# Active Matter Guide

> An independent, unofficial, English-language reference for the game Active
> Matter (developed by Matter Team, published by Gaijin Network Ltd). Not
> affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by either. Every page prints the
> date its facts were checked; pages that quote a live figure also print the
> date that figure was read. Site build reference: 0.4.0.115, checked
> 2026-09-17.

## Start here
- [Home](https://activematter.guru/): current release status, the crossplay queues, prices, and where to go next.
- [How the game works](https://activematter.guru/gameplay/): one raid from drop to extract, and the progression spine behind it.
- [Crossplay and progress](https://activematter.guru/crossplay/): the three matchmaking pools, and why crossplay is not cross-progression.

## Release and buying
- [Release date](https://activematter.guru/release-date/): the dated timeline from the 2024 playtests to the full release, and the no-wipe answer.
- [Demo and beta history](https://activematter.guru/demo-and-beta/): every demo and closed-test window, and why there is nothing to try now.
- [Editions and price](https://activematter.guru/price/): what each storefront charges, what each edition contains, and how upgrades work.
- [Pay to win](https://activematter.guru/pay-to-win/): buy-to-play, what the editions grant, and the in-app-purchases notice explained.
- [System requirements](https://activematter.guru/system-requirements/): minimum and recommended specs, the SSD requirement, and a plain-language laptop check.
- [Review round-up](https://activematter.guru/review/): dated storefront figures and a balanced summary of what reviewers agree and disagree about.

## Platforms
- [Xbox](https://activematter.guru/xbox/): Series X|S only, Xbox Play Anywhere, the Game Pass condition for console multiplayer.
- [PlayStation 5](https://activematter.guru/ps5/): the Pro Enhanced flag, the Portal streaming requirement, and PS5 player reports.
- [Steam](https://activematter.guru/steam/): bundles, system requirements, the kernel-level anti-cheat, and the free copy for early buyers.

## Playing
- [PvE mode](https://activematter.guru/pve-mode/): how to play without other players, what gates it, and how progression works inside it.
- [Zones and variants](https://activematter.guru/maps/): the base-zone-plus-variant structure and honest Pending cells for mode assignment.
- [Replicator](https://activematter.guru/replicator/): blueprints, Chronotraces, slots and timers, without reprinting community value tables.
- [Best perks, translated](https://activematter.guru/best-perks/): what the search term maps to in this game, since no system is called perks.

## Background
- [Player count and data limits](https://activematter.guru/player-count/): why no concurrent-player figure is published, and what can be checked instead.
- [Who makes the game](https://activematter.guru/developer/): developer, publisher, engine and official channels.

## About this site
- [About](https://activematter.guru/about/): who runs the site, how a claim is checked, and what it refuses to publish.
- [Privacy](https://activematter.guru/privacy/): aggregate analytics only, no accounts and no advertising network.
- [Contact](https://activematter.guru/contact/): no public inbox at launch, and where to go for support, refunds and bans.
- [Terms](https://activematter.guru/terms/): unofficial status, ownership of the game's marks, and reuse rules.

## Notes for automated readers
- Figures that change - prices, review percentages, build numbers - are printed with the date they were read.
- This site publishes no concurrent-player figure and no player-count curve; the player-count page states the limit and the substitutes.
- No game values are published from community sources: no recipes, drop rates, refine yields, damage numbers or stat tables.
- Where official material contradicts itself, both statements are published and the page says which one this site follows.
- Facts are not owned. This site's explanatory text, tables and diagrams are. The terms page carries the full statement.