Cyberpulse (tuxdb.com)

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.

Engine Update Patch

Cyberpulse now runs on the most recent version of Unity. This addressed some issues that were happening on cutting-edge machines and should generally improve stability going forward:

Fixed boot up and splash screen problems on Apple Silicon chips running newer versions of macOS.
Unity implemented a few improvements to the engine's scripting backend that should give a modest boost in performance on certain setups.
The Linux floating-point fix from the previous patch is now in all builds to help with future compatibility for differing CPU architectures.
These two levels had a small decrease in their initial score target to help player's progress: [spoiler]Citadel and Quickdraw.[/spoiler]

Today is Cyberpulse's one year anniversary. Thank you everyone for the support and for playing Cyberpulse!

[ 2025-05-21 21:03:09 CET ] [Original Post]