Ultra Blade

Great game, awesome dev!

Addictive and challenging! Can't wait to unlock more things and uncover all the mechanics this game has to offer.

Been playing games from Kyle Barrett for a while now, and nice to see him make his way to Steam. Ultra Blade is a stylish as hell pixel game with simple controls yet complex combat. A fun take on the Vampire Survivors genre, the game oozes with its synthwave music, style, and sounds. So far, I'm really finding it to be deeper than I thought at the start, and it's a really enjoyable game that I can see myself spending a lot of time in over the coming weeks.

Fun game, and I love the art style!

Ultra Blade is similar to Immortal in it's movement system but the endless possibilities of unique blades you can acquire is what really sets this game apart from other survival games. The game keeps you fighting off endless hordes of enemies, and unlocking new blades (builds) with new abilities that can later be combined with other builds through in game skill system. I've purchased all of Barrett's games and must admit that this one has hooked me the longest, I've barely scratched the surface of this game since I haven't unlocked all the worlds there are but it is definitely challenging and will keep you coming back for more. The current PC controls definitely need some tweaking compared to the mobile version but I'm sure he'll adjust the controls for a more smooth experience. My rating is 8/10 until the controls are smoothed out.

Menu navigation really needs some love, controller support is good for the gameplay but TERRIBLE on navigating the game. Cursor mouse as the left stick is slow AF and i just use my mouse instead which defeats the purpose, especially since i don't know how updating the drag speed would affect my cursor movement and i'm just getting used to this so I'm not messing with that for the moment. Try it for free on mobile if this looks like the type of game you'd like, but I've invested my money in order to show the dev some love and to see how deep this rabbit hole will go. Pros: time-sink/enjoyable. can't wait to build more random blade units to protect the kingdom (i really am not following this game for it's lore) Cons: bad menu design, needs better UI with controller/in general.

really enjoyable little game, with some early access hiccups with controls that were remedied in a patch, i did lose my progress 4 hours in prior to the patch, which is certainly a bummer. the game is FUN, and with the patch update controls are much smoother and intuitive with this genre. excited to see what else is in store.

pretty good and I think it has great potential