Magrunner: Dark Pulse

Released Jun 2013

Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, penned by H.P. Lovecraft. Equipped with your Magtech glove, you must harness the ability to magnetically polarize and manipulate objects in the environment to survive and surpass challenging puzzles.

73% positive · 1,133 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

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Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

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Evaluation

Magrunner: Dark Pulse launched on June 20, 2013 as a self-contained action-puzzle game with 40+ levels. The developer news shows only a single post related to this game — the launch trailer announcement from June 20, 2013. No post-launch updates, DLC, expansions, or future content announcements have ever been made for this title. The only other news post (from March 2023) is about an entirely different Frogwares game, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, and has no bearing on Magrunner. There are no DLC listings, no roadmaps, and no developer statements indicating additional content was ever planned. The store description describes a complete, self-contained experience. This game shipped as a finished product in 2013 and has received no post-launch content development.

Evidence

Launch trailer announced Magrunner: Dark Pulse as available on PC. This is the only post directly related to this game.

news post · Jun 20, 2013 source content shipped

high

Store description presents a complete, self-contained 40+ level puzzle game with no mention of additional content, DLC, or ongoing development.

description source content shipped

medium

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Details

Developer

Frogwares

Publisher

Frogwares

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

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About this game

When technology meets Cthulhu!

Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, as imagined by author, H. P. Lovecraft.

You are Dax, one of seven Magrunners selected among the elite to participate in MagTech Corporation's space training program. But, what should be the chance of a lifetime quickly becomes a horrific nightmare.

Equipped with your Magtech glove, you must harness the ability to magnetically polarize and manipulate objects in the environment to survive and surpass challenging puzzles. Your reflexes and ingenuity will be pushed to their limits as you make your way through 40+ immense and dangerous levels, including high-tech training rooms and the endless chasms of the lost cosmos, on a path to confront the horrendous creatures of Cthulhu!

Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026