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Ultratron

Ultratron

Experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast.

Released Mar 18, 2013 Developer Puppygames Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux IndieActionArcadeRetroTwin Stick Shooter
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

87.8%positive695 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“'Ultratron' is a slick, high-energy tribute to the golden age of twin-stick shooters, successfully modernizing the Robotron: 2084 formula with a vibrant neon aesthetic and a rewarding progression system. The game’s primary strength lies in its addictive "risk versus reward"…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Too stylized for its own good. (Unfortunately, the hallmark of Puppygames. It's too much of a good thing tbf.) Popped in after a long break as I'm having a "twin-stick" moment. ;) ...To find it as off-putting as I remembered. Almost completely lacking in modern conventional QoL,…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

67achievements
8.4%median completion
2.5%rarest: 100000 shots fired
76.1% of players 72.9% of players 72.0% of players 68.0% of players 64.0% of players 61.3% of players 60.7% of players 60.0% of players 59.1% of players 56.9% of players 55.5% of players 51.5% of players 50.6% of players 43.1% of players 41.1% of players 37.8% of players 34.2% of players 30.2% of players 29.7% of players 24.8% of players 24.2% of players 22.3% of players 21.7% of players 21.1% of players 21.0% of players 14.1% of players 12.6% of players 11.2% of players 10.8% of players 9.8% of players 9.5% of players 9.3% of players 8.6% of players 8.4% of players 8.3% of players 8.0% of players 7.8% of players 7.5% of players 7.2% of players 7.2% of players 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 5.9% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.5% of players 5.5% of players 5.3% of players 5.0% of players 4.9% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 3.9% of players 3.6% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 76.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
76.1%100 kills — Vanquished 100 enemies
72.9%1000 shots fired — Player has fired 1000 shots in a game
72.0%100 dots — Collected 100 dots
Rarest badges of honor
2.5%100000 shots fired — Player has fired 100000 shots in a game
2.5%Tenacious D 30 — Drone survived 30 levels
2.6%Barbara Woodhouse — Held one or more pets for 20 levels without dropping

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US9.99 USD
EU9.75 EUR
UK8.50 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada12.99 CAD
Japan1,200 JPY
Brazil32.99 BRL
China42.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$6.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-17 09-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Dec 17, 2020
Glitchangels: Intense Action Arcade Battle Arena

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Jul 03, 2019
Mac versions working again!

At some unknown point quite some time ago the Mac versions of all our games stopped working, coinciding with some update or other that was out of our hands. Unfortunately... I don't have a working Mac

Mar 04, 2018
Basingstoke

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Mar 04, 2018
Basingstoke

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/3953219/ce07f84869228010614efe047e42b3371d25c91a.png Basingstoke Is Nearly Here Minions! Let is be known that our vicious roguelike

Oct 03, 2014
Ultratron Soundtrack now available!

Hey everybody! Alli's original full-length album of electronic blasting music is now available from the Steam store as DLC for Ultratron. Hardcore music for hardcore people. You can get a preview here

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Action · Arcade · Retro · Twin Stick Shooter · Local Co-Op · Pixel Graphics · Shoot 'Em Up · Sci-fi · Singleplayer · Shooter · Robots (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements67
Official sitehttps://www.puppygames.net/ultratron
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 1GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL1.5 capable graphics card Hard Drive: 550 MB HD space