Critical Mass
A fast-paced match-three puzzle game played in three dimensions
Manic Game Studios · Released Jun 20, 2011
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 72% of 311
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 1, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)
What is Critical Mass?
Critical Mass is a single-player action puzzle game with four modes. You match pieces in a three-dimensional play area, balancing speed with planning.
For you if...
- +you like simple rules that take practice to master
Not for you if...
- −you prefer relaxed puzzles without pressure to act quickly
What players say
72% of 311 reviews are positive
Players praise the matching gameplay's replayability. The most common complaint is that unavailable servers leave leaderboards and achievements inaccessible; recent reviewers also report crashes and getting stuck at login.
Screenshots and trailer
Critical Mass system requirements
Minimum: 64MB with latest drivers, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Critical Mass?
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- OS
- Windows XP, Vista, 7
- Processor
- 1GHz
- Graphics
- 64MB graphics card with latest drivers
- Memory
- 512MB
- Storage
- 50MB
- Notes
- Internet connection required for some features
Does Critical Mass have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Critical Mass run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 27
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Critical Mass use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
