El Matador overview

Plastic Reality Technologies | Apr 3, 2014 | game

Released

0players observed · 5 October 2026 - 12:18:39 UTC

Action Bullet Time Third Person Shooter Third-Person Shooter Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak5
Units sold (VGI)21,624
Revenue (VGI)$62,015
Review score71% positive

El Matador dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak5
Units sold (VGI)21,624
Revenue (VGI)$62,015
Review score71% positive
Total reviews576
Release dateApr 3, 2014
DeveloperPlastic Reality Technologies
PublisherFulqrum Publishing

Genres: Action

Company pages: Developer: Plastic Reality Technologies Publisher: Fulqrum Publishing

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Game overview

Overview

El Matador comes from Plastic Reality Technologies and is published by Fulqrum Publishing. It arrived on Steam on Apr 3, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

El Matador's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 12:18:39 UTC, with a tracked peak near 5. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 71% positive across 576 reviews.

Language and system requirements

El Matador is available in 7 languages including:

EnglishRussianItalianGermanSpanish - SpainFrenchCzech languages with full audio support

7 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, crl, usk, and dejus

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	1.5 GHz Pentium 3 / AMD Athlon Processor	512 MB RAM	128 MB DirectX9 compatible graphics card with pixel & vertex shader support (nVidia GeForce 4, ATI Radeon 8500)	3 GB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	3.0 GHz Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon Processor	1024 MB RAM	256 MB DirectX9 compatible graphics card with pixel & vertex shader 2.0 support (nVidia GeForce 6, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro)	3 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

El Matador has sold up to 21,624 units and has 386 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $62,015. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

El Matador overview details

El Matador combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Experience the adrenaline-fuelled danger and heart-pounding excitement in the war on organised drug syndicates. When standard procedures fail, the hardliners are brought in. Become El Matador, a DEA special agent tasked with taking down the drug barons. A new narcotics cartel is rising across Central and South America, sharpening its claws and extending its reach. Locate the encampments, infiltrate the headquarters, and put an end to the cartel's influence. In a tale of corruption, revenge and morality, the mission brief is simple: Eliminate the threat - Ultimate justice, El Matador style. Key features: Hard-hitting, movie-style storyline Huge arsenal of realistic weapons Diverse South American settings, from lush jungle to mansions and harbours Real physics, interactive environments and destructible objects Gang members, clan bosses, kingpins, and many more villainous enemies Atmospheric engine animations bring the scenery to life Wide range of graphical effects, including cascading shadow maps, high dynamic range rendering and many more Slow Motion Action feature FrenzyCAM mode

SteamPulse editorial summary

El Matador is listed as a game with $3.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 12:18:39 UTC, a tracked peak of 5, and 71% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	El Matador
Steam App ID	289280
Type	game
Release date	Apr 3, 2014
Developer	Plastic Reality Technologies
Publisher	Fulqrum Publishing
Price	$3.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Action
Categories	Single-player, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English * , Russian * , Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, French * , Czech * * languages with full audio support
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 5 October 2026 - 12:18:39 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	5
Positive reviews	410
Negative reviews	166
Total reviews	576
Positive percent	71%
Review type	Mostly Positive
Recommendations	386
Average playtime	343 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Apr 3, 2014
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	14 November 2022 - 15:21:00 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	5 October 2026 - 12:18:39 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	5 October 2026 - 12:18:39 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	5 October 2026 - 12:18:39 UTC

Overview tags

Action Bullet Time Third Person Shooter Third-Person Shooter Singleplayer Classic

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	© 2006 Fulqrum Publishing s.r.o. All rights reserved. Other products and company names mentioned herein maybe trademarks of their respective owners. Developed by Plastic Reality Technologies. All rights reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/289280
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/289280/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/289280
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for El Matador

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for El Matador?

El Matador's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 12:18:39 UTC, with a tracked peak of 5 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 6 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is El Matador growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 1 players; the highest observed daily value is 2 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for El Matador?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (26.4%), United Kingdom (11.1%), Germany (8.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (23.5%), United Kingdom (9.4%), Germany (7.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (30.3%), United Kingdom (10.1%), China (8%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (22%), China (9.4%), United Kingdom (8.2%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for El Matador?

El Matador currently sits at 71% positive across 576 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 410 positive reviews and 166 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does El Matador have?

El Matador currently has about 922 tracked Steam followers as of 7 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for El Matador?

El Matador is currently listed at $3.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 386, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

71% positive, 410 positive, 166 negative

Price and discount

$3.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 3 April 2014

DLC and packages

El MatadorBuy El Matador #40470$0.79

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/7/8 Processor: 1.5 GHz Pentium 3 / AMD Athlon Processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 128 MB DirectX9 compatible graphics card with pixel & vertex shader support (nVidia GeForce 4, ATI Radeon 8500) Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: Sound Blaster compatible sound card

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows XP/7/8 Processor: 3.0 GHz Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon Processor Memory: 1024 MB RAM Graphics: 256 MB DirectX9 compatible graphics card with pixel & vertex shader 2.0 support (nVidia GeForce 6, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro) Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: Sound Blaster compatible sound card

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