\-click\.  Along the way, you will need to explore the environment and search for clues to help you to navigate the world, all while pursuing a mysterious character that always seems to be one step ahead\.   Vile Matter puts the   game   back in   adventure game   by giving the player full control over their character as they solve  fully interactive 3D puzzles  and navigate their way through a handful of  unique set pieces  that put the player on the edge of their seat and bring this mysterious world to life\. FEATURES   Thought Provoking Puzzles   Horror/Thriller Elements   Intriguing Story   Tense Action Gameplay   Unique Set Pieces   Physics\-Based Gameplay

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Decoy Software

- Publisher: Decoy Software

- Release date: Jan 13, 2020

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie

- Categories: Single\-player, Full controller support, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1196970/ss\_214a390117efab0e1d375c7ebe92a1695e24dcc8\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1578978003, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1196970/ss\_6d0536523ace86744078f02532e70d390020d208\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1578978003, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1196970/ss\_68dc3235fadb1eed34d4f6849d622acefb8b5883\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1578978003, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1196970/ss\_85a64e98ea91b938d6b1b3c718dd07095fe4cf72\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1578978003, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1196970/ss\_4293f5efcc62f4ffdec94d31403fce806550e579\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1578978003, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1196970/ss\_cb7c07626e83338f99042b95af0805862fdb1842\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1578978003, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1196970/ss\_fc43fedd6979bec9e4e161b73dd0f255a537a2cc\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1578978003, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1196970/ss\_94f92649e5a3f87ea908d6399f455925f1e1d5d9\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1578978003

- Price: 299 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 8

- Steam positive reviews: 7

- Steam negative reviews: 1

- Steam positive percentage: 87.5%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/8df24629-a360-4979-aa71-aeaf63cc0c54/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/8df24629-a360-4979-aa71-aeaf63cc0c54/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-24T15:24:14\.719328\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-24T15:24:16\.370793\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-24T15:24:15\.714095\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

[Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1196970/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/8df24629-a360-4979-aa71-aeaf63cc0c54)