<s>
Red	B-Application
Matter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2018	O
sci-fi	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Spanish	O
studio	O
Vertical	O
Robot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Matter	I-Application
released	O
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
,	O
with	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
,	O
Oculus	O
Quest	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
launching	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Matter	I-Application
2	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Steam	O
VR	O
and	O
Meta	O
Quest	O
2	O
on	O
18	O
August	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
scientists	O
,	O
Irina	O
,	O
became	O
disillusioned	O
after	O
an	O
accidental	O
exposure	O
to	O
the	O
“	O
red	B-Application
matter	I-Application
”	O
consumed	O
a	O
fellow	O
researcher	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
concern	O
by	O
the	O
Volgravian	O
leadership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
sci-fi	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
war	O
was	O
fought	O
between	O
the	O
fictional	O
nations	O
of	O
the	O
Atlantic	O
Union	O
and	O
Volgravia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Matter	I-Application
also	O
has	O
a	O
translation	O
device	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
translate	O
writing	O
found	O
around	O
the	O
base	O
into	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Matter	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
by	O
the	O
studio	O
to	O
be	O
their	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
scope	O
the	O
game	O
needed	O
financial	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
avoid	O
wasting	O
time	O
while	O
finding	O
a	O
backer	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
created	O
various	O
demos	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
a	O
locomotion	O
demo	O
for	O
Red	B-Application
Matter	I-Application
ended	O
up	O
becoming	O
Vertical	O
Robot	O
's	O
first	O
title	O
,	O
Daedalus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
reason	O
they	O
made	O
a	O
world	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
that	O
"	O
There	O
is	O
some	O
basis	O
on	O
the	O
real	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
but	O
we	O
really	O
wanted	O
to	O
distance	O
ourselves	O
from	O
actual	O
history	O
and	O
invent	O
a	O
dystopian	O
fantasy	O
with	O
two	O
completely	O
make-believe	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
sci-fi	O
game	O
but	O
said	O
they	O
were	O
aware	O
"	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
genre	O
that	O
's	O
been	O
done	O
to	O
death	O
"	O
so	O
they	O
used	O
posters	O
from	O
the	O
Soviet	O
space	O
program	O
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
setting	O
,	O
alongside	O
various	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Matter	I-Application
released	O
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
,	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
the	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
,	O
and	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Matter	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Matter	I-Application
’s	O
environments	O
are	O
intricately	O
detailed	O
with	O
decorations	O
and	O
notes	O
that	O
flesh	O
out	O
the	O
story	O
in	O
an	O
authentic	O
way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Hayden	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Road	O
to	O
VR	O
,	O
liked	O
Red	B-Application
Matter	I-Application
's	O
visuals	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Visually	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Matter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
stunning	O
showcase	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
’s	O
expertise	O
in	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
