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Ultros
Developer Hadoque
Ultros is a 2024 Metroidvania video game developed by Hadoque and published by Kepler Interactive. Players control a space traveler who wakes on an alien spaceship that imprisons a demon. It is available for macOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series X/S. Ultros received generally positive reviews from critics. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
371 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
79
LovedLoved
155 positive · 40 negative
95% range 73–85%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 155 | 40 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 38 | 6 | 104 |
| Lemmy * | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 0 | 7 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
602 of 750 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
79% recommend · 152 yes, 41 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 193 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (989 of 1,279 positive).
Players praise the game's unique, psychedelic art style and music. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the time loop mechanic frustrating, as it resets progress and abilities. [4][5][6] Many describe it as a meditative metroidvania focused on exploration and gardening rather than combat. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [5]
This is a metroidvania where, as part of normal game progression, they make you play through the areas you have already beaten, after not only taking away all your earned "exp" based upgrades, but your movement and key abilities as well. This happens. Multiple times. Aside from just being obvious and shameless padding of a very short game, this is contradictory in its entirety to the notion of metroidvanias. you do …
- [4]
Right, so Ultros. It looks like a metroidvania, and for about ten minutes it lets you believe it is one. You get the double jump nice and early - lovely, you think, we're off - and then it takes it away again. Yeah. Gone. And your weapon. And basically everything. Because it's a time loop, isn't it, so you keep getting flung back to square one like a toddler who's knocked over his own tower of blocks and has to …
- [12]
This game rips. Really smooth movement, a visual style that pops off the screen, and just enough friction in mechanics that makes me want to keep poking at it. Discussing some very early gameplay mechanics that may put some people off at first glance People complaining about this “not being a metroidvania” because you repeatedly loop to the beginning and reset your unlocked skills either didn’t do any exploration, …
- [7]
Ultros is one of *that* games - telling you no thing, inviting you to discover all by yourself. That's where I strongly discourage you from using any kind of guides, 'cuz discovering there is a real thing worth time spent. Srsly, the Gärdener guy'd be all you need. Now, to pros and cons: PROS Classic metroidvania experience, you know the drill The world is one big puzzle, and living things are keys for it Gameplay …
- [2]
Ultros features a beautifully trippy art style, with colors that pop off the screen. It’s a slower-paced metroidvania that prioritizes exploration and puzzles, with combat largely taking a backseat. Bosses are fine they look cool but again combat isn’t great but you can take a passive route if you can work it out which I only managed on one boss. For much of my experience, I was left piecing things together in a …
Summarised from 34 of the 333 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
79% of the 193 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Ultros. The complaint that keeps coming up: time loops resetting progress and abilities can be frustrating. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Ultros received positive reviews on Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 77% of critics. Although Rock Paper Shotgun called it "vibrant and always interesting", they said the execution falls short of its promise. GameSpot said its complexity can occasionally be frustrating but it is an "engrossing adventure set within a visually memorable world". Comparing it to the work of Ovid, Eurogamer praised how Ultros changed the focus of a Metroidvania game from exploration to transforming the world while also having excellent combat, artwork, and music. GamesRadar+ called it "unique and fresh". They enjoyed the…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 371 · most liked firstRight, so Ultros. It looks like a metroidvania, and for about ten minutes it lets you believe it is one. You get the double jump nice and early - lovely, you think, we're off - and then it takes it away again. Yeah. Gone. And your weapon. And basically everything. Because it's a time loop, isn't it, so you keep getting flung back to square one like a toddler who's knocked over his own tower of blocks and has to build it again. Every single time. It's disempowering. That's the word. When it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No surprise it's FF VI. Absolutely peak final fantasy. Classic Uematsu soundtrack, great story with an iconic villain and a lovable cast. Active Time Battles and a phenomenal Esper system for customization. Square at the height of their pixel art powers with some beautiful sprites. Ultros, the opera scene, train suplexing... It's a shame they kind of butchered the pixel remaster. I'd try playing a romhack version on an emulator if you're interested, preferably something based on Woolsey's…
