An overview of each level, organized by act and layer of Hell.
Bolded names denote an enemy's debut.
PRELUDE[]
OVERTURE: THE MOUTH OF HELL[]
| Number and Name | Act Part | Enemies | Secrets / Unlockables | Challenge | P-Rank Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intro | N/A | Hanging Filth (immovable, less hp, can't move) | - 1 Soul Orb (fake) | N/A | N/A |
| 0-1: INTO THE FIRE | PRELUDE /// FIRST | Filth, Strays, Malicious Face (Boss) | - 5 Soul Orbs - Unlock Revolver |
Get 5 kills with a single glass panel | Time: 2:30 Kills: 71 Style: 7000 |
| 0-2: THE MEATGRINDER | PRELUDE /// SECOND | Filth, Strays, Swordsmachine (Secret Encounter) | - 5 Soul Orbs - Secret Mission 0-S - Unlock Shotgun early |
Beat the secret encounter | Time: 2:00 Kills: 53 Style: 6000 |
| 0-3: DOUBLE DOWN | PRELUDE /// THIRD | Filth, Strays, Schisms, Swordsmachine (Boss) | - 5 Soul Orbs - Unlock Shotgun |
Kill only 1 enemy | Time: 3:30 Kills: 49 Style: 7000 |
| 0-4: A ONE-MACHINE ARMY | PRELUDE /// FOURTH | Filth, Strays, Schisms, Malicious Faces | - 5 Soul Orbs | Slide uninterrupted for 17 seconds | Time: 2:20 Kills: 53 Style: 8500 |
| 0-5: CERBERUS | PRELUDE /// CLIMAX | Cerberus (Boss) | N/A | Don't inflict fatal damage to any enemy | Time: 2:00 Kills: 2 Style: 3200 |
| 0-S: SOMETHING WICKED | N/A | Something Wicked | - Anxiety | N/A (Not shitting yourself) | N/A |
ACT I: INFINITE HYPERDEATH[]
LAYER 1: LIMBO[]
| Number and Name | Act Part | Enemies | Secrets / Unlockables | Challenge | P-Rank Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-1: HEART OF THE SUNRISE | LIMBO /// FIRST | Filth, Strays, Schisms, Drones, Malicious Face | - 5 Soul Orbs - Unlock Nailgun - Secret Mission 1-S - Slab Switch I |
Complete the level in under 10 seconds | Time: 4:30 Kills: 76 Style: 8000 |
| 1-2: THE BURNING WORLD | LIMBO /// SECOND | Filth, Strays, Schisms, Drones, Streetcleaners, Cerberus, Cancerous Rodent (Secret Encounter), Very Cancerous Rodent (Very Secret Encounter) | - 5 Soul Orbs - Slab Switch II - Unlock Nailgun if not grabbed in 1-1 |
Do not pick up any skulls | Time: 4:40 Kills: 62 Style: 7000 |
| 1-3: HALLS OF SACRED REMAINS | LIMBO /// THIRD | Filth, Strays, Schisms, Drones, Streetcleaners, Cerberus, Malicious Faces, Hideous Mass (Boss), Swordsmachines AGONY & TUNDRA (Secret Encounter) | - 5 Soul Orbs - Slab Switch III |
Beat the secret encounter | Time: 8:00 Kills: 125 Style: 14000 |
| 1-4: CLAIR DE LUNE | LIMBO /// CLIMAX | V2 (First Encounter) (Boss) | - Slab Switch IV - Unlock Alternate Revolver - Unlock Knuckleblaster |
Do not pick up any skulls | Time: 2:15 Kills: 0 Style: 600 |
| 1-S: THE WITLESS | N/A | Yourself, Simple Puzzles | N/A | DON'T LOOK UP THE ANSWERS. (AKA don't enter the page.) | N/A |
LAYER 2: LUST[]
| Number and Name | Act Part | Enemies | Secrets / Unlockables | Challenge | P-Rank Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-1: BRIDGEBURNER | LUST /// FIRST | Filth, Strays, Schisms, Drones, Streetcleaners, Cerberus, Malicious Face | - 5 Soul Orbs | Don't open any normal doors | Time: 3:30 Kills: 69 Style: 11000 |
