Operation: Matriarchy
Science fiction first-person shooter set in an interplanetary war
Madia Entertainment · Published by ESDigital Games · Released Jan 29, 2016
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 61% of 140
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is Operation: Matriarchy?
A single-player first-person shooter set in the twenty-fourth century. You play Federation sergeant Paul Armstrong and fight the Velians, a virus-altered hive mind whose forces attack his ship.
For you if...
- +you enjoy fast-paced, old-school first-person combat
Not for you if...
- −you prefer third-person action to first-person shooting
What players say
61% of 140 reviews are positive
Some players praise the straightforward shooting and unusual visual style. Complaints include repetitive levels, sound problems, and interface elements appearing off-screen. The newest reviews also report mouse or keyboard controls failing to work.
Screenshots and trailer
Operation: Matriarchy system requirements
Minimum: Athlon XP 1.5 Ghz, 0.5 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Operation: Matriarchy?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1
- Processor
- Pentium 4 or better
- Graphics
- Athlon XP 1.5 Ghz
- Memory
- 514 MB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Operation: Matriarchy have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Operation: Matriarchy run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve 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: Russian. Text only: English, Bulgarian, Polish.
Does Operation: Matriarchy 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