positive · AI labelView post →Honored to receive the @indiegameawards.gg ' nomination for Visual Design 🙏 We wanted for you to see the cosmos through the palette of our eyes 👁️✨💜 #theindiegameawards #ultros #gamedev #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →Wow. GITW hit 1,000,000 plays this week. Thanks to all who've watched & listened! To celebrate, the next 50 ppl who join—or upgrade—on Patreon will get a code for a game that shaped the show: #Ultros, #1000xResist, #CitizenSleeper 1/2, or #InOtherWaters. ✨ Join here: patreon.com/gaminginthewild
neutral · AI labelView post →Such a waste of talent. Visual and sound talent that was employed on this game is in stark contrast to "talent" that was working on game mechanics and gameplay. Beautiful game that has one of the worst gameplay in ANY metroidvania. Game introduced deliberate way to kill enemies to get most out of the loot and then mid game promotes not killing anything because you are punished by killing enemies. In mid game even if you decide to kill enemies they don't drop anything significant. Entire mid and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →* The Thaumaturge Deluxe Edition – Steam Deck Verified * Amnesia The Bunker – Steam Deck Verified * Evil West – Steam Deck Playable * Shadow Gambit The Cursed Crew – Steam Deck Verified * Star Wars Bounty Hunter – Steam Deck Verified * Ultros – Steam Deck Verified * Corpse Keeper – Steam Deck Playable * Eiyuden Chronicle Hundred Heroes – Steam Deck Playable
neutral · AI labelView post →It's a little bit like how 4th level spells, zettaflare, Ultima, Verum Rex, Ultros cameo and Riku's arc in general made for a VERY Final Fantasy-esque game but apparently KH3 "removed the final fantasy elements" because Cloud isn't there to act OoC and give us another decade of misinterpretations
neutral · AI labelView post →better late than never!! join me next week for my silent hill namesday art party! • Wednesday, Oct. 29th, 6pm-9pm PST • Primal, Ultros • Gyr Abania, The Fringes, (X: 8.5, Y: 29) • Theme: Silent Hill (any game!) #SilentHillAP
neutral · AI labelView post →I was immediately captivated by the visuals. The art style is bold, surreal, and almost hallucinogenic intentionally disorienting in a way that initially feels striking, though at times it borders on being overwhelming. The art direction is easily the game’s strongest asset and does an excellent job of selling its strange, organic world. Unfortunately, that visual ambition isn’t matched by the game’s structure or gameplay flow. There are so many interesting ideas here, but instead of building…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#Ultros is at number five on @gaminginthewild.bsky.social's Game of the Year list, and we feel blessed and gleeful about it! ✨✨✨ ”An unparalleled mind blossoming experience” ”Has got my favorite soundtrack of the year” (@ratvaderr.bsky.social 💜) ”A one-of-a-kind experience” ✨✨✨ #Indiegame #Gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Week ??: Digital: -The Game of Life -Overboss -Ultros -tuna hake's underwater -Pac Man Chomp Champ -Castlevania SotN & Rondo of Blood -Source of Madness -Shovel Knight Dig -Cookie Clicker Console -Fantasy Life i -Duck Detective The Ghost of Glamping Physical:
neutral · AI labelView post →FINALLY COMPLETED!!! amazing amazing game, please play it!!!!! loved the characters, loved the story, loved the combat. now playing: Ultros
positive · AI labelView post →Start spreading the news – we're beaming today! Happy to be a part of it, New York Game Awards 🏆 To let this cosmic stray step around your heart, well, it just melts away all the January blues 🌱✨💙 #indiegame #gamedev #Ultros #NewYorkGameAwards variety.com/2025/gaming/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Looks like you got a new Favorite Venue~ Wednesday's Nights at 11:30pm est to 3:00 am join us for the scare of your life! There will be game, music, and some very sexy monster~ So come join us in Primal Ultros | Goblet Ward 24, Plot 27
neutral · AI labelView post →I put off playing Ultros far too long due to mixed reviews; when I finally did it became one of my favorite Metroidvanias ever. It casually introduces new mechanics in later areas that could stand alone as their own, entirely satisfying game store.steampowered.com/app/2386310/...