| 2-2: DEATH AT 20,000 VOLTS | LUST /// SECOND | Filth, Strays, Schisms, Drones, Streetcleaners, Soldiers, Cerberus, Malicious Faces | - 5 Soul Orbs |
Beat the level in under 60 seconds | Time: 5:00 Kills: 62 Style: 12000 |
| 2-3: SHEER HEART ATTACK | LUST /// THIRD | Filth, Strays, Schisms, Drones, Streetcleaners, Soldiers, Malicious Faces, Mindflayer (Boss) | - 5 Soul Orbs - Secret Mission 2-S |
Don't touch any water | Time: 4:20 Kills: 66 Style: 9000 |
| 2-4: COURT OF THE CORPSE KING | LUST /// CLIMAX | The Corpse of King Minos (Boss) | N/A | Parry a punch | Time: 4:00 Kills: 1 Style: 3500 |
| 2-S: ALL-IMPERFECT LOVE SONG | N/A | Mirage (Non-combatant) | Depression | Don't cry about it . | Successfully date her |
LAYER 3: GLUTTONY[]
| Number and Name | Act Part | Enemies | Secrets / Unlockables | Challenge | P-Rank Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-1: BELLY OF THE BEAST | GLUTTONY /// ACT I CRESCENDO | Filth, Strays, Schisms, Drones, Streetcleaners, Soldiers, Malicious Faces, Cerberus, Mindflayers | - 5 Soul Orbs - Secret Mission P-1 |
Kill a Mindflayer with acid | Time: 5:30 Kills: 88 Style: 18000 |
| 3-2: IN THE FLESH | GLUTTONY /// ACT I CLIMAX | Gabriel, Judge of Hell (Boss) | N/A | Drop Gabriel in a pit | Time: 4:30 Kills: 0 Style: 2000 |
| P-1: SOUL SURVIVOR | PRIME /// FIRST | Flesh Prison (First Phase), Minos Prime (Second Phase) | N/A | N/A (Alternatively, Don't fall off the Spinal Staircase.) | Time: 3:33 Kills: 2 Style: 7500 |
ACT II: IMPERFECT HATRED[]
LAYER 4: GREED[]
| Number and Name | Act Part | Enemies | Secrets / Unlockables | Challenge | P-Rank Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-1: SLAVES TO POWER | GREED /// FIRST | Filth, Strays, Schisms, Soldiers, Drones, Cerberus, Malicious Faces, Virtues, Streetcleaners | - 5 Soul Orbs | Don't activate any enemies | Time: 4:00 Kills: 102 Style: 18000 |
| 4-2: GOD DAMN THE SUN | GREED /// SECOND | Filth, Strays, Schisms, Soldiers, Drones, Stalkers, Cerberus, Malicious Faces, Virtues, Streetcleaners, Sisyphean Insurrectionist (Boss) | - 5 Soul Orbs - Secret Mission 4-S |
Kill the Insurrectionist in under 10 seconds | Time: 4:40 Kills: 69 Style: 18000 |
| 4-3: A SHOT IN THE DARK | GREED /// THIRD | Filth, Strays, Schisms, Soldiers, Drones, Stalkers, Cerberus, Malicious Faces, Virtues, Streetcleaners, Mysterious Druid Knight (& Owl) (Secret Encounter) | - 5 Soul Orbs | Don't pick up the torch | Time: 5:30 Kills: 75 Style: 17000 |
| 4-4: CLAIR DE SOLEIL | GREED /// CLIMAX | V2 (Second Encounter) (Boss), Filth, Schisms, Malicious Face | - Unlock Alternate Nailgun - Unlock Whiplash |
Reach the boss gate in under 18 seconds | Time: 2:45 Kills: 4 Style: 2500 |
| 4-S: CLASH OF THE BRANDICOOT | N/A | Filth, Strays, Schisms, Soldiers, Streetcleaners, Virtues | - Clash Mode Cheat | Break all 78 crates | N/A |
LAYER 5: WRATH[]
| Number and Name | Act Part | Enemies | Secrets / Unlockables | Challenge | P-Rank Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-1: IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON | WRATH /// FIRST | Filth, Strays, Schism, Soldiers, Drones, Streetcleaners, Sentries, Malicious Faces, Cerberus, Virtues, Mindflayer | - 5 Soul Orbs - Secret Mission 5-S |
