This talk is a brief overview of strongly interacting matter phase transition studies. To begin with, I will discuss the phase transition of nuclear matter investigated in intermediate energy domain of heavy ion collisions. Then I will jump to the relativisticenergies to review the fixed target experimental signatures of the quark--gluon plasma phase transition. The recent experiments at the ultrarelativistic collider energies will also be introduced. Finally, I will shortly mention a new project dedicated to investigate the novel states of dense baryonic matter.

PACS numbers: 21.65.+f, 24.10.--i, 25.70.Gh,25.75.--q