Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass
Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass is an RPG about family, childhood, escapism, and video games.
Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass is an indie developed by Housekeeping, released 7 August 2018 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Mac. The main story takes about 40.6 hrs to finish.
What Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass is
Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass is an indie game developed by Housekeeping and released in 2018. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on RPG Maker VX Ace.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are comedy and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 93% of the 5,099 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 21 points above the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 40.6 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 60 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz equivalent or faster processor, 1 GB RAM and 1024 x 768 pixels or higher desktop resolution. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it launched against
Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass launched on 7 August 2018, within three weeks of Dead Cells, Overcooked! 2, Donut County and Sonic Mania Plus. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Dead Cells, Overcooked! 2, Donut County, Sonic Mania Plus.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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