PULSEBOUND: Rhythm Roguelite

Every weapon is an instrument. Every run is a song.

PULSEBOUND is a rhythm roguelite, a bullet heaven where your arsenal is a band. The kick sends out shockwaves, the snare fires on the backbeat, the bass circles around you, the arpeggiator fires lasers and the bells drop falling stars, all on the beat. You never aim or shoot. You only move. Your mix does the rest.

A music game and a roguelike shooter in one: survive the horde, beat the bosses and play anywhere, even offline.

BUILD THE MIX
Collect notes, level up and pick new instruments and FX pedals, up to 5 of each in one run. Every pick changes the song you hear: add a pad and the chords bloom, add hi-hats and the groove tightens. Max out an instrument, own its FX partner, and the next drop remixes it.

BUILD UP. DROP.
Fill the hype meter, survive the build-up and let the drop wipe the floor. The arena, the lights and the music explode together.

HEADLINE THE SHOW
Face METRONOME, FEEDBACK and SILENCE: bosses with rhythm. Learn their patterns, keep the groove, win the set.

FIVE WAYS TO PLAY
• Tour: 30 short levels in 5 stages, up to three stars each
• Concert: the whole show, three bosses in one run
• Sprint: the same level for everyone this week, clear it fast
• Daily Set: the same song and instrument for everyone today
• Survival: no ending, harder and harder

YOUR SONG, FOREVER
Every run composes a unique track from your build. Replay it in your music library, export it as a WAV file or share its code so friends hear exactly what you played.

KEEP GROWING
• 7 instruments, 11 FX pedals and their remixes
• 19 Studio upgrades and 18 orbs to collect
• Daily missions and login streaks
• Leaderboards for today, this week and all time
• Fair ranked modes: the same for everyone, and nothing you buy helps there
• Play upright or sideways, online or offline
• Ads are always optional: one plays only when you tap to watch it
• Premium: no ads, all 7 instruments, +50% royalties

Best with headphones.

Contains rhythmic flashing lights; you can turn them down in Settings.

Recent changes:
• Your account now stays on your phone: delete and reinstall the game and your progress and purchases are still there (with Google backup on)
• Sign in with Google or with a code sent to your email, and take your progress to any device
• Google Play Games: Sprint and Survival leaderboards and 13 trophies
• Everyone shows on the leaderboards, with or without a stage name
• New boss names, a Shop that says exactly what each item does, tips in your language and many small fixes