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A Trip to the Mall at Night

For thirteen years, hundreds of people have been trapped inside The Mall of Somewhere. Harriet and her friends are the latest group of people to find themselves within its grasp. Unfortunately for them, the only way out is through.

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PulseTower
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PulseTower
Release
October 31, 2025
275 days ago
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About the Game

The year is 13 A.E. 

In the town of Somewhere there is an enormous mall that stands above everything else. It is said that all of those who are lost in the town will one day end up there. Many have entered, and none have left. Harriet, Alma, and their friends were not aware of this when they entered. The short adventure they had initially planned spirals into a strange journey filled with cool guys(and girls), bizarre architectural decisions, magical clowns, talking fish, and awful truths.

THE ONLY WAY OUT IS THROUGH

Fight to survive your encounters with a totalitarian security force and unfortunate souls cursed by an ancient demon in a strategic RPG combat system. Use everything at your disposal, from strange magic, advanced technology, explosive playing cards, cathode ray tube televisions, and your own head. Take advantage of status effects and your enemies' weaknesses to get the upper hand.  Choose from an array of skills to create character builds that can overcome the odds.

CAST LIGHT IN DARKNESS

Meet and befriend the many strange residents of the mall. Help them with their problems or just listen to their tales. Find joy and hope, even in this awful world.

  • Help an alien repair her ship

  • Date a will o' wisp

  • Fight a cockroach in a wrestling match

  • Find Findley

  • Host a movie night

  • Investigate a numbers station with Mothman

  • Meet Diane (if you're lucky)

  • Compete in a game show hosted by The Clown

  • And More

UNCOVER THE TRUTH

Learn about the secrets of this warped world and the conspiracy of the Mall's existence. Find the secrets hidden within its walls and try desperately to hold on to your sanity.

A NEON DRENCHED PRISON

Explore a sunless world  rendered in an atmospheric, dreamlike, "neon-chalkpunk" style set to the tune of a massive genre-bending soundtrack.

LIVE TO TELL THE TALE



Experience a dark, yet heartfelt story full of twists, turns, and memorable characters. Persevere despite it all.

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