Impulsow (2018)

Developer: JOZGamer, Hatus Quemuel
Publisher: JOZGames
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Indie
Rating: 4.8 of 5, 24 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 46 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A crisp, abstract precision platformer where you push off surfaces with a single impulse, demanding careful timing and spatial reasoning to bypass traps and collectibles.

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What players say

Players praise the clever recoil-based movement but call Impulsow very short, finishing in 30 to 70 minutes. Many note it gets hard from stage 2, and the game uses mouse-only controls. A few point out typos in the menus and say replayability is low.

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