positive · AI labelView post →I started playing ULTROS last night, and after vibing to the main menu theme for about 20 minutes, I made it a little ways through the opening areas. Might be the coolest game ever? Who's to say
positive · AI labelView post →Brightly, the stars shine as the Xbox Indie Selects program has chosen #Ultros to be included in their March Selects Collection on the Xbox Store 💚 We sit among six indie titles they feel the Xbox audience would love to play ✨ More here: news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0... #IDXbox #gamedev #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →New review! Ultros: Design Works from @lostincult.co.uk is an exceptional deep dive into the development and art of the 'Gardenvania'. It's the perfect companion to the game that celebrates its unique world and the minds behind it. Read my full review here; www.artbookcollector.com/post/book-re...
neutral · AI labelView post →BSKY Introduction Thread: FFXIV Edition Character: Tiny Tweak Server: Primal - Ultros Main: WHM, PLD, RPR, BRD. PCT When did you start: ARR, took a small break in STB Favorite thing to do in game: Gpose, more Gpose, Raids, Dailies, hanging out with friends 💖
neutral · AI labelView post →I wanted to give this game a fair shake, but I really can't recommend it with how easy it is to encounter a totally save-breaking bug. When moving through a loading area, if the player doubles back and heads the other way, it can cause you to enter a state where most of the game objects are unloaded and it becomes impossible to progress. Exiting and reloading does not fix this, restarting the current cycle does not fix this, even loading PREVIOUS cycles will not resolve the issue. The only way…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Upcoming book] Ultros: Design Works by @lostincult.co.uk This magnificent 2024 metroidvania game set on a gigantic womb ship deserved an artbook. 👌 "Made in collaboration with Hadoque and Kepler Interactive, this is a visual spectacle that celebrates what makes Ultros so special. We..."
neutral · AI labelView post →As a huge metroidvania fan, this one honestly disappointed me. I went in expecting something different since Metroidvania is literally the first tag, but the whole loop mechanic just wasn't for me. The controls felt a bit wacky at times, some of the animations are a little weak, and it never really clicked with me. I did love the art style and the colorful atmosphere tho Might come back to it in the future but for now, it's a drop for me unfortunately.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2-1 at the prerelease. Lost a grindy game 3 to go 3-0 to a Black Waltz. Ultros with 3 Retrieve the Espers was probably really frustrating for folks to play against but VERY fun for me
neutral · AI labelView post →Had a blast yesterday, talking with Keith Muelas @id-xbox.bsky.social (mostly distracting him, really) while he was playing two psychedelic hours of #Ultros 🪐✨💚 Thank you so much, and thank you to all the wonderful people watching the stream 💜 Truly, we all won 🌱 #gamedev #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →when was the last FF game where a character like Ultros could just show up I feel like you'd have to go back to like FF9
neutral · AI labelView post →BSKY Introduction thread: FFXIV edition Character name: Wouldn’t you like to know Server: Ultros Main: WHM When did you start playing: ARR 2.0 Favorite thing to do in game: MSQ, gpose, pvp, meet mutuals
neutral · AI labelView post →An experimental stream this evening, we shalt be tackling the arduous Big Fish list with hunting down my remaining Heavensward fish. Any are welcome to join alongside the fishing endeavors in game. 7pm PST, upon Ultros Primal.
