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Ultionus is a love-letter to the home computer arcade games of the late 80s and early 90s, with colorful 2D visuals, catchy chiptune music by the legendary Jake 'Virt' Kaufman, and 7 stages of hard-as-nails gameplay.

Release DateFeb 25, 2014
Price$ 6.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)68.8% (mixed) Bottom 30% / 66.9%  Bottom 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)64.7% / 63.9%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)160  / 326  Top 25%
Curators25 reviews  Top 25%
Median Play Time2.3 hours
Play Time per Dollar20 minutes
Followers2K  Top 25%
Owners± 65.1K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 22.5K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 103.8K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge's Steam rating and reviews between February 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 85% (February 2014) to 64.4% (November 2021).

With its 326 reviews Top 25%, Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge could be considered a decent success for an indie game. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge's reviewers. The most popular language is English (71%), followed by Russian (6%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 16 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has 2 translations (English and Russian), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is decent, reaching 5 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 3.5 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 60 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Bright retro graphics
  • Chip'ish music
  • Colorful graphics
  • Tight controls
  • Multiple routes through stages
  • Fair gameplay
  • Retro-inspired graphics and gameplay
  • Easy to get used to controls
  • Upgrades to choose from
  • Great music
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Bad and slow controls
  • Can't shoot vertically upwards
  • Awkward shooting angles
  • Animations take too long
  • Partially obscured view
  • Stickiness in controls
  • Overwhelming at times
  • Inconsistent hit-box
  • Slow-paced and requires patience

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 68.8%  Bottom 30% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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