The Pulse of Evil

Buy95%

Very Positive · 220 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Madnukin · Action · Jun 11, 2023

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
8
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy The Pulse of Evil?

Buy it if you like
  • Interface: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 137 sampled reviews

Based on 220 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 137 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
71% of themes are praise29% are divided0% are complaints
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
54 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
Decent atmosphere, lovely little inventory system, nice tension between needing to have the inventory open to reload and switch weapons and paying attention to whats around you.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
29 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
Game overall has some decent production values, a good variety of enemies that threaten you in clever ways, a novel death mechanic where you respawn as a new person following the previous run's footsteps, and even a boss fight to top it all off.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
23 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
Add on to that the fact that equipping weapons slows you down and reloading dumps any unused bullets away, and there are a lot of interesting tactical decisions to make for combat.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
8 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
That would mean no rotated pixels in the game's screen with the largest resolution visuals.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
7 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
Has difficulty without being onerous or annoying, and an intriguing story that's hinted at.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Interface54 reviews
Gameplay29 reviews
Combat23 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Difficulty7 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
75% still recommend
Audio
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

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