Dead Matter

Dead Matter is an open-world multiplayer survival game set in Alberta in 2025. A mysterious virus turns its victims into ravenous, inhuman husks and throws the world into chaos. Weeks after the infected overrun the province, failed evacuation attempts leave you and countless other survivors trapped in the Kananaskis area, where tens of thousands of infected have poured in from the cities. Supplies are running low, and other survivors are also desperate.

Survive in Alberta

Explore the rolling plains of the Kananaskis valley beneath the Rocky Mountains, with the towns of Canmore and Banff among its locations. The infected are dangerous in groups and can overwhelm you if you are not careful. Gunfire draws the horde, while melee weapons leave you outnumbered if you take on more than a few infected.

You also need to manage supplies to stay fed and hydrated, treat injuries and disinfect wounds. Use your resourcefulness to craft bandages from scraps of cotton or improve a baseball bat with leftover nails.

Work for Dominion

The residents of the survivor settlement Dominion offer dangerous mercenary work in return for money or valuable gear. The quest system is set to expand, with the possibility of taking part in the residents' stories if you earn their trust.

Planned features

The game is also planned to add a seasonal cycle with harsher weather and an expanded temperature system, making it necessary to stay warm and dry through Alberta's intense winters. Other planned features include:

• Improved base building and fortification
• Farming that interacts with the seasonal cycle
• Improved vehicles, including damage, armour and repairs
• Hostile survivor AI
• Special infected that are harder to kill because of the equipment they wore before turning
• Radio broadcasts for player-run and NPC-run stations
• Voiced NPCs
• Aircraft and train vehicles