Cyberpulse (tuxdb.com)

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Cyberpulse is an arcade twin-stick thrower where you can slam viruses, and your friends, into firewalls. Experience the pulse-pounding action that combines classic shmup gameplay with inventive physics-based mechanics for an electrifying adventure. Slam your way solo through waves of diverse enemies in the campaign, or throw your friends around cyberspace in the hilarious 2-4 player battle mode. With single-player levels that will challenge arcade veterans, and a multiplayer battle anyone can pick up, Cyberpulse offers an exceptional breadth of gameplay that every gamer will enjoy.

Features:

70+ semi-procedural levels filled with a diverse cast of enemies, game modes, unlocks, and bosses
Creative game physics that bring a new feel to the twin-stick genre
Local co-op tests the limits of your teamwork
Original music score filled with epic synthwave
12+ electrifying power-ups to knock out viruses and your friends
100+ unique versus maps stuffed with obstacles that will keep your party hooked for hours
Dozens of settings to customize your multiplayer experience from a hilarious party game to a competitive arena brawler
Think you’re good? The community leaderboards tell the truth.

Cyberpulse Update 1.2

With the recent influx of interest and new players (welcome!), Ive implemented a few improvements and bugfixes:

Improvements

Improved Apple Silicon supportspotted a crash report from an M1 user and hopefully patched the issue!
Player circle reticle brightness reduced by 5% to improve readability on smaller screens.
Better track looping when transitioning between world map zones.

Bugfixes

Implemented a more robust save data process to prevent conflicts in the save folder.
Fixed duplicate or null scores when downloading Steam Leaderboard data.
Error handling for possibility of missing stats on level completion in certain cases.
Improved level spawning logic to handle potential prefab load failures.
Added error handling around the results screen continue button to prevent getting stuck.
Error handling for potential controller disconnect issues.

If you run into any issues, feel free to comment in the discussion boards thread I started. And if you just want to chat or talk trash about your latest high score, thats welcome too!

A huge thank you to everyone who has checked out Cyberpulse! If youve been enjoying the game, please consider leaving a reviewit truly makes a difference for us solo developers.

[ 2025-03-16 03:25:54 CET ] [Original Post]