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Fireside Experience · Published by Sideline Strategy Games
9 user reviews — 67% positive (9 reviews)
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Game Pulse is a tabletop-inspired baseball strategy sim based on Payoff Pitch—manage lineups, make critical decisions, and play or simulate full seasons with rich stats and immersive gameplay.
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Simulation, Strategy, Sports · 2026 · More £30+ games
About this game
Step Into the Dugout and Take Control
Game Pulse is the digital version of the Payoff Pitch tabletop baseball game, bringing its strategy, tension, and realism to life.
Whether you want to manage every pitch, simulate full games, or play through an entire season, every decision matters. Build your lineup, set your rotation, manage your bullpen, and guide your team through the highs and lows of baseball.
What’s Included
Game Pulse comes packed with content from the moment you launch it:
The complete 2025 MLB Season Set - every team, every player, with authentic stats and ratings
The Legends & Busts 01 Card Set - iconic players and unforgettable flops from baseball history
A Welcome Card Set - select teams from across eras to help you start playing right away
That’s three card sets included with your purchase, giving you dozens of teams and hundreds of players ready to play out of the box.
Strategic Gameplay, Your Way
Play pitch by pitch or simulate games at your own pace. Make key decisions on substitutions, bullpen usage, lineup construction, and matchup strategy as you manage your team through a full season.
Deep Statistical Tracking
Track player and team performance across your season with detailed statistical systems. Analyze trends, compare results, and follow the story of your league as it develops.
Authentic Tabletop Feel
Inspired by the Payoff Pitch tabletop experience, Game Pulse captures the tension, unpredictability, and strategy of card-and-dice baseball, enhanced with a smooth digital interface.
Replay History or Create Your Own
Relive historical seasons, compare your results against real-world outcomes, or create your own baseball stories. Your decisions can reshape history one game at a time.
Expand Your Collection
Game Pulse is designed to support an ever-growing library of historical season card sets. Relive specific years, build dynasties across decades, or explore the full history of the sport with complete team and player data.
Built for Baseball Fans and Strategists
Whether you are a longtime tabletop player or new to baseball simulations, Game Pulse offers a rewarding blend of accessibility, depth, and replayability.
Key Features
Manage lineups, rotations, bullpens, substitutions, and in-game decisions
Play pitch by pitch or simulate full games and complete seasons
Experience gameplay inspired by the Payoff Pitch tabletop system
Track detailed player and team statistics throughout your season
Make strategic bullpen calls, substitutions, and matchup-based choices
Replay historical seasons or create your own baseball narratives
Compare your results against real-world outcomes
Enjoy a clean, modern interface built for quick play and deep management
Start playing immediately with three included card sets
Unique Features
Dual-mode play: Use Game Pulse as a full digital baseball simulation or as a companion for tabletop baseball
Manual stat tracking: Enter results from physical card-and-dice games and track your season digitally
Flexible season play: Manage games yourself, simulate results, or record tabletop outcomes
Built for both digital and physical play: Perfect for simming seasons or playing every pitch with real cards
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GPU with Vulkan 1.0 support or better
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Any
- Additional Notes: 1920x1080 display recommended. Mouse and keyboard required.
