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81%23481% positive reviews, Very Positive across 234 reviews·Action-Adventure · Atmospheric
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A 30-minute narrative horror experience set in an abandoned carnival that slowly comes back to life around you. Survive your night shift as the grounds awaken, with optional heart-rate integration that reacts to your fear.
PULSE//DEADLINE
SteamThe carnival was shut down. It never closed.
From Deadlight Interactive, PULSE//DEADLINE is a 30-minute narrative horror experience set inside an abandoned carnival that slowly, deliberately begins to wake up around you.
You play as a newly assigned night security guard. Your job is simple: monitor the grounds and report anything unusual.
At first, it’s just wind against loose metal. Then the lights flicker on. A carousel begins to turn. Music plays from nowhere.
And something starts moving between the attractions.

Explore a decaying fairground where each ride tells part of a larger story — one of obsession, disappearance, and something that never left when the gates were locked.
The longer you stay, the more the environment changes. What begins as routine surveillance becomes a fight to understand what is happening — and how to escape it.

PULSE//DEADLINE features optional heart-rate integration.
With a compatible device, the game can:
No monitor required. The full 30-minute experience is completely playable without biofeedback — integration simply deepens immersion for those who want it.


The rides are running. The lights are on. The gates are locked.
Your shift ends at dawn.
If you make it that far...
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