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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...

Ultros is a metroidvania, adventure and platformer game developed by Hadoque and published by Kepler Interactive.
Released on February 13th 2024 is available on Windows and MacOS in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Spanish - Latin America.

It has received 744 reviews of which 594 were positive and 150 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 6.24€ on Steam with a 75% discount, but you can find it for 0.56€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Ultros into these genres:

Metroidvania Adventure Platformer Sci-fi 2D Platformer Female Protagonist Exploration Action Psychedelic Singleplayer 2D Colorful Hand-drawn Rogue-lite Roguevania Stylized Soundtrack Atmospheric Mystery Combat

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System requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core i5 (5th Gen)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GT 750M
Storage: 6 GB available space

MacOS

OS: macOS Yosemite
Processor: Dual Core 3.0 GHz Processor
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel Iris 1536
Storage: 10 GB available space

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April 2026

I once asked El Huervo to marry me. He said no. At least i tried. Oh yeah, about the game i don't really feel like this is a "metroidvania". As a fan of SotN AND Super Metroid I feel like this game is much closer to Metroid than to anything from Castlevania... and this is a good thing. The whole game feels very rounded and complete, everytime I thought about the possibility of the game softlocking me I found out I could solve that problem in like 10 different ways. It has a goal since the beginning and it stays faithful to that until the end, one thing that i really enjoyed is how it "fixed" something that was kinda weird in Metroid itself... like there Samus didn't give a ♥♥♥♥ about the creatures on the planet until the very last minute of the game (which is fine since Metroid was based on Alien after all), but here those ideas are blended in a way that feels much more organic. Talking about the new ideas, maybe this isn't exactly a good "first metroid game" (or first metroidvania) for someone. It has some unique mechanics that are interesting but they could definitely scare beginners a bit... Not because the game is so hard it demands some pro-player reflexes (actually the game is pretty chill and this is another reason why I think it feels more like Metroid) but because it can overload a beginer brain with questions about how things work and how to deal with them + are there something missable (there are no missables) + am I really progressing.... It's bold to add new things that are definitely not familiar to this genre, specially when it's something that takes so much effort, when you see ALL THE POSSIBILITIES IT OPENS UP.... seriously, once you unlock all the "skills" the gardening goes wild. And all of this is glued together with this amazing art style and soundtrack which really deserve to be experienced with a good set of headphones. (niklas let me play your next game and i forgive you for breaking my heart)

Jan. 2026

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 shifts from exploring&fighting to manipulating level flora into something YOU require (and vice versa) [*]Great artsyle [*]Charming ambient music CONS [*]"Pacifist" way requires A HELL LOT of time, so if you're not a trophy hunter - consider just kill every thing and watch your ending-one [*]Game's quite buggy - there're might be crashes, out-of-level fallings and plants doing random unexpected ♥♥♥♥♥ [*]Single-slot save system might be more fair if working with saving pods ONLY, but WHY THE ♥♥♥♥ does it save at the border of large areas? How should I get back my compost spent on experiments and never meant to be SAVED? [*]To enjoy gardening part of the game you have to be more autistic rather than ADHD, you've been warned

Dec. 2025

weird ass game and thats why I liked it don't go into playing Ultros and expect a similar experience to classic metroidvanias out there as it does not really focus on combat and focuses more on building a habitat where every living being has a part to play you are more like a gardener or a caretaker in this game so even the boss fights are not difficult and you can just feed them to avoid making them attack you

Oct. 2025

One of the best metroidvanias I've ever played. This is a very experimental game, and in being experimental it is bound to make some people bounce off of it. Some rooms are somewhat bland, which I'd say is purposeful as it allows you to mold them yourself with your own plants and gardens. The enemy variety is somewhat little, and the game overall doesn't have much of an emphasis on action. The cycle system sounded somewhat scary at first but the amount of "progress" you lose is incredibly minimal and will NOT be affecting you much. But none of these "issues" detracted from any of the enjoyment I had. In return for trying something a bit more bold, Ultros has cemented itself to me as an incredibly fun and satisfying experience; I spent 40 hours in just one playthrough (FAR more than you'd realistically need to do everything) planting as many gardens as possible and interconnecting every little corner of the world. Not for the sake of getting achievements (there aren't even achievements for interconnecting everything), but just for the satisfaction of connecting the world together. Everywhere I walked was a garden I'd planted for the sake of having more nice looking (and useful) plants. It would be remiss to not mention the incredible art and music of the game; every second of looking at this game was eye candy. The pure black foreground with the incredibly vibrant backgrounds is an unique look that makes the colorful gardens you plant stand out more. Each area's song has engraved itself in my mind and it made the act of just standing still and planning out what plants I wanted where so much more enjoyable. If you want a more traditional metroidvania, Ultros is NOT what you're looking for. There are plenty other games that will fulfill your desire... but if you are hoping for something unique, something to spice up this formula, PLEASE give this game a shot. Thank you for this game. I hope more developers in the world can be bold enough to take a tried and true formula and just toss in some weird stuff in there to see what comes out of it.

Oct. 2025

This game definitely deserves more attention than it currently gets. The "replaying cycle" mechanics may be confusing at start, but when you adapt, it feels interesting and unique. Nite that it is not a button mashing platformer, you don't get to fight tough opponents, all the in-game action mainly supports the overall style and gardening-cycle system, yet bosses and alternative ways of dealing with them are quite fun

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Frequently Asked Questions

Ultros is currently priced at 6.24€ on Steam.

Ultros is currently available at a 75% discount. You can purchase it for 6.24€ on Steam.

Ultros received 594 positive votes out of a total of 744 achieving a rating of 7.58.

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Ultros was developed by Hadoque and published by Kepler Interactive.

Ultros is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Ultros is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Ultros is not playable on Linux.

Ultros is a single-player game.

There are 2 DLCs available for Ultros. Explore additional content available for Ultros on Steam.

Ultros does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Ultros does not support Steam Remote Play.

Ultros is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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