Don't touch any water | Time: 6:00 Kills: 67 Style: 20000 |
| 5-2: WAVES OF THE STARLESS SEA | WRATH /// SECOND | Filth, Strays, Schism, Soldiers, Drones, Streetcleaners, Sentries, Malicious Faces, Cerberus, Virtues, Idols, Ferryman (Boss) | - 5 Soul Orbs | Don't fight the Ferryman | Time: 4:30 Kills: 43 Style: 10000 |
| 5-3: SHIP OF FOOLS | WRATH /// THIRD | Filth, Strays, Schisms, Soldiers, Drones, Streetcleaners, Sentries, Malicious Faces, Cerberus, Virtues, Mindflayers, Idol | - 5 Soul Orbs - Unlock Rocket Launcher |
Don't touch any water | Time: 8:00 Kills: 120 Style: 30000 |
| 5-4: LEVIATHAN | WRATH /// CLIMAX | Leviathan (Boss) | N/A | Reach the surface in under 10 seconds | Time: 2:10 Kills: 1 Style: 5000 |
| 5-S: I ONLY SAY MORNING | N/A | Various fish (Non-combatants) |
- Caught fish appear in Developer Museum aquarium. |
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LAYER 6: HERESY[]
| Number and Name | Act Part | Enemies | Secrets / Unlockables | Challenge | P-Rank Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6-1: CRY FOR THE WEEPER | HERESY /// ACT II CRESCENDO | Filth, Strays, Schisms, Soldiers, Streetcleaners, Swordsmachines, Sentries, Malicious Faces, Cerberus, Virtues, Mindflayer, Hideous Masses (Bosses), Insurrectionists ANGRY & RUDE (Secret Encounter) | - 5 Soul Orbs | Beat the secret encounter | Time: 6:20 Kills: 91 Style: 27500 |
| 6-2: AESTHETICS OF HATE | HERESY /// ACT II CLIMAX | Gabriel, Apostate of Hate (Boss) | - Secret Mission P-2 | Hit Gabriel into the ceiling | Time: 1:50 Kills: 0 Style: 3000 |
| P-2: WAIT OF THE WORLD | PRIME /// SECOND | Virtues, Ferryman, Sisyphean Insurrectionists, Schisms, Sentries, Streetcleaners, Malicious Faces, Mindflayers, Cerberus, Swordsmachines, Hideous Mass, Strays, Stalker, Idols, Flesh Panopticon (First Phase), Sisyphus Prime (Second Phase) | An extremely high heartrate | N/A (Alternatively, do not rage and HAVE FUN!) | Time: 10:20 Kills: 59 Style: 36000 |
ACT III: GODFIST SUICIDE[]
LAYER 7: VIOLENCE[]
| Number and Name | Act Part | Enemies | Secrets / Unlockables | Challenge | P-Rank Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-1: GARDEN OF FORKING PATHS | VIOLENCE /// FIRST | Mannequins, Cerberus, Strays, Virtues, Streetcleaners, |
- 5 Soul Orbs | Beat the secret encounter | Time: 6:40 Kills: 51 Style: 17000 |
| 7-2: LIGHT UP THE NIGHT | VIOLENCE /// SECOND | Soldiers, Mannequins, Stalkers, Guttermen, Guttertanks, Sentries, Ceberus, Swordsmachines, Sisyphean Insurrectionists | - 5 Soul Orbs
- Alternate Shotgun |
Don't kill any enemies | Time: 7:15
Kills: 35 |
| 7-3: NO SOUND, NO MEMORY | VIOLENCE /// THIRD | Filth, Gutterman, Guttertank, Stray, Cerberus, Puppet, Mannequin, Mindflayer, Soldier, Swordsmachines, Streetcleaners, Hideous Masses | - 5 Soul Orbs
- Secret Mission 7-S |
Become marked for death | Time: 7:15 Kills: 60 Style: 13000 |
