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ULTRAKILL

Arsi "Hakita" Patala · New Blood Interactive · 2020-09-03

SteamGOG

ActionIndieEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Sep 03, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.

ULTRAKILL is an Action, Indie, Early Access game released in 2020, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 5,000,000 .. 10,000,000 owners and Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 243756 reviews).

1,532
playing now
97%
positive of 247k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
40
twitch viewers (latest)
5.7
viewers/channel (concentration)
81/100
IGDB user rating (92 ratings)
152
Nexus mods (168k downloads)
7.4h
to beat · rushed 3.9h · completionist 169h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

1,532 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Ultrakill is an upcoming first-person shooter game developed by Arsi "Hakita" Patala and published by New Blood Interactive. It was released on Steam through early access for Microsoft Windows on 3 September 2020. The game uses retro-style graphics reminiscent of video games from the early PlayStation consoles and combines modern movement mechanics like those of Titanfall and Doom Eternal with gameplay elements from action games like Devil May Cry.

Trailer

ULTRAKILL trailer thumbnail

Ultrakill - Reveal Trailer

≈645,662 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,532 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 40,633 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5,079/week).
  • · Review velocity up 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 27,780 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.9M–11M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 246,680 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.90 at AllYouPlay (2026-05-12) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 46 of 50 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8.1k8.1k20202026Week of 2020-09-01: 2,218 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 526 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 894 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 900 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 685 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 555 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 505 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 789 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 520 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 982 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,547 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,776 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,258 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,173 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,297 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,395 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,308 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,204 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 883 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 837 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 835 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,557 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2,637 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4,881 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3,324 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2,700 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2,822 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3,146 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3,701 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,914 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3,319 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2,653 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2,902 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3,013 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4,557 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3,150 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2,725 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2,817 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3,539 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5,076 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4,986 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3,659 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4,230 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4,653 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3,881 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3,066 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3,582 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2,818 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3,196 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2,785 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3,730 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4,882 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4,537 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5,471 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 206 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 7,500 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 240 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3,471 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4,428 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5,339 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 171 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4,560 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3,466 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2,845 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2,963 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4,015 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3,977 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4,127 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6,842 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 297 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8,090 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 350 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4,984 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 165 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5,073 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 189 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4,001 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 148 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3,962 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3,337 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 2,845 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 1,192 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 33 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4.7k1.3k2026-09-15 11:00 — 1,573 players2026-09-16 19:00 — 3,003 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 2,116 players2026-09-19 10:00 — 2,746 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 4,682 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 2,571 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 1,449 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 3,445 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 3,304 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 2,201 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 2,666 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 2,585 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 1,250 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 2,652 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 3,948 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 1,477 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 2,164 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 3,313 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 1,964 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 2,854 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 4,311 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 2,106 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 1,532 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
