Pulsen
4-Panel Footprint · 2015 · Casual, Sports, Rhythm, Arcade, 2D
PC
Mostly Positive74% · 47
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About Pulsen
Pulsen is a music and rhythm game featuring 85 songs. Core gameplay is easy to learn but hard to master, and involves hitting four directional arrows to the beat of the music as they pass by the screen. Every song has five or more difficulties and its own set of challenging arrow patterns and play style. Score is determined by how well arrows are hit in time with the music. Song experiences can be enhanced and customized with numerous song modifiers, settings, and arrow noteskins. Compete against a friend locally and compare scores with friends in-game on Steam.
NOTE: Some sections of this game contain flashing lights which may cause an adverse reaction in some users.
Key Features
- EXPANSIVE SONG LIST: 85 songs from independent artists!
- DESIGNED FOR ANY SKILL LEVEL: 5-6 difficulties for every song totaling over 440 charts!
- BRING A BUDDY: Play solo or with a friend in local two player.
- MULTIPLE WAYS TO PLAY: Play with a dance pad, computer keyboard, game controller, or drum set controller.
- CUSTOMIZE YOUR SONG EXPERIENCE: Tons of song modifiers, settings, and arrow noteskins.
- GET IN THE ZONE: Unique song Effects keep songs engaging and keep you on your toes.
- WORKOUT MODE: Track your exercise intensity while playing songs with no down time.
- STEAM INTEGRATION: Compare scores in-game with friends, unlock achievements, and collect trading cards. Achievements and Trading Cards are still in development.
- AND MORE!: Remappable controls, dynamic resolutions and aspect ratio, and mouse functionality.
List of Songs
- Adraen - Killin' Your Dudes
- Azrael-II - Never Fade
- BANDETTO - Headrockin'
- Signs from There Came an Echo - Big Giant Circles feat Aureylian
- Blenderblaster - Boom
- Blenderblaster - Dreams and Nightmares
- Blenderblaster - Hyped
- Blenderblaster - Living Colours
- Blenderblaster - Satellite Signal
- Comma King - Bringing Me Down
- Comma King - Forever Blue
- Comma King - Halcyon
- Comma King - Retro-Specced
- Comma King - Smile Through the Stars
- Comma King - Zenone
- Danny Baranowsky - Crypteque from Crypt of the Necrodancer
- Danny Baranowsky - Mausoleum Mash from Crypt of the Necrodancer
- D-Mode-D - Just Love (Mayhems MMAAYYHHEEMM Remix)
- DJ DISITE - Hypnosis
- Dj-Greene - Holiday Hurricane
- Dj-Greene - Irish Trance Dance
- DustZallax orig Chipzel - Super Hexagon Remix
- Emoticon - Wishing Well
- Fredgy - Sarcolemma
- Furries in a Blender - I Ate All the Food
- Furries in a Blender - Sqweg the Dragon
- Furries in a Blender feat Entity and Lawlzy - Synapse
- Hydlide feat SquaDus - Regret
- hyi - I Control
- Idris - I Believe
- Idris - Wonderland
- Idris & Zyrion - Serendipity
- J-Mi & Midi-D - Life is a Journey (The Paradise Last Mix)
- J-Mi & Midi-D feat Hanna Stockzell - All Night Long (The Paradise Last Italo-Disco Mix)
- Jackal Queenston - Murder Machine
- Ken Wank - I Gotta Have Mix
- Ken Wank - Make Your Moves Mix
- Kitsune^2 - Hot One
- Kitsune^2 - Jetpack Cutie (Entertain Us Re-Edit)
- Kitsune^2 - Rainbow Medication
- Kitsune^2 - Steel Monster Above the City
- Kitsune^2 - Tung the Icelandic Space Warrior
- Kyle - Techno Rocker (Remix)
- Losstarot - Cosmo Memory
- Losstarot - CTRL ALT BELIEVE
- Losstarot - Lunatic High
- Losstarot - Onigiri
- Losstarot - Wildfire
- Losstarot feat GUMI - Calamity
- Losstarot feat GUMI - Starburst
- Mayhem - Laugh at Life
- Mayhem - Spinback
- MGD Assault Force - Speak Sins
- MGD Sound Team - Future Destination
- MIDIhead - Fall Awake (Lars Hausmann Remix)
- MIDIhead - Speeder Freak
- Monolithic - The Dark
