Magrunner: Dark Pulse on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, penned by H.P. Lovecraft. Equipped with your Magtech glove, you must harness the ability to magnetically polarize and manipulate objects in the environment to survive and surpass challenging puzzles.

Magrunner: Dark Pulse is a puzzle, lovecraftian and adventure game developed and published by Frogwares.
Released on June 20th 2013 is available only on Windows in 9 languages: English, German, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish and Japanese.

It has received 1,087 reviews of which 800 were positive and 287 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.33€ on Instant Gaming.


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Windows
  • OS *:WINDOWS XP SP3/WINDOWS VISTA SP2/WINDOWS 7/WINDOWS 8
  • Processor:AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.4 GHZ
  • Memory:2048 MB RAM
  • Graphics:256 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 3.0 COMPATIBLE NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800/ATI RADEON HD 4800
  • DirectX®:9.0c
  • Hard Drive:4 GB HD space
  • Sound:DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE

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March 2025
Nice mix of Portal like puzzle but with cubes, a lot of platforming and Cthulhu vibes. Game is quite long and interesting enough to experience again in the future. Highly recommended.
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Dec. 2024
I can't believe i never wrote a review to this game....It is by far one of the best games I have ever played! +The story is thrillingly exciting! +Graphics look astonishing (especially considering the release date) +The gameplay mechanics are one of their kind, melting together with the story. +++ Buenissimo!
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Sept. 2024
I wouldn't have played this game if it had no reference to the Cthulhu Mythos. And I think it makes a good impression in this respect. I liked how the levels, story and atmosphere changed more and more in a dark and threatening direction. The magnetism puzzles were clever and challenging but not that great that I want more of them. But it's definitely worth playing.
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July 2024
If you like platforms and puzzles : YES If you like a solid non cringe worthy story: NO
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June 2024
Great horror game that starts out pretending it's "Portal, but with magnets" but it diverges quickly and it's a lot of fun. Sometimes it's rough around the edges but it's not asking for an AAA price either.
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Magrunner: Dark Pulse
7.1
800
287
Online players
2
Developer
Frogwares
Publisher
Frogwares
Release 20 Jun 2013
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