7.7k65Sep 2020Aug 2026Sep 2020 — avg 195 · peak 712Nov 2020 — avg 65 · peak 135Jan 2021 — avg 115 · peak 263Mar 2021 — avg 89 · peak 163May 2021 — avg 109 · peak 212Jul 2021 — avg 338 · peak 621Sep 2021 — avg 295 · peak 599Nov 2021 — avg 262 · peak 604Jan 2022 — avg 298 · peak 636Mar 2022 — avg 227 · peak 427May 2022 — avg 237 · peak 451Jul 2022 — avg 582 · peak 1,062Sep 2022 — avg 1,284 · peak 2,694Nov 2022 — avg 811 · peak 1,640Jan 2023 — avg 1,300 · peak 2,701Mar 2023 — avg 1,710 · peak 15,147May 2023 — avg 1,513 · peak 2,872Jul 2023 — avg 1,794 · peak 2,785Sep 2023 — avg 1,253 · peak 2,754Nov 2023 — avg 1,223 · peak 2,219Jan 2024 — avg 2,847 · peak 5,406Mar 2024 — avg 2,125 · peak 3,892May 2024 — avg 2,474 · peak 5,068Jul 2024 — avg 1,806 · peak 2,872Sep 2024 — avg 1,887 · peak 3,894Nov 2024 — avg 1,751 · peak 3,513Jan 2025 — avg 2,336 · peak 4,028Mar 2025 — avg 4,588 · peak 12,575May 2025 — avg 2,861 · peak 5,051Jul 2025 — avg 2,584 · peak 4,283Sep 2025 — avg 1,772 · peak 3,513Nov 2025 — avg 1,852 · peak 3,495Jan 2026 — avg 2,509 · peak 4,404Mar 2026 — avg 7,713 · peak 19,304May 2026 — avg 4,088 · peak 7,500Jul 2026 — avg 2,872 · peak 4,512Aug 2026 — avg 2,699 · peak 4,296
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
4294292026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 429 new positive2026-09-21: 20 new negative2026-09-22: 99 new positive2026-09-22: 9 new negative2026-09-23: 95 new positive2026-09-23: 10 new negative2026-09-24: 80 new positive2026-09-24: 5 new negative2026-09-26: 142 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 157 new positive2026-09-27: 10 new negative2026-09-28: 105 new positive2026-09-29: 88 new positive2026-09-29: 4 new negative2026-09-30: 82 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 82 new positive2026-10-01: 3 new negative2026-10-02: 73 new positive2026-10-02: 2 new negative2026-10-03: 226 new positive2026-10-03: 6 new negative2026-10-04: 130 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new negative2026-10-05: 74 new positive2026-10-05: 7 new negative2026-10-06: 83 new positive2026-10-06: 6 new negative2026-10-07: 76 new positive2026-10-07: 2 new negative2026-10-08: 72 new positive2026-10-08: 7 new negative2026-10-09: 90 new positive2026-10-10: 124 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 119 new positive2026-10-11: 4 new negative2026-10-12: 98 new positive2026-10-12: 9 new negative2026-10-13: 83 new positive2026-10-13: 5 new negative2026-10-14: 78 new positive2026-10-14: 6 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$7.902020-09-032026-08-162020-09-03 — best price $15.992020-12-01 — best price $19.992021-04-12 — best price $17.992021-08-16 — best price $19.992021-12-23 — best price $14.992022-02-21 — best price $19.992022-08-22 — best price $19.992023-03-23 — best price $24.992023-06-29 — best price $18.742023-09-01 — best price $24.992023-12-21 — best price $18.742024-03-04 — best price $24.992024-04-22 — best price $24.992024-06-06 — best price $24.992024-08-05 — best price $18.742024-08-27 — best price $24.992024-10-26 — best price $22.392024-11-21 — best price $18.742024-12-04 — best price $24.992025-01-20 — best price $18.742025-03-03 — best price $24.992025-03-21 — best price $24.992025-06-10 — best price $18.642025-07-11 — best price $22.392025-08-14 — best price $18.742025-09-27 — best price $24.992025-10-24 — best price $22.392025-12-05 — best price $24.992026-02-18 — best price $18.362026-03-09 — best price $16.242026-04-30 — best price $18.742026-05-18 — best price $24.992026-05-29 — best price $18.632026-06-11 — best price $24.992026-07-21 — best price $19.562026-07-28 — best price $22.392026-08-16 — best price $18.71
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7934002026-05-21 — 762 pageviews2026-05-25 — 793 pageviews2026-05-29 — 650 pageviews2026-06-02 — 715 pageviews2026-06-06 — 547 pageviews2026-06-10 — 595 pageviews2026-06-14 — 510 pageviews2026-06-18 — 612 pageviews2026-06-22 — 543 pageviews2026-06-26 — 535 pageviews2026-06-30 — 508 pageviews2026-07-04 — 435 pageviews2026-07-08 — 572 pageviews2026-07-12 — 591 pageviews2026-07-16 — 551 pageviews2026-07-20 — 666 pageviews2026-07-24 — 581 pageviews2026-07-28 — 554 pageviews2026-08-01 — 423 pageviews2026-08-05 — 555 pageviews2026-08-09 — 456 pageviews2026-08-13 — 490 pageviews2026-08-17 — 527 pageviews2026-08-21 — 511 pageviews2026-08-25 — 554 pageviews2026-08-29 — 454 pageviews2026-09-02 — 652 pageviews2026-09-06 — 541 pageviews2026-09-10 — 545 pageviews2026-09-14 — 515 pageviews2026-09-18 — 568 pageviews2026-09-22 — 628 pageviews2026-09-26 — 474 pageviews2026-09-30 — 459 pageviews2026-10-04 — 447 pageviews2026-10-08 — 524 pageviews2026-10-12 — 443 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

22402026-10-01 02:34 — 32 viewers2026-10-01 11:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-01 20:34 — 32 viewers2026-10-02 05:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-02 14:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-02 23:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-03 08:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-03 17:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-04 02:34 — 94 viewers2026-10-04 11:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-04 20:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-05 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 14:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-05 23:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-06 08:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-06 17:34 — 25 viewers2026-10-07 02:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-07 11:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-07 20:34 — 87 viewers2026-10-08 05:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-08 14:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-08 23:34 — 25 viewers2026-10-09 08:34 — 68 viewers2026-10-09 17:34 — 41 viewers2026-10-10 02:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-10 11:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-10 20:35 — 85 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-11 14:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-11 23:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-12 08:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-12 17:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-13 02:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-13 11:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-13 20:34 — 198 viewers2026-10-14 05:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-14 14:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-14 23:34 — 36 viewers2026-10-15 01:34 — 40 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSBloodRetroActionShooterDifficultFast-PacedFirst-PersonScore AttackSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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