| 7-4: ...LIKE ANTENNAS TO HEAVEN | VIOLENCE /// CLIMAX | Filth, Strays, Schisms, Soldiers, Streetcleaners, Sentries, Guttermen, Guttertanks, Malicious Face, Idols, Mannequins, 1000-THR "Earthmover" (Boss), 1000-THR Defence System (Boss) | N/A | Don't fight the security system | Time: 5:30
Kills: 32 |
| 7-S: HELL BATH NO FURY | N/A | Filth, Ceberus, Mannequins, Swordsmachines, Drones, Mindflayer, Sentries, Idols, Guttermen, Hideous Masses, Virtues | - Secret Beach Area
- Drone Haunting cheat |
Don't use the dishwasher | N/A |
LAYER 8: FRAUD[]
| Name and Number | Act Part | Enemies | Secrets / Unlockables | Challenge | P-Rank Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-1: HURTBREAK WONDERLAND | FRAUD /// FIRST | Drones, Schism, Guttertank, Sisyphean Insurrectionist, Soldier, Malicious Face, Providence, Gutterman, Sentry, Virtue, Stray, Cerberus, Filth, Swordsmachine, Mannequins | - 5 Soul Orbs | Parry a Providence | Time: 8:00 Kills: 80 Style: 27500 |
| 8-2: THROUGH THE MIRROR | FRAUD /// SECOND | Soldier, Deathcatcher, Swordsmachine, Filth, Puppet, Cerberus, Gutterman, Malicious Face, Virtue, Soldier, Guttertank, Schism, Stray, Providence, Sisyphean Insurrectionist, Mindflayer, Sentry, Mannequins, Mirror Reaper | - 5 Soul Orbs
- Secret Mission 8-S |
Finish the level upside down | Time: 9:00 Kills: 91 Style: 30000 |
| 8-3: DISINTEGRATION LOOP | FRAUD /// THIRD | Filth, Providence, Power, Drones, Swordsmachine, Puppet, Cerberus, Streetcleaners, Deathcatcher, Sentry, Stray, Guttertank, Gutterman, Schisms, Malicious Face, Stalker, Soldier, Stray, Virtue, Mannequins, Hideous Mass, Idols, Ferryman RUDRAKSHA & AGONIS (Secret Encounter) | - 5 Soul Orbs | Kill a Power with terminal velocity | Time: 17:30 Kills: 193 Style: 74000 |
| 8-4: FINAL FLIGHT | FRAUD /// CLIMAX | Virtue, Providence, Geryon, Watcher of the Skies | N/A | Do not pick up any skulls | Time: 2:40 Kills: 7 Style: 12000 |
| 8-S: ??? | You can get to the secret exit by entering the sequence 142412 into the elevator of 8-2: THROUGH THE MIRROR, however the level is under construction. |
ENCORES[]
| 0-E: THIS HEAT, AN EVIL HEAT | PRELUDE /// ENCORE | Cerberus, Malicious Face, Gutterman, Guttertank, Virtue, Swordsmachine, Mannequin, Sentry, Drone, Soldier, Schism, Streetcleaner, Idol, Stalker, Mindflayer, 1000-THR Defence System, Filth | N/A | N/A | Time: 9:30 Kills: 111 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-E: ...THEN FELL THE ASHES | LIMBO /// ENCORE | Schisms, Drones, Malicious Faces, Streetcleaners, Cerberi, Hideous Masses, (Bosses), Idols, Mannequins, Swordsmachines,Mindflayers,Sentries, Guttermen, Guttertanks, 1000-THR Defence System, Virtues, Swordsmachines AGONY & TUNDRA (Boss) | N/A | N/A | Time: 7:40
Kills: 61 |
| 2-E:(!) | LUST /// ENCORE | ||||
| 3-E:(!) | GLUTTONY /// ENCORE | ||||
| 4-E:(!) | GREED /// ENCORE | ||||
| 5-E:(!) | WRATH /// ENCORE | ||||
| 6-E:(!) | HERESY /// ENCORE | ||||
| 7-E:(!) | VIOLENCE /// ENCORE | ||||
| 8-E:(!) | FRAUD /// ENCORE | ||||
| 9-E:(!) | TREACHERY /// ENCORE |
UNRELEASED/UPCOMING LAYERS[]
Anything beyond this point is subject to change upon its release.
