The Pulse of Evil

The Pulse of Evil

Released Jun 2023

Find yourself on a mission exploring the depth of an ominous forgotten mine. You arrive barehanded but quickly find the tools needed to go deeper. Destroy the infected living parts of the mine and face the final threat and complete your mission.

95% positive · 221 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

The Pulse of Evil launched on June 11, 2023 as a free-to-play top-down horror survival game. The store description presents it as a self-contained experience — explore a mine, fight creatures, defeat a final boss, complete your mission. There is no mention of planned expansions, seasons, or additional content. The only developer post on record is a patch from June 17, 2023, just six days after launch, which added one new weapon and quality-of-life improvements. After that, there have been no further developer communications of any kind. Given that the game launched as a complete, finite experience with a clear narrative endpoint, and that there has been no developer activity since June 2023 — nearly three years before today's date — this game appears to have shipped as a finished product with only a brief post-launch polish pass.
Evidence
Store description presents the game as a self-contained experience with a clear endpoint: explore the mine, defeat the final threat, complete your mission. No mention of future content, seasons, or expansions.
description source development ending
medium
Version 1.1 patch released six days after launch, adding one new weapon and various quality-of-life improvements. This is the only developer communication on record.
news post · Jun 17, 2023 source content shipped
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Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Mads Games
Achievements
8
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player

About this game

Find yourself on a mission exploring the depth of an ominous forgotten mine. You arrive barehanded but quickly find the tools needed to go deeper. Destroy the infected living parts of the mine and face the final threat and complete your mission.

The Pulse of Evil is a top-down horror survival game with a unique inventory system.

Features:
- Resource management
- Freestyle inventory
- Intense combat
- Various strange creatures to fight
- Boss fight
- Achievements

Controls
Move - WASD
Attack - Left Mouse Button (only when weapon is held)
Toggle Inventory - Right Mouse Button
Toggle Map - Tab
Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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