Magrunner: Dark Pulse
A first-person puzzle platformer combining magnetic manipulation with cosmic horror
Frogwares · Released Jun 20, 2013
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 383
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 70/100 (critic reviews)
What is Magrunner: Dark Pulse?
This single-player action-puzzle game follows Dax, a recruit whose corporate space-training program goes wrong. In first person, you use a glove to magnetize and move objects, solving puzzles across more than forty levels that range from high-tech training rooms to environments in deep space.
For you if...
- +you like finding physics-based shortcuts as well as intended solutions
Not for you if...
- −you want puzzle solving without fighting or evading monsters
What players say
80% of 383 reviews are positive
Players praise the creative magnetic puzzles and the blend of science fiction and Lovecraftian horror. Recurring complaints concern uneven difficulty, drawn-out later sections, and frequent dialogue interruptions.
Screenshots and trailer
Magrunner: Dark Pulse system requirements
Minimum: HD 4800, 2 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- WINDOWS XP SP3/WINDOWS VISTA SP2/WINDOWS 7/WINDOWS 8
- Processor
- AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.4 GHZ
- Graphics
- 256 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 3.0 COMPATIBLE NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800/ATI RADEON HD 4800
- Memory
- 2048 MB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB HD space
Does Magrunner: Dark Pulse have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Magrunner: Dark Pulse run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Display output has nonblocking issues
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 24
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: German, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish, Japanese.
Does Magrunner: Dark Pulse use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
