1047 Games released Empulse on Steam Early Access with a 25% launch discount for its first week. The studio listed the early access price as $14.99 \/ \u00a312.74 if bought by Wednesday, July 1, and the game is available to download from its Steam page.<\/p>
Empulse is a multiplayer shooter that emphasizes high-speed movement. The early access build features wall-running, grappling, vertical maps and playable mechs. The developer added a new map called Drainage, a VIP-style mode called “Mech Bounty,” the Requiem sniper rifle and a ranked 4v4 playlist. Two mechs spawn together at the center of the map; 1047 described them as “built to take over a round.”<\/p>
The studio wrote that Empulse will launch without an in-game store, battle pass or microtransactions at the start of early access, and that the period will be used to iterate with players rather than follow a pre-set multi-month plan. Planned updates include additional modes, maps, weapons, mechs and changes to meta playstyles, with the roadmap guided by community feedback.<\/p>
1047 reported that Empulse drew attention during Steam Next Fest, landing on 250,000 wishlists. A post-festival feedback survey conducted by the developer “averaged an 8.1 out of ten on fun,” the studio noted, and it said the results pointed to areas for improvement.<\/p>
The developer listed several initial priorities based on testing and player feedback. These include creating a clearer visual identity to set Empulse apart from the studio\u2019s previous title, and releasing two larger maps in an experimental form for player testing in the coming weeks. The team also plans to trial aim-down-sight functionality while aiming to preserve the current hipfire feel, warning that any change will not come “at the cost of the accurate hipfire that makes the movement feel good.”<\/p>
Empulse follows the studio\u2019s earlier work on Splitgate. The original Splitgate received praise for its portal mechanics and fast movement. Subsequent efforts by the studio drew criticism for a prominent launch presentation, early cosmetic pricing that was later reduced and a class system some players found problematic. Empulse is presented by 1047 as a return to movement-focused multiplayer during the early access period, with development shaped by player input rather than immediate monetization.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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