$29.99ULTRAKILL Style Is Survival
Descend through Hell as a machine that heals with blood, chasing higher scores and faster kills every run.
Is ULTRAKILL worth it?
ULTRAKILL is worth it if…
- you want an FPS that demands reflexes, movement and constant aggression
- you enjoy chasing ranks, scores and one more clean run through a level
- you like retro low-poly shooters with a modern, punishing edge
- you want a soundtrack that hits as hard as the combat
- you can laugh at a game that puts a dating sim tag next to its gore
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Kill fast, heal faster
The rules are simple and merciless: blood is health. You fight machines, demons and the dead through the circles of Hell, and standing still gets you killed. Slide, dash and stay airborne while enemies close in from every side, then tear them apart with an arsenal of very loud tools. A shotgun blast opens a hole, you move through it, and the blood that sprays back keeps you alive.
There is no careful peeking around corners here. The game rewards aggression: the faster and messier you fight, the longer you survive. When a wave collapses around you and you walk out of it still standing, soaked and barely alive, that is the whole point.
Style is a score
Killing is not enough; the game grades how you kill. Every dodge, combo and stylish finish feeds a score meter, and points earned between missions buy weapon variations that change how each gun plays. Master a level, chase a higher rank, and take on optional challenges that ask for something new.
That is where the depth lives: the same arena can play out a dozen ways depending on which weapons and tricks you lean on. Learning one more technique, one cleaner route through a fight, is what keeps people coming back after a hundred hours. The low-poly, colorful retro look hides a scoring system as demanding as any character action game, and the soundtrack pushes you through every attempt.
How hard is it, really?
How hard is ULTRAKILL really?
Hard, but honestly so. It is tagged difficult for a reason: enemies attack relentlessly and the game expects you to keep moving the whole time. The flip side is that it teaches you. Mechanics take a while to click, but once they do, runs that felt impossible start feeling earned. If you want a shooter that respects fast hands and punishes standing still, this is it.
What is the story about?
Humanity is extinct and the machines left on the surface run on blood, which is running out. So they descend into Hell looking for more, and you are one of them. The setting riffs on Dante's Inferno, each layer of Hell has its own look and name, and the story unfolds in strange, scattered pieces rather than long cutscenes. The bosses and their speeches are a big part of why people remember it.
Can you play it solo?
Yes, it is a singleplayer game through and through: a campaign to descend through, secrets to find in its levels, and score chasing to keep you busy long after the credits. Every session is just you, the levels and whatever rank you are willing to grind for.
Why does it say dating sim?
Because the game, and the community around it, refuse to take themselves entirely seriously. Alongside the gore and the brutal combat there is absurd humor, strange secret levels and jokes woven through the whole thing. The tag is part of the gag, and the comedy sits surprisingly comfortably next to the violence.
