Gray Matter
Worth it · Narrative · 2014
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $9.99.
- Length
- 11.7h 14h to 100%
- Value
- $0.85/hr
- Reviews
- 89% of 733 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Not discounted in any of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 2659 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
After a tragic accident, neurobiologist Dr. David Styles has become a recluse, rarely leaving his home, the Dread Hill House. One day, Samantha Everett, a street magician, appears at Dr. Style's doorstep just as he is seeking a new assistant.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, DirectX 9.0 compatible 256 MB Graphics Card with Shader 2.0, 6 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 33 discounts in the 13 years tracked, the median cut is 66 percent, about 9 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 380 weeks ago.
On value it sits in the top 5 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 69 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 87 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Marie's Room (free, scores 82) beats it on value, while it beats Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood ($14.99, scores 72).
More about Gray Matter
72 from critics against 89 percent from players, and the player number comes from people who own the game.
Players
- Players online
- 2 when we last checked, on Oct 1, 05:54 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Really good, substantial adventure game, from the queen of adventure game writing, Jane Jensen. It's really criminal she hasn't been supported to make more games over the years. Interesting plot, with the opposition of the two main characters/perspectives working particularly well: until the end you're left guessing about at least some of what is going on, and to what extent we were seeing supernatural or psychic...
2 more reviews
Gray Matter is a point and click adventure game 2014. You collect items, you combine them with environment to solve a mystery. Nothing different here. ++Story / Setting: Most important part of these genre, what makes us hold onto game, is good. At least for me the player's characters are likeable, relatable and have good voice over. Anything more would be a spoiler. +Gameplay: One point to click, double to run thing...
Amazing game with well-written characters and beautiful graphics, storyline is wonderful too! Worth the price!
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No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Gray Matter scores 73/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/260570/gray-matterReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.