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Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2018

Should you play it?

One day, Jimmy looked inside.

What works

  • Deep and emotional story
  • Unique imagination transformation mechanic
  • Challenging and strategic combat
  • Large world with secrets and side content
  • Excellent soundtrack and atmosphere

Things to keep in mind

  • High random encounter rate can be tedious
  • Some grinding required
  • Technical issues with rpg maker engine (stuttering, crashes)
  • Art style not to everyone's taste
  • Story pacing and ending divisive

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Dark Deity 2

  • Kingdoms of the Dump

  • Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands

  • Last Dream

  • Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4

  • City of Chains

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass but with less leadership over others

  • Mothlight

  • Dungeon Antiqua 2

  • Backpack Hero

  • Shera and the Three Treasures

  • Turnip Boy Robs a Bank

  • Rogue's Tale

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass but with less narrative immersion

  • Siralim

  • Dredgers

  • Horizon's Gate

  • Dungeon Antiqua

  • Lost For Swords

  • Siralim 2

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Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026