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a metroidvania where, as part of normal game progression, they make you play through the areas you have already beaten, after not only taking away all your earned "exp" based upgrades, but your movement and key abilities as well. This happens. Multiple times. Aside from just being obvious and shameless padding of a very short game, this is contradictory in its entirety to the notion of metroidvanias. you do not. strip. upgrades. in a metroidvania. It disrupts the entire flow. And…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I started playing this but then I learned that you lose your progress when you kill a boss? Glad I got out early instead of letting this game waste my time. Please advertise your game a roguelite, not a metrovania if you're gonna do weird stuff like that. Losing upgrades after making progress is not an acceptable mechanic for a game advertised as a metrovania IMO.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wretched year, kill it with fire. Best game I played this year was Ultros, best thing I read was Dorohedoro, best thing I watched was Ping Pong anime. Wishing everyone a wonderful 2026! Boogie does too, probably. 😊😊🥳🥳
positive · AI labelView post →Anyone want to check out some cool game manuals on this week’s Instruction Derby? Also a free steam code for Ultros (not endorsed by the devs, I just really like it and want to share it with people) @instructionderby.bsky.social Wednesday at 12 noon pacific twitch.tv/nicmcconnell
positive · AI labelView post →Metroidvanias: 2024 Year in Review — what's your favs for the year?. Now that 2024 is coming to an end, I'd love to do a community post and hear about what people enjoyed. It was a banner year for the genre. **What metroidvanias from 2024 stood out to you?** Here's what I played this year 1. [Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2751000/Prince_of_Persia_The_Lost_Crown/) — Didn't expect it to be this good. Even the DLC is worth it. I'd put it behind Hollow…
neutral · AI labelView post →What starts out as a pretty competent metroidvania eventually seems to turn into a puzzle solver where you have to manipulate trees to reach new places. If you can figure out where those new places are since the game isn't very clear on where to go next. It's just not fun and gets tedious very quickly.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ultros: Design Works from @lostincult.co.uk is a fantastic deep dive into the development of the game that showcases its unique artwork throughout! Check out my review in the replies and find more upcoming Design Works releases 👇
neutral · AI labelView post →PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for February: Undisputed, Subnautica: Below Zero, Ultros, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. - Undisputed | PS5 - Subnautica: Below Zero | PS5, PS4 - Ultros | PS5, PS4 - Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown | PS4 Last chance to add January’s PlayStation Plus Monthly Games to your library: PlayStation Plus members have until Monday February 2 to add Need For Speed Unbound, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed and Core Keeper to their game library.
neutral · AI labelView post →Hark —now hear— joy manifested, for #ULTROS is nominated for BEST ART at the @nordicgame.com Awards! ✨🧡✨🧡✨🧡✨🧡✨🧡✨🧡✨ By Kardashev, Hawking, Tipler, and Yugen infused – earth to earth realm dwellers' ashes to ashes sarcophagian shamasal extracts – space dust to dust #Gamedev #Indiegame #NordicGame
neutral · AI labelView post →Haahhahahaha The Ultros "good ending" is... extremely not worth getting It actively undercuts the game in some pointless ways Just uh, roll credits and YouTube it if you're curious, this is not a good game to 100% unless you're very driven
negative · AI labelView post →[Steam] Ultros ($6.24 / 75% off).
neutral · AI labelView post →Working right now. Entertain me! What Final Fantasy party members or mini bosses are you excited to build around or see in the #mtgxfinalfantasy?! I want Ultros! Octopus 🐙 ftw! #mtgambassador
neutral · AI labelView post →Ultros is such a cool game
positive · AI labelView post →New pod! Game critic Andy Robertson (@geekdadgamer.bsky.social) hopped on to talk about the place of games in culture, the value of thinking differently, an the #Ludocene game discovery app. Also: #Ultros book launch & KRZ community playthrough! 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/3WXPI91ZZR9LvDvFpnAH4I
neutral · AI labelView post →Yet another nomination! This time for "Yet Another Game Awards" – @yagashow.bsky.social 🎶✨🎷 Vote here, at your leisure 🌱👇 yetanothergameawards.com/vote #indiegame #gamedev #Ultros
neutral · AI labelView post →If you haven't had the chance to play Ultros, now is a great time to pick it up! Kepler's autumn sale awaits 🍂❄️ #gamedev #Ultros #steam
neutral · AI labelView post →Realized I never properly shared pics of the amazing fricken controller sent to me by Kepler Interact. 😍 Here it is! Or, click below because I'm live now playing more Ultros!
positive · AI labelView post →Ultros is a Metroidvania style game where you unlock abilities and upgrades to help with exploration and combat. You know, like pretty much every other game in this genre. The art and sound design are excellent as well. However, unlike most other Metroidvanias, Ultros takes away ALL of your abilities every time you start a new "cycle" - beating a boss. That double jump you unlocked? Gone. Those combat perks? Gone. Map upgrades? Gone. Sometimes, mixing rogue-lite elements into a Metroidvania…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game rips. Really smooth movement, a visual style that pops off the screen, and just enough friction in mechanics that makes me want to keep poking at it. Discussing some very early gameplay mechanics that may put some people off at first glance People complaining about this “not being a metroidvania” because you repeatedly loop to the beginning and reset your unlocked skills either didn’t do any exploration, didn’t go beyond the first loop, or both. You very rapidly can find ways to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Final Fantasy 6 is grossly under represented in merch. Magitek, Terra, Mog, Kefka, Espers, Sabin/Mash, Edgar, Locke, Celes, Setzer, Strago, Relm, SHADOW, Blackjack, Falcon, Three Statues, Cyan, Gau, Umaro, Gogo, MR CHUPON and ULTROS!?! Come on!!! Icon of a game... one of the greatest!
