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Mato Anomalies

71% positive of 133 Steam reviews

Released: 2023
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam, GOG, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation, Amazon

Made by Arrowiz. Published by Prime Matter.

About the game

Mato Anomalies takes players on a journey through a neo-futuristic version of a bygone oriental city. Investigate strange happenings across the city and uncover secrets behind the walls. Join a cast of enigmatic unlikely heroes in this anime-inspired RPG experience.

Tagged by players

Party-Based RPG
Detective
JRPG
Psychological
Supernatural
Futuristic
Turn-Based Tactics
Visual Novel
Anime
Dark
Mystery
Multiple Endings

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What players say

Recommended
This game reminds me of a cross between RainCode and Anno Mutationem presented with some visual novel scenes. There is English-language voice acting also and it's well-done, but most of it is text-based. There is a part where you walk around in various areas doing quests/side-quests and then a part where you enter "Lairs" or basically dungeons for turn-based combat. There's a level system and stuff, items,…
4.5 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.
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Recommended
I'm mixed on this one but ultimately I enjoyed it so I'll give it a recommended. This is everything I expected out of a budget title which I enjoyed. Its a bit clunky and the style of gameplay is mostly smooth with some clunk. You'll spend most of your time running around in dungeons and in the city and experiencing bits and pieces of story told through dialogue or brief comic strips. I liked the story. Its weird,…
31 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
This game is not very fun the animations are rough the music doesnt fit the setting and the writing for the game is paced very poorly. Very little incentive to grind in the first chapter but by hcapter 2 its way to hard to grind and lvling takes forever on things your level so really ruins the gameplay loop for me. Got it on sale for 3.98 and it wasnt worth it. it makes me think of a bargain store brand soul hackers…
5.2 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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