Cenega

El Matador

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2006

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    M - Mature*

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Russian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • French*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Czech*
    Full audio
    Yes*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • Russian*
  • French*
  • Czech*

Community tags · historical

  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    57*
  • Bullet Time*
    Votes · historical
    21*
  • Third Person*
    Votes · historical
    19*
  • Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    19*
  • Third-Person Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    16*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    16*
  • Classic*
    Votes · historical
    5*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows XP/7/8*
    Processor alternatives
    1.5 GHz Pentium 3 / AMD Athlon Processor*
    Memory
    512 MB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    128 MB DirectX9 compatible graphics card with pixel & vertex shader support (nVidia GeForce 4, ATI Radeon 8500)*
    Storage
    3 GB available space*
    Audio hardware
    Sound Blaster compatible sound card*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Memory
    1 GB*
    Processor alternatives
    3.0 GHz Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon Processor*
    Graphics alternatives
    256 MB DirectX9 compatible graphics card with pixel & vertex shader 2.0 support (nVidia GeForce 6, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro)*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Silver*
    Reports
    8*
    Community confidence
    moderate*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Unknown*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Plastic Reality Technologies

Publishers

  • Cenega
  • Fulqrum Publishing*

Release history

  • 2006-09-29
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2006-09-28 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2006-09-28*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Apr 3, 2014*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
1.5 GHz Pentium 3 / AMD Athlon Processor*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
128 MB DirectX9 compatible graphics card with pixel & vertex shader support (nVidia GeForce 4, ATI Radeon 8500)*
Windows minimum memory requirement
1* GB
Name
El Matador*
Windows recommended processor requirement
3.0 GHz Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon Processor*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
256 MB DirectX9 compatible graphics card with pixel & vertex shader 2.0 support (nVidia GeForce 6, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro)*
Windows recommended memory requirement
1* GB
Release year
2,006*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
1.5 GHz Pentium 3 / AMD Athlon Processor*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
128 MB DirectX9 compatible graphics card with pixel & vertex shader support (nVidia GeForce 4, ATI Radeon 8500)*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
1 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
3.0 GHz Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon Processor*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
256 MB DirectX9 compatible graphics card with pixel & vertex shader 2.0 support (nVidia GeForce 6, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro)*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
1 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Plastic Reality Technologies
Plastic Reality Technologies*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
M - Mature*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
action game
action game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Fulqrum Publishing
Fulqrum Publishing*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2006-09-28 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2006-09-28*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 34 fields
Achievements · historical
0*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
46* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Plastic Reality Technologies*
DLC count · historical
0*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
100000 - 200000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Russian*
  • French*
  • Czech*
Store genres
  • Action*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
69* min
Metacritic score
54*
Name
El Matador*
Negative reviews · historical
152*
Peak ccu
1*
Positive reviews · historical
373*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
0.79*
Publishers
  • Fulqrum Publishing*
Recommendations
360*
Store release date · historical
Apr 3, 2014*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • Russian*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • French*
  • Czech*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Plastic Reality Technologies
Plastic Reality Technologies*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Russian*
  • French*
  • Czech*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Fulqrum Publishing
Fulqrum Publishing*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Apr 3, 2014*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • Russian*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • French*
  • Czech*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
50* min
Ccu
1*
Developer
Plastic Reality Technologies*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
Historical US original list price
399* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • Russian*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • French*
  • Czech*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
70* min
Name
El Matador*
Negative reviews · historical
152*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
100,000 .. 200,000*
Positive reviews · historical
373*
Historical US price
399* US cents
Publisher
Fulqrum Publishing*
Community tags · historical
  • Action*
  • Bullet Time*
  • Third Person*
  • Shooter*
  • Third-Person Shooter*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Classic*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Languages
  • English*
  • Russian*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • French*
  • Czech*
Community tags · historical
Action
Action*
Bullet Time
Bullet Time*
Third Person
Third Person*
Shooter
Shooter*
Third-Person Shooter
Third-Person Shooter*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Classic
Classic*
Tags votes
Action
Votes · historical
57*
Bullet Time
Votes · historical
21*
Third Person
Votes · historical
19*
Shooter
Votes · historical
19*
Third-Person Shooter
Votes · historical
16*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
16*
Classic
Votes · historical
5*
Specifications 5 · 25 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Plastic Reality Technologies*
Store genres
  • Action*
Free to play · historical
No*
Metacritic score
54*
Name
El Matador*
Windows 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 *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$3.99*
Publishers
  • Fulqrum Publishing*
Recommendations total
356*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Apr 3, 2014*
Interface languages
English (full audio), Russian (full audio), Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, French (full audio), Czech (full audio)*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Plastic Reality Technologies
Plastic Reality Technologies*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows XP/7/8*
Processor alternatives
1.5 GHz Pentium 3 / AMD Athlon Processor*
Memory
512 MB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
128 MB DirectX9 compatible graphics card with pixel & vertex shader support (nVidia GeForce 4, ATI Radeon 8500)*
Storage
3 GB available space*
Audio hardware
Sound Blaster compatible sound card*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Fulqrum Publishing
Fulqrum Publishing*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Apr 3, 2014*
Interface languages
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
Specifications 6 · 14 fields
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Store genres
Action*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
9,108*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
moderate*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
8*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
silver*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam release year · historical
2,014*
Title
El Matador*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Unknown*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Silver*
Reports
8*
Community confidence
moderate*

* Provisional data