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EMPULSE

EMPULSE

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.

Released Jun 24, 2026 Developer 1047 Games Platforms Windows ShooterActionFPSMultiplayerMechs
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

60.5%positive1,835 reviews
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“I liked the gameplay of Empulse because I have 500+ hours in Titanfall 2.This game held the first playtest I have ever played and I signed that NDA without second thoughts because I was excited for a new arena shooter. Them giving up active development on this game just months…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Well, 1047, it's been fun. Splitgate: Arena Reloaded and Empulse have been my go-to PC shooters for the last year-or-so, and I've had a blast all throughout. Following the announcement of the shutdown of the dedicated servers for both games and the shift of the company from…”

— a player, Steam review · 63 hrs played
Not recommended · 360 found this helpful

“game development is shutting down because they're not making enough money in early access, supposed to be in development for a year. turns out to just be a cashgrab before jumping ship. I'm never buying another game from 1047 games”

— a player, Steam review · 44 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

34achievements
34.6%median completion
0.8%rarest: Surgical Precision
90.9% of players 90.8% of players 88.5% of players 87.5% of players 86.0% of players 82.5% of players 81.0% of players 71.0% of players 68.1% of players 55.7% of players 54.1% of players 50.8% of players 50.0% of players 43.5% of players 41.8% of players 40.1% of players 37.4% of players 34.6% of players 33.2% of players 31.8% of players 31.7% of players 29.4% of players 28.9% of players 22.6% of players 20.3% of players 11.3% of players 10.2% of players 7.4% of players 6.3% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 5.4% of players 1.6% of players 0.8% of players 90.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
90.9%Wall Flower — Complete your first wall-run
90.8%Welcome to Freehold — Get your first kill
88.5%Painter — Use your first P.A.I.N.T grenade
Rarest badges of honor
0.8%Surgical Precision — Get 500 headshot kills
1.6%Abstract Expressionist — Kill 100 enemies affected by your paint
5.4%Velocity Demon — Kill 500 enemies while airborne

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US9.99 USD
EU9.99 EUR
UK8.99 GBP
Australia13.95 AUD
Canada11.99 CAD
Japan1,599 JPY
Brazil34.99 BRL
China39.99 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$6.0 Brazil Canada Australia US Japan EU UK≈$12

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 01, 2026
Play with Devs

Hey all, We are hopping into Empulse matchmaking today at 5PM PT, before the switch to P2P servers later this week. Queue up with us, hop in voice, let's make it a proper sendoff. We'll be in our Disc

Aug 26, 2026
An Update on Empulse, Splitgate: Arena Reloaded, and What’s Next for 1047 Games

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Jul 31, 2026
EMPULSE EARLY ACCESS UPDATE #3 IS LIVE

The largest content update we have shipped since Early Access launched is now live on all platforms. Update #3 brings Aim Down Sights for every weapon, the new Crescendo lightning gun (secondary anti-

Jul 24, 2026
EARLY ACCESS UPDATE #3 PREVIEW 

Early Access Update #3 arrives Friday July 31st, and it is the largest content update we have shipped since the Early Access launch of EMPULSE AIM DOWN SIGHTS (ADS) IS HERE You played the early versio

Jul 09, 2026
Early Access Update #2 is now live on all platforms!

Early Access Update #2 is now live on all platforms! Today's update brings our first Experimental Playlist to EMPULSE focused on testing ADS. Update #2 also includes Phase 2 of The Sprint, weapon bala

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction
Player tagsShooter · Action · FPS · Multiplayer · Mechs · Gun Customization · Team-Based · First-Person · PvP · Controller · Sci-fi · Parkour (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · PvP · Online PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian *
Achievements34
Official sitehttps://playempulse.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 64 Bit Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-6100 / Core™ i5-2500K or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 or AMD Radeon™ RX 470 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection