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Ultros

79% positive of 799 Steam reviews

Released: 2024
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam

Made by Hadoque. Published by Kepler Interactive.

About the game

ULTROS is a psychedelic metroidvania where you wake up stranded on The Sarcophagus — a cosmic uterus holding an ancient, demonic being. Trapped in the loop of a black hole, you will have to explore The Sarcophagus and meet its inhabitants to understand the part you play...

Tagged by players

Metroidvania
Psychedelic
Soundtrack
2D Platformer
Platformer
Female Protagonist
Hand-drawn
Sci-fi
Roguelite
Exploration
Colorful
Stylized

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Very Positive

What players say

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Perhaps one of the most criminally misunderstood games of all time though likely intentionally, the facade may be too effective at doing its job. Ultros is a strategy game about environmental manipulation and planning. It presents itself as a standard Metroidvania adventure with a reset gimmick and can even be played entirely as such, but that isn't the game. It is horrifying to imagine that anyone would choose to…
22 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.
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Recommended
UItros is really something special. When I started I got the quick jist and figured I knew what to do. Basic little game.. up until I got to the living network. From that point my true purpose was revealed; the real challange, the actual game. It's not a metroidvania, it's something else. If you see reviews under 90min or so saying the combat is simple etc; ignore them as they haven't even got into the actual game.…
24 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
This looks so beautiful and weird. Like Metroid Prime on drugs. I was ready to dive right into this, but I just can't get through the vague-on-purpose story telling combined with the rather confusing gameplay. For me, it would have helped if Ultros started with building player buy-in before introducing the timeloops etc. I definitely don't regret spending money on this, but I don't think many folks will just jive…
2.4 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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