neutral · AI labelView post →BSKY Introduction Thread: #FFXIV edition ▪️ Character: Darius Stormcrow ▪️ Server: Ultros ▪️ Main: GNB ▪️ When did you start: 1.0 ▪️ Favorite things to do in-game: Gpose, pvp, wasting time.
neutral · AI labelView post →Listen, if you're looking for great and engaging combat it ain't going to tickle that itch, Silksong combat it is not, but overall as a whole I've gotta say it's a good time. With the game's structure I would even count the combat being fairly easy and repetitive as a plus, given that with the game's structure you would be fighting a lot of very difficult encounters multiple times if this *was* Silksong's combat and boss design, and moreso by the time you might want to start just running past…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice to see a review of the #Ultros book drop on Art Book Collector. Have y'all been getting your copies out there? :)
neutral · AI labelView post →Whoever enjoyed backtracking in metroid was what inspired the developer of this game. You just beat the boss? A "New Cycle Begins." That means you get to go back to very start! And no teleportation! Lose your traversal skills momentarily until you walk back to the main hub. Regain all your abilities you spent farming and gathering! Make sure to collect nodes to avoid having to do this! They made it an in game upgrade to keep only some of the things you find. "Upgrade"?! Why do this? Why remove…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ultros on Steam Deck.. Ultros on Steam Deck. Not exactly the game I’d recommend if you’re high—the visuals alone will melt your brain. But once you settle into it, you realize it’s a rock-solid Metroidvania with smart progression and satisfying exploration. @[email protected]
positive · AI labelView post →Been playing this acid trip metroidvania called Ultros. And I'm enjoying it a lot so far. It does have a quirk to the design that so far hasn't annoyed me too much (the game has cycles that reset all your abilities) but the game as a whole is really solid. Great world to explore with nice art.
positive · AI labelView post →Regardless of day – may the infinite love of the universe gravitate towards you 🌱✨❤️ #ULTROS #gamedev #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →BSKY intro thread: FFXIV edition Character: Rei Tsukino Server: Ultros & Cactuar Main: RPR/WHM When did you start: 1.0 Favorite things to do in game: Gpose, house decorating, MSQ, and Rping
neutral · AI labelView post →This game was made for exactly me. The designers had one person in mind when they made it. ME. The combat is good but not too deep. There's combat, but it's not about that. This game is about "exploration". Exploration of the environments and the mechanics. Each cycle you learn more and can do more and never once was I just "stuck" trying to figure out what to do. I just kept... stumbling into a new idea or a new dimension. That is the game's crowning achievement. It unfolded in multiple…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ICYMI - I spoke with @cahndlerby.bsky.social, the narrative designer for Ultros, about the game and the upcoming book Ultros: Design Works from @lostincult.co.uk! 🌱📚 www.artbookcollector.com/post/ultros-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Wow, @pastemagazine.bsky.social thinks Ultros is the sixth-best game this year! 🎊 (Even higher than Astro Bot, craaazy! Thank you @garrettmartin.bsky.social ✨) #PasteMagazine is top of the pops in my book, and I mean that from the bottom of my top-six heart 🙏✨💜 #Ultros #gamedev #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →ULTROS game. > ULTROS is set in a multifaceted realm – a vast alien landscape teeming with life. Grounded in science fiction, ULTROS comes wrapped in both an eccentric art style from the visionary El Huervo, renowned for his work on Hotline Miami, and a mystical soundtrack composed and performed by Ratvader - Oscar Rydelius. ULTROS explores meta-themes of mental health, life, death, and karmic cycles through deep lore and environmental storytelling.
neutral · AI labelView post →Ultros: Design Works is an incredible book filled with stunning artwork and deep insights into the game's development! You can check out my in-depth review here if you need more convincing to add it to your shelf - artbookcollector.com/post/book-re...
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