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Gray Matter

A point-and-click mystery about brain research and the supernatural

WizarBox Production · Published by Viva Media Inc · Released Apr 1, 2014

AdventureCasual

Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 551
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
4
daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
12 years ago
May 9, 2014
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
1 GB RAM · 6 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 72/100 (critic reviews)

What is Gray Matter?

This third-person adventure takes place in Oxford and Dread Hill House. Across eight chapters, you play as street magician Samantha Everett and reclusive neurobiologist Dr. David Styles, solving puzzles as unexplained incidents surround his experiments.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy using stage magic to solve puzzles
  • +you like gothic settings and story-focused solo adventures

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer action combat to inventory-based puzzles

What players say

90% of 551 reviews are positive

Players praise the story, character writing, and soundtrack. Recurring complaints concern clumsy controls and interfaces, along with slow pacing and backtracking.

Screenshots and trailer

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Gray Matter system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8
Processor
1.8 GHz Processor or faster
Graphics
DirectX 9.0 compatible 256 MB Graphics Card with Shader 2.0
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
6 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0

Does Gray Matter have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Gray Matter run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, German. Text only: French, Italian, Spanish - Spain.

Does Gray Matter 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

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