EMPULSE

EMPULSE

Steam Deck Playable

1047 Games · Shooter · Jun 24, 2026

Worth it for the right player.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $14.99.

72%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Performance: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Servers and matchmaking: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Cheating: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise42% are divided25% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay feels smooth, this game is in early access state but the potential this game holds is unbelievable.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
Even though I'm using the lowest graphic settings (adaptive resolution and super resolution disabled), I only get maximum 89 fps, minimum 57 fps, and avg 79 fps (it's a GPU bottle neck, I've checked with MSI afterburner)
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I like the clean and well polished Graphics, with my Settings on max i can still get around 90-120fps with a GTX 1660.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
think of this multiplayer shooter as Mirror's edge with a faint of titanfall and ALOT of call of duty ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ in it. first off, the menu is just cluttered so it'll be a bit to find where the loadouts are and yes, it is all VERY tacked-on and pretty basic. you can equip a weapon and 2 attachments, 3 perks, whatever grenade type you want that can help with healing, more movement, etc. your secondary will always be the hammer, use to scrap both enemy lancers (players) and mechs.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay67 reviews
Performance67 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Interface8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat88 reviews
64%
Controls43 reviews
35%
Monetization37 reviews
78%
Story and characters35 reviews
57%
Multiplayer34 reviews
47%
Players complain% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking34 reviews
35%
Cheating12 reviews
33%
Bugs8 reviews
63%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.

2 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
72%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
34
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.