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EMPULSE

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2026

Should you play it?

EMPULSE is a fast-paced 6v6 movement shooter. Wall-run, grapple, Holojump, pilot mechs, and P.A.I.N.T. your way through Freehold's vertical streets. Outmove your opponent or get outgunned.

What works

  • Fast and fluid movement mechanics
  • Responsive and satisfying gunplay
  • No microtransactions, fair price
  • Active and responsive developers
  • Engaging progression and customization

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited content and maps at launch
  • Some balance issues and bugs
  • Matchmaking and queue times can be long
  • Art style and aesthetics feel bland
  • Mechs feel underdeveloped and out of place

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Clone Drone in the Danger Zone

  • Strinova

  • Guardians Frontline

  • Ironsight

  • Angels Fall First

  • Marvel Rivals

More intimate

Games that feels like EMPULSE but with more focus on close relationships

  • Mass Effect™ 3 N7 Digital Deluxe Edition (2012)

  • Rogue Company

  • Farlight 84

  • Ghosts of Tabor

  • Titanfall® 2

  • Dirty Bomb®

Less story-driven

Games that feels like EMPULSE but with less narrative immersion

  • Warfork

  • BlasterBeat

  • Splitgate

  • Diabotical Rogue

  • Grapple Tournament

  • Clownfield 2042

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Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with EMPULSE. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with EMPULSE. These titles are not in What to play next.

EMPULSE: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Domination.

Last update: 21/08/2026