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Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass

Kasey Ozymy · 2018-08-07

SteamPlayStation Store

IndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Feb 04, 2026 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 07, 2018 (Mac), Aug 07, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 04, 2026 (PlayStation 4), Feb 04, 2026 (PlayStation 5)

One day, Jimmy looked inside.

Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass is an Indie and RPG game released in 2018, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 586 reviews).

1
playing now
94%
positive of 586 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
4.44★
PlayStation Store rating (36 ratings)
61h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass is a 2018 role-playing video game by Starseed Games, a solo indie developer based in Austin, Texas, and published for PC on August 7, 2018 by Starseed, and by Electric Airship on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, and Nintendo Switch on February 5, 2026.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 30 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 15k–35k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 586 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.49 at Steam (2023-09-01) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
454520182026Week of 2018-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
200Sep 2017May 2026Sep 2017 — avg 0 · peak 0Oct 2018 — avg 14 · peak 40Jan 2019 — avg 7 · peak 20Apr 2019 — avg 4 · peak 11Jul 2019 — avg 4 · peak 15Oct 2019 — avg 3 · peak 12Jan 2020 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2020 — avg 4 · peak 13Jul 2020 — avg 5 · peak 15Oct 2020 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2021 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2021 — avg 4 · peak 12Oct 2021 — avg 3 · peak 8Jan 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Apr 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Jul 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2022 — avg 2 · peak 13Jan 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Apr 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Jul 2023 — avg 2 · peak 9Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2024 — avg 2 · peak 9Apr 2024 — avg 2 · peak 8Sep 2024 — avg 2 · peak 8Oct 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9May 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$7.492018-08-072026-07-092018-08-07 — best price $14.992019-11-26 — best price $10.492020-01-02 — best price $14.992020-03-14 — best price $10.492020-07-09 — best price $14.992020-10-29 — best price $10.492020-12-01 — best price $14.992021-02-11 — best price $10.492021-07-08 — best price $14.992021-11-24 — best price $10.492022-01-05 — best price $14.992022-02-14 — best price $10.492022-07-07 — best price $14.992022-11-22 — best price $10.492023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-06-29 — best price $10.492023-08-02 — best price $14.992023-11-21 — best price $10.492024-01-04 — best price $14.992024-06-27 — best price $10.492024-10-07 — best price $14.992024-12-19 — best price $10.492025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-09-29 — best price $10.492025-11-03 — best price $14.992026-02-09 — best price $10.492026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4662026-06-01 — 27 pageviews2026-06-05 — 24 pageviews2026-06-09 — 19 pageviews2026-06-13 — 14 pageviews2026-06-17 — 14 pageviews2026-06-21 — 10 pageviews2026-06-25 — 10 pageviews2026-06-29 — 46 pageviews2026-07-03 — 21 pageviews2026-07-07 — 21 pageviews2026-07-11 — 27 pageviews2026-07-15 — 25 pageviews2026-07-19 — 23 pageviews2026-07-23 — 16 pageviews2026-07-27 — 20 pageviews2026-07-31 — 7 pageviews2026-08-04 — 12 pageviews2026-08-08 — 22 pageviews2026-08-12 — 10 pageviews2026-08-16 — 20 pageviews2026-08-20 — 17 pageviews2026-08-24 — 18 pageviews2026-08-28 — 21 pageviews2026-09-01 — 9 pageviews2026-09-05 — 17 pageviews2026-09-09 — 9 pageviews2026-09-13 — 14 pageviews2026-09-17 — 9 pageviews2026-09-21 — 15 pageviews2026-09-25 — 22 pageviews2026-09-29 — 12 pageviews2026-10-03 — 18 pageviews2026-10-07 — 21 pageviews2026-10-10 — 11 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-08-07 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Switch (Nintendo)120%0
PS5 (PlayStation)743%17
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)20%16
PS4 (PlayStation)10%17

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DRPGGoreJRPGFunnyIndieRetroHorrorRPGMakerAdventure

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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