- Odyssey - I Breathe Fire
- Oscillator X - Style On My Speed Dial
- PSURG Sound Team - The Collapse
- Renard - Claustrophilia
- Renard - I UPDATED MY LIST
- Renard - Kyle Ward the Space Pumpkin
- Renard - She's An Angel
- Renard - System Failure
- Rotteen - Koan
- Rotteen + Emoticon - Figurehead
- Shirobon - This Love
- Sonitus Vir - Stormy Weather
- Soul Pacific - Cali Coast (Psionics Remix) Speed Edit
- Sta - Dystopia of the Sun
- Sta - Finite
- Sta - Noiseproof
- Sta - Savvy
- Sta - Unified Chaos
- The Icarus Kid orig daniwell - Nyan Cat (Rainbow Poptart Remix)
- The liquid movement & Sta - Lovesick (Xyzzy Mix)
- The Queenstons - Commuting
- The Queenstons - Guiding Light
- The Queenstons - I Control
- The Queenstons - I Prefer the Sky
- The Queenstons - Our Special Place
- typeMARS - Sky Destiny
- WipEOut - Canon-D
- WipEOut infected - SYSTEM ERROR
NOTE: Some sections of this game contain flashing lights which may cause an adverse reaction in some users.
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Negative reviews seem to be mostly from people who are just mad to actually have to pay for the work artists have put into songs and mappers have put into charts. I personally am not a fan of being a freeloader and playing copyrighted songs so this game gets my full support. Furthermore, the charts are nice and vibe well with the music, and most of the songs are good too. I also like how they're unique, since I play so many rhythm games, and many of them have similar songs. So this game is a nice addition to my rhythm game library for sure! I also find the charts to be of higher quality than a lot of the ones that one can find in games people recommend to play instead of this. Also the difficulties are perfectly fine. I guess the people calling it 'easy' are used to the kind of trash high difficulties most free vertical scrolling rhythm games churn out. But in any good triple A rhythm game I've played, the difficulty isn't about eyeraping you with bulky overcharted maps paired with insane carpal tunnel inducing button mashing that makes NO sense with the music at all. It's impressive if you can do it, sure. But it isn't fun to look at, nor to play imo. Gotta be able to vibe with t…3 found this helpful
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Despite what Steam compatibility may tell you, Pulsen works great on Deck besides a few minor bugs. If your like me, this is your best bet for a DDR styled game at home. Developers, I beg you to keep updating Pulsen in 2025. Please.
Love this, even years later. Wish there was an update or sequel!!
not controller friendly
So, for those who don't know, Pulsen here is a fork of Stepmania. And, I think that honestly raises the question of "why pay for Pulsen when Stepmania is free?" It's a decent question, and I'd say that what makes *this* worth it is that it's a "curated" set of high quality charts in a convenient package. (It's not quite curated. As far as I'm aware, all the charts in Pulsen were created for Pulsen. None were pulled from elsewhere. But, "curated" what the best way I could think to describe it.) With Pulsen, you're not spending time finding charts, installing charts, etc., and you know that the charts present are *good* charts. If you're new to Stepmania and related games, Pulsen is a wonderful way to get into it. And, if you're a Stepmania veteran, I still think the selection of charts in Pulsen make it well worth the time and money. So, yes. I would *highly* recommend Pulsen. I've been playing it since 2012, well before it was on Steam, and there's a reason I still come back to it a decade later.
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