Phantom Matrix

Phantom Matrix is a theatrical, physics-based stealth puzzle action game in virtual reality. You play as a game developer whose game has been stolen and whose friends have gone missing after a strange skyscraper rises from the ground and the big hands fall. With the help of four cats, you sneak into the building to find the truth, rescue your friends and save your game while humanity is possessed and people have been kidnapped.

Sneak through the building

You progress through rooms by defeating every enemy. Their only weak point is their hats, so you throw, toss or shoot objects at their heads to knock the hats off. Props can also distract employees, who go to investigate; magnetic abilities can help you reach more distant employees. You need to stay stealthy, or enemies will lock down the whole building.

The game’s gameplay and mechanisms are mostly based on physical simulation. You use your wits, objects and abilities to overcome enemies and puzzles in a low-poly world.

Chapters and abilities

The game has seven chapters, seven boss levels and seven abilities, or gadgets. You obtain new abilities by defeating bosses. The abilities include magnetic, time and space powers, alongside mechanisms based on physics.

Puzzles and play space

Phantom Matrix contains more than 60 puzzles. The player remains within a 2.25 m² area beneath their feet, and the game uses locomotion VR. Its music and sound effects accompany colorful visuals and draw inspiration from YouTube music and meme culture.