A 2D Sidescroller Shooter Driven by Your Pulse

In Pulse, you play as a young secret agent on his first real mission. Guided by your mentor, you must infiltrate enemy territory, collect ammunition, and survive waves of hostile forces.

But there’s a twist:
Your body becomes part of the game.

Using real-time heart-rate data from a smartwatch via HypeRate, the enemies react directly to your stress levels. The faster your heartbeat climbs, the more aggressive and relentless your opponents become. Stay calm to stay alive - or embrace the chaos and fight your way through a frenzy of escalating action.

Compatible Smartwatches are listed here:

https://www.hyperate.io/supported-devices.html

Features

  • Fast-paced 2D sidescrolling combat
  • Enemies that scale with your real heart rate
  • A short but intense mission

Assets

  • All the assets used in this project were handmade during the jam
  • Only exception are the fonts

Stay cool. This is fine.

Download

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MacOS 47 MB
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Windows 39 MB

Comments

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Pulse got me good.

The moment the enemies reacted to my real heartbeat and the music kicked up with it, I was instantly stressed in the funniest way. 😅

Super cool idea, great vibe, and the dynamic music makes it hit even harder.

Short, intense, and honestly just really fun.

So good! ♥