Indie developer Hadoque announced a release date for ULTROS, their metroidvania sidescrolling action game.

ULTROS is launching on February 13th across Windows PC (via Steam and the Epic Games Store), PS4, and PS5.

Maximum Games will offer an exclusive, physical Deluxe Edition of the game at retail that includes: a copy of the game, three stunning art cards, and a magnet of Ouji, the game’s protagonist alongside the items included in the digital Deluxe Edition.

Here’s a rundown on the game, plus a new trailer:

You wake up stranded, after seemingly crashing your ship on The Sarcophagus — a giant, space-drifting, cosmic uterus holding an ancient demonic being known as ULTROS. Trapped in the eternal loop of a black hole, you will have to explore The Sarcophagus and meet its inhabitants to understand the part you play.

Are you the gruesome breaker of this cycle, or can you become a link from destruction to rebirth?

Features

• A PSYCHEDELIC SCI-FI JOURNEY – ULTROS is set in a multifaceted realm – a vast alien landscape teeming with life. Grounded in science fiction, ULTROS comes wrapped in an eccentric art style and a mystical soundtrack from the visionary El Huervo, renowned for his work on Hotline Miami. ULTROS explores meta-themes of mental health, life, death, and karmic cycles through deep lore and environmental storytelling.
• A WORLD OF CONTRAST – Experience brutal, intimate, close-quarter combat with cosmic lifeforms, driven by a sense of urgency – where precision is paramount and every cut of your blade counts. Yet this intense combat is juxtaposed with cultivating the greenery and tending to plant life in The Sarcophagus, providing precious moments of contemplation and peace. In turn, this grants deeper access to obscured paths.
• A MYSTERIOUS, LAYERED LOOP – The rich world of ULTROS holds many secrets for those curious enough — and fearless enough — to seek them out. A unique loop-based mechanic will allow you to start over at key moments in the story, providing opportunities to unfold such secrets, unlock different areas of the world and new abilities on a branching skill tree. Experiment with and master your own specific fighting style as you explore the world of ULTROS. Each loop brings you closer to the truth…