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Game Pulse 1.1.1 update
What's new in 1.1.1 A real pennant race - a race view that works the same way in every era, playoff odds simulated through your own project's bracket, and magic numbers under the standings Game previews - a full scouting report before first pitch: the pitching matchup, both lineups, and how the two teams compare across the league Injuries now happen - rolled in the open, played through the whole chart, counted down in games, and shown everywhere from the box score to the lineup screen A new look for your baserunners - redrawn runners that move like runners, with each man's ratings right where you are already looking Home Run Classic Tournament, sharpened - one screen to set it up, clearer rating badges, and leaderboards that name the set each slugger came from The Fast Action Card, rebuilt - a real deck that deals off the top, the exact section that decided the play highlighted, and every card flipped during a play one click away Managing like a manager - the double switch, your pitcher taking the DH's spot in the order, short-rest badges, and a bullpen that no longer hands the ball to yesterday's starter Your ballparks, your way - stadium images that fill the whole window, with marker positions you can adjust from inside the game you are playing Plus a long list of fixes - the /IN-PLAY/ pitcher rating played by the book, the extra-base attempt played by the printed chart, sacrifice bunts fielded by the player on the card, and much more Four new season sets - 1978, 1979, 1985 and 2021 - are coming to Steam shortly. Full release notes: https://firesidexp.com/gamepulse/updatesRead full article on Community Announcements (Avenroot)Patch NotesOfficial
Tournament Ballpark setting
Updated the tournament ballpark setting so they are all configured when starting a Home Run Classic Tournament.Read full article on Community Announcements (Avenroot)Patch NotesOfficial
Game Pulse 1.1.0 Update
Game Pulse 1.1.0 is here — our biggest update since launch! What's new: The Home Run Classic Tournament — an entirely new game mode: a dice-driven home run contest between your chosen sluggers, at the ballpark of your choosing, played swing by swing until a champion is crowned Sign / Trade — a new screen for trades and free agency: side-by-side rosters, multi-team deals, and a permanent transaction log Modern rules, your call — the Ghost Runner and the three-batter minimum, optional per project and off by default A real scorecard for every game — a pencil-and-paper scoresheet tab with true scorebook notation, filled in as you play Board Game Companion, fully expanded — score almost any play by hand (interference, balks, pickoffs, triple plays & more), plus build-your-own one-press Quick Plays buttons Smarter baseball everywhere — lineups a real manager would write, era-faithful manager philosophies, starters pulled like a real skipper would, and workhorses finishing what they start Scoring accuracy overhaul — RBIs, earned runs, pitcher decisions, double-play fielding chains, and more now match real MLB scoring Make it yours — custom team logos, a richer team identity tab, and a refreshed main screen Deeper stats — leaderboard league & division filters, left/right splits in the Player Profile, and CSV export for any stats view ...and much more! How to Get It The update arrives automatically the next time Steam runs. Once you're on 1.1.0, every fix applies automatically the moment you launch — no setup, no maintenance buttons, no project re-creation. The Home Run Classic Tournament is the one thing that doesn't appear inside your existing projects: start a new project and pick it in the Choose Project Type popup. Full release notes: firesidexp.com/gamepulse/updates Friendly reminder: if you've put serious time into a project, a quick backup before launching never hurts.Read full article on Community Announcements (Avenroot)Patch NotesOfficial
1.0.4 update is now live!
Game Pulse 1.0.4 is live! Our biggest patch since launch — a wide set of fixes, smarter AI, and quality-of-life upgrades. Highlights Export / Import team setups — share a team's full lineups and rotation as a single file. Handedness at a glance — (L)/(R)/(S) tags right in your lineups, no need to open each card. New Play Detail panel — see the dice behind a play on the Game Mat and Baseball Field, without opening the box score. Sharper AI managers — rules-faithful stamina decisions, closer settings that matter, and a sensible innings cap on cruising starters. Turn AI managers on/off per project, plus a new Ignore active rosters switch to manage your whole roster. Gameplay accuracy fixes — doubles, double-play RBIs, reach-on-error at-bats, switch-hitter ballpark columns, fatigued-pitcher penalties, DH lineups, and more. Multi-team & two-way card fixes — the right card everywhere, with rating, stats, dice, and rest tracked per team. ...and much more! How to get it Steam users — the update arrives automatically the next time Steam runs. SSG users — re-download Game Pulse using the links from your original invoice, then run the installer. Once you're on 1.0.4, every fix applies automatically the moment you launch — no setup, no maintenance buttons, no project re-creation. Full release notes: https://firesidexp.com/gamepulse/updates Friendly reminder: if you've put serious time into a project, a quick backup before launching never hurts. Thanks for your support — see you at 1.1!Read full article on Community Announcements (Avenroot)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.0.3
Patch notes are available on our website. https://firesidexp.com/gamepulse/updatesRead full article on Community Announcements (Avenroot)
