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Ugly
Unravel the dark secrets hidden throughout this stirring puzzle platformer about a tormented nobleman confronting the traumas of his past. Use an innovative mirror mechanic to solve challenging puzzle rooms and defeat towering bosses as you strive to piece together the ugly truth.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-19.
“The puzzles are all nice short challenges that make me crave more. The story is AMAZING and is best seen blind going in. The visuals are perfect, no flaws in sight. The music is nice and mostly somber, would love to have the soundtrack on hand. The game runs well and any bugs…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“This game is amazing, it was a great story, charming visuals, good sound design, and interesting puzzles. My only problem with this is the controls can be a bit finicky, especially during more mechanically intense puzzles.”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“Awesome game. Highly reminiscent of Braid, so if you liked that one, I think you'll love this. Mainly focused on puzzling, but still has its platforming and execution challenges, which keeps things fresh. The way the narrative is told keeps things very interesting. It gives…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedLatest official news
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Patch v1.0.5
Fixes for the bosses crashes Another Predelirium softlock that we missed on previous patch Another fix on the tutorial, to prevent avoiding the drink part Fixed game slot time counter not being precis
Patch v1.0.4 - The final patch (we hope!)
So, after seeing many youtubers and reviews, reading through your messages and listening to our non-gamer family members, we hit the end of the road. This is the last Steam patch for Ugly! Unless some
Patch 1.0.3
This patch contains too many things that you wouldn't even notice, but we want this game to be so perfect that we needed to fix them. We care for you, you are beautiful :) Visual updates to some rooms
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-19.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | 2D Platformer · Puzzle-Platformer · Puzzle · Platformer · 2D · Dark Humor · Psychological Horror · Horror · Story Rich · Controller · Action · Hand-drawn (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Catalan, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 52 |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://uglythegame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Requires a 64-bit, Dual Core 3.0GHz processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 10, 11, or 12 compatible card Storage: 11 GB available space