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ULTROS - Available now on PS5, PS4 and PC

ULTROS explores meta-themes of mental health, life, death, and karmic cycles through deep lore and environmental storytelling. Grounded in science fiction, Ultros features an eccentric art style from El Huervo, renowned for his work on Hotline Miami, and a mystical soundtrack composed and...

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You wake up stranded, after seemingly crashing your ship on The Sarcophagus — a giant, space-drifting, cosmic uterus holding an ancient demonic being known as ULTROS. Trapped in the eternal loop of a black hole, you will have to explore The Sarcophagus and meet its inhabitants to understand the part you play.

Are you the gruesome breaker of this cycle, or can you become a link from destruction to rebirth?

A PSYCHEDELIC SCI-FI JOURNEY ​

ULTROS is set in a multifaceted realm - a vast alien landscape teeming with life. Grounded in science fiction, ULTROS comes wrapped in an eccentric art style and a mystical soundtrack from the visionary El Huervo, renowned for his work on Hotline Miami. ULTROS explores meta-themes of mental health, life, death, and karmic cycles through deep lore and environmental storytelling.

A WORLD OF CONTRAST ​

Experience brutal, intimate, close-quarter combat with cosmic lifeforms, driven by a sense of urgency – where precision is paramount and every cut of your blade counts. Yet this intense combat is juxtaposed with cultivating the greenery and tending to plant life in The Sarcophagus, providing precious moments of contemplation and peace. In turn, this grants deeper access to obscured paths.

A MYSTERIOUS, LAYERED LOOP ​

The rich world of ULTROS holds many secrets for those curious enough — and fearless enough — to seek them out. A unique loop-based mechanic will allow you to start over at key moments in the story, providing opportunities to unfold such secrets, unlock different areas of the world and new abilities on a branching skill tree. Experiment with and master your own specific fighting style as you explore the world of ULTROS. Each loop brings you closer to the truth...

 

[Nankatsu]

So this is how videogames look when you're high, uh?

 

[GHG]

Of course it's a mertroidvania.

 

[Astray]

This looked kinda bad, the visuals are just.. far too much.

Like I can tell that I would be distracted from combat sequences by whatever psychedelia that's happening at the moment.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

Looks cool but at the same time it's too much. Imagine trying to play this for any length of time

 

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I forgot to mention Niklas Akerblad, a.k.a. El Huervo is working on this game, he was involved in Hotline Miami.

 

[Sethbacca]

I forgot to mention Niklas Akerblad, a.k.a. El Huervo is working on this game, he was involved in Hotline Miami.

Oh shit, good to know. I loved the Hotline games. This looked good to me before I even knew that so, I'm in.

 

[Bartski]

I also did way too much acid in high school

 

[Fermbiz]

GAF, I need psychodelic drug recommendation when I play this game!

 

[The Fartist]

GAF, I need psychodelic drug recommendation when I play this game!

Just smoke weed, playing videogames is the last thing you would think about doing on psychedelics.

 

[El Muerto]

Dead Cells clone. I want a real metroidvania, not some 2d indie soulsborne garbage.

 

[jshackles]

#NotMyUltros

 

[Pejo]

Very visually distracting. Looks like one of those games where you have to do trial and error a lot because you can't tell what damages you and what doesn't.

 

[skit_data]

This looked cool, definitely on my watchlist.

Edit: My only issue is that there seems to be some kind of inconsistency when it comes to the art. Some stuff looks really good and some stuff just seems unfinished. Like two artists having different styles.

 

[CortexVortex]

On one hand it does look cool, on the other there is just too much going on visually.

 

[IlGialloMondadori]

Looks quite similar to the time “a friend” took a heroic dose of mushrooms at a metal festival. Well done devs.

 

[MudoSkills]

From the showcase trailer I thought the art direction was cool but don't particularly dig seeing it in motion - looks too much like flash animation in parts.

 

[kyussman]

I thought I was having an acid flashback when this came on......then I remembered I've never done acid.

 

[VN1X]

Looks really interesting. On the wishlist it goes!

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Looks decent. Will keep an eye out.

 

[amigastar]

It reminds me of the art of Moebius. I quite like it.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Paging ULTROS!
We need an An Authority on the subject.

 

[kvltus lvlzvs]

Since everyone is talking about how trippy the game is, here is a good "simulator" YouTube video. Just note that the mental effects are just as if not more intense than the sensory ones and that this video only simulates the visual and auditory effects.



It's also good fun for people who have tripped before lol.

Anyways, this game looks cool but I hope it's not too much like dead cells. A Majora's mask like metroidvania would be cool.

 

[Strider Highwind]

So this is how videogames look when you're high, uh?

You got damn right, blessings to my edibles lol.

I love metroidvanias(And try to play em all, even the bad ones lol) so ill be getting this for cheap on the PC, but it was a little weird to see it shown at a Sony specific show tbh.

 

[lughnasadh123]

Visual vomit with crappy animations. I'll give them credit for going all in on unique visuals, but wow this is not for me.

 

[cireza]

ULTROS! is that your game ?

 

[Bernardougf]

Too many rainbow people making too many games... sorry.. is the truth

 

[The Fartist]

Since everyone is talking about how trippy the game is, here is a good "simulator" YouTube video. Just note that the mental effects are just as if not more intense than the sensory ones and that this video only simulates the visual and auditory effects.



It's also good fun for people who have tripped before lol.

Anyways, this game looks cool but I hope it's not too much like dead cells. A Majora's mask like metroidvania would be cool.

 

[March Climber]

Too many rainbow people making too many games... sorry.. is the truth

 

[ULTROS!]

tf is this shit named after me

 

[FalsettoVibe]

After taking a second look at this, it doesn't look so bad.

 

[Bonfires Down]

The colors are… a lot. But it certainly has an identity. The animations though are just incredible.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Gameplay looks solid, although average for an indie game.
Not really into the busy art style.

 

[skit_data]

I can't make up my mind about the aesthetics of this game. On one side it feels too busy and hard to read but I also really like it.