It’s always cool when the folks you work with have personal projects that come to fruition. Former BD contributor Chris Webster and his studio, StoryFix Media, have a little sci-fi horror choose-your-own-adventure game coming out later this month for Android devices called The Pulse, which you can check out here. It’s a throwback to classic text-based adventure games such as Zork, but with the obvious benefit of being, well, horror.
The story for The Pulse involves a woman waking up in an empty motel on the outskirts of town. With no memory of who she is or how she got there, she will rely on your judgement and quick-thinking to navigate untold dangers, learn the truth of her identity, and the secrets of a mysterious pulse that seems to be the cause of it all.
Rather than leaving your imagination to do all the work, The Pulse features an original score by Auto/Reflex, along with a Synthwave playlist (which you can check out here) that sets the mood of the game as you play.
The Pulse also focuses on the relationships you build with other characters, which in turn affect your choices. Trust is a main focus, where making dangerous or unwise decisions can affect the trust between your character, and those around you. Throwing another curve are some timed responses that require you to make quick decisions in order to progress. Make the wrong ones, and your trust level drops.
While it’s admittedly not for everyone, if you’re a sucker for those games that require you to use your imagination in order to build the world in your head, then keep an eye out for The Pulse when it hits Google Play later this month.