LAYER 9: TREACHERY (!)[]
| Name and Number | Act Part | Enemies | Secrets / Unlockables | Challenge | P-Rank Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1: | TREACHERY /// ULTRAKILL CRESCENDO | ||||
| 9-2: | TREACHERY /// ULTRAKILL CLIMAX | Bragging rights | |||
| P-3: | PRIME /// THIRD | Better bragging rights | N/A (alternatively, correctly guess the Prime Soul's identity before the reveal) |
Level Editor[]
An official level editor by PITR, codenamed "Tundra", is currently in development and closed testing, in conjunction with a fork of ULTRAKILL with the ability to open custom maps, codenamed "Agony". Due to the inherent instability of a codebase in active development, it will not see a public release until ULTRAKILL is complete. An update to this editor, codenamed "Rude", is currently released and can have access requested, alongside a public level loader codenamed "Angry".
Trivia[]
- Similarly to how Devil May Cry alludes to Dante's Divine Comedy, ULTRAKILL's levels are based on the nine circles of Hell described in Inferno.
- Most of ULTRAKILL's levels seem to follow a common naming scheme, being named after musical acts, idioms, or books. Examples of such are below.
- [ 4-2: GOD DAMN THE SUN ] Is a reference to the Swans song of the same name.
- [ P-2: WAIT OF THE WORLD ] Is a play on "Weight of the World", an idiom often used to describe an extreme burden or responsibility.
- [ 7-1: GARDEN OF FORKING PATHS ] is a reference to the short story of the same name by Jorge Luis Borges.
- Interestingly enough, outside of secret levels, only two levels don't not follow this naming scheme: [ 0-5: CERBERUS ] and [ 5-4: LEVIATHAN ].
- Every layer seems to share a pattern. The first and second level introduces new enemies, the third level is a gauntlet that tests you with everything you have encountered up to that layer, and the final level is the boss fight. Lust, for whatever reason, doesn't follow this pattern, the "gauntlet" level being the first, and the latter two introducing enemies instead.
- If you get out of bounds and fall into the void at any point, the game will spawn you back to the last room you were in with the message "Whoops, sorry about that."
- As of the release of Fraud, [ 8-3: DISINTEGRATION LOOP ] has by far the highest style requirements, needing an incredible 75,000 points for an S-Rank in style.
- 1-4 has the lowest style requirement, only needing a measly 600 points for a P-Rank.
- The skybox of each level and cyber grind is constantly rotating with the exception being 7-3 where the sky box doesn't rotate.
- The entrance to a normal level is red, while secret levels are black, prime levels are silver, and encore levels are blue.
- Missions and Prime Sanctums unlocked at a higher difficulty are also made available on all difficulties below it, to make switching to an easier difficulty more convenient for players who have made progress before realizing the difficulty is too high for them. Secret levels, on the other hand, are unlocked for all difficulties at once upon discovery, though their corresponding Act pages must be accessible first.
- The Tundra level editor uses the "
.cum" file extension, which is an abbreviation of "Custom ULTRAKILL Map". - The codenames of level editor "Tundra" and custom map loader fork "Agony" are references to Swordsmachines "Agony" and "Tundra".
- The updated editor "Rude" and public level loader "Angry" are references to Sisyphean Insurrectionists "Angry" and "Rude".
- Despite the work on the custom map loader "Agony" being not well known, it still remains in the games code, making references to Steam Workshop calls and level loading by the methods AgonyController and AgonyHelper.
- Through external programs, the button to access the level editor can be made to display. Clicking on this button causes an unfinished UI to display, before closing. Subsequent button-clicking does nothing.
- The Prelude has the least amount of songs played compared to the other layers, with only three, which is the same amount of songs present in [ 8-3 DISINTEGRATION LOOP ].
