Rank 01- $8.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2013
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: Concave Studio, Colorful Media, Emagica
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 67% of 46 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
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About Pulstar
The closest matches to Pulstar: PixelJunk™ Shooter, Meltdown, Nex Machina, Assault Android Cactus+, and Alien Breed: Impact. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Pulstar is your kind of game, the closest matches are PixelJunk™ Shooter, Meltdown and Nex Machina — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Pulstar: Pulstar is a fast paced arcade game that brings back the basic of its genre. No nonsense, just kill as long as you can to gain the highest score as possible! This concept gives Pulstar the challenge and high replay value real fans of this genre need!
Is Pulstar worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 46 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This has been fairly fun to play to far. Each game is very short, lasting a matter of minutes. It looks like the longest game played in the online highscores is only 10 minutes. The controls aren't customizable so if you're playing with a…”
“I regret getting this one. Probably my least favorite twin stick shooter ever. The graphics are awful, especially the enemies. The sounds are peircing and unpleasant, the music is awful on top of that. I have games on my phone with better…”
People who play it also play: PixelJunk™ Shooter, Meltdown, Nex Machina
Frequently asked about Pulstar
Can I run it?
Does Pulstar run on Steam Deck?
Pulstar is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Does Pulstar have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Pulstar supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Pulstar?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pulstar are PixelJunk™ Shooter, Meltdown, Nex Machina.
Who developed Pulstar?
Pulstar was developed by Concave Studio, Colorful Media, Emagica and published by Indietopia Games .