What would you get If you mixed Gradius, Metroid, Playboy and Commander Keen with each other? Probably DarkFalzX “Ultionus” (for PC, MAC and Linux).

At least that´s what I thought when I saw the trailer for the game just now.

Because the female hero “Serena S” sure looks like some kind of Playboy amazon warrior (or something like that).

But i can look beyond all that because of  two things. 1. The game Is really good, and 2. Jake ‘Virt’ Kaufman have made a great soundtrack for Ultionus.

So imo, Ultionus is worth every single penny! (4,89 Euro via Steam).

About Ultionus:
Galactic hero Serena S has been trolled on Spacebook. This is obviously a cause to embark on an epic quest to punish the troll in question, who just happens to be The Space Prince. Guide Serena through 7 stages of shmup action, jumping, shooting, and yet decidedly more jumping and shooting to her ultimate goal of total testicular annihilation of her foe.

Robin “V-Act” Ek
The Gaming Ground

More by Robin Ek:

• New Old Pixels is to bring the original ‘Toki’ arcade game, to original retro hardware
• The 2D pixel art PvPvE extraction shooter, ‘Project S.U.N.D.I.A.L.’, is coming to Steam on April 27th
• The 1-4 player egg cracking adventure, ‘CRACK’, is coming to Steam on October 26th
• The unique horror game ‘Hoarder’ is coming to Steam in 2027
• The cozy first-person warehouse sim ‘BOB LOGISTICS’ is coming to Steam in Q4 2026

Tags: A Tale of Petty Revenge, Commander Keen, Indie games, Jake Kaufman, Metroid, Ultionus