Levels

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ULTRAKILL is made up of many levels, which are split into a prelude and three acts. In a regular playthrough, provided the player does not die or restart, each level can typically be completed within 3-15 minutes.

Each act is divided into three layers. The first two layers of an act each contain four levels, while the last layer contains only two. Every layer's final level, called the climax, includes a boss battle. The prelude, which is considered separate from the three acts, consists of five main levels instead.

The full release of ULTRAKILL is planned to have a total of 55 levels, with 35 main levels, 7 secret levels, 10 encore levels, and 3 Prime Sanctums (not including the Developer Museum, Sandbox, or The Cyber Grind). At the current point in time, the game contains 29 main levels, 6 secret levels, 2 encore levels, and 2 Prime Sanctums.

Types

In ULTRAKILL, there are two types of levels, primary and secondary, with their own subcategories.

Primary levels consist of the 35 levels of the game's main campaign. Each layer also has one secret level, the entrance to which is hidden in one of the levels of the layer, and has unique gameplay elements deviating from the main mechanics of the base game.

Secondary levels are unique level subcategories, some of which are unlockable:

Encore Levels are unlocked after completing the main campaign, with one encore level for the prelude and each of the game's layers. Each of the encore levels is designed to be significantly more complex and difficult than the layer they are based on, as they possess a combination of new stage mechanics and remixed layouts of levels from their given layer.

Prime Sanctums are unlocked by entering a secret exit inside one of the levels of the last layer in each of the game's three acts, and contain incredibly challenging boss fights. The entrance to each Prime Sanctum is only opened by obtaining P ranks for every level of their corresponding act, which includes the prelude regarding the first Prime Sanctum. Subsequent Prime Sanctums also require that the previous Sanctum be completed before they can be unlocked.

Secret Levels are hidden somewhere in the layer, often with a specific unlock condition, and are typically based upon another game or genre. They also normally contain a terminal with a Testament, which further expands upon the game's lore.

The Cyber Grind is a customizable endless survival mode that pits the player against increasingly more powerful waves of enemies until their death on a platform with a transforming layout, rewarding points based on the number of completed waves.

The Sandbox is a custom mission that allows the player to test and practice combat mechanics, access cheats, and design minimal custom levels with in-game assets.

The Developer Museum is a credits level filled with monuments to and information about the various developers and contributors of the game. It features books containing info about development history and many easter eggs. Unlike other levels, the Developer Museum is not listed in the Level Select menu, instead accessed through the “Museum” button on the main menu.

Challenges

All levels, save for secret levels, encore levels, and Prime Sanctums, have one challenge. Challenges are optional objectives that in most cases require the player to change their playstyle, find a secret, stray from the intended path, or otherwise perform a difficult objective. The level must be completed for the challenge to be considered complete. After a challenge is achieved, it is permanently considered completed on all difficulties within the current save. Completing a level's challenge will unlock the respective level's tracks in The Cyber Grind. However, this is not the case for secret levels, encore levels, and Prime Sanctums, which unlock their respective tracks upon level completion due to not having a challenge of their own.

Secrets

ULTRAKILL's levels often contain secrets for the player to find. Soul Orbs, for example, are glowing orbs that can be found in out-of-the-way locations in all levels except for secret levels, boss levels, and Prime Sanctums. Soul Orbs can be used to unlock cosmetic color presets for the player's weapons. All levels containing Soul Orbs have a total of 5. Soul Orbs can also appear as Blood Orbs or Dual Wield Orbs, which will grant the player their respective power-ups. Once a Soul Orb is collected, it is considered collected on every difficulty within the current save, and will appear grey and transparent within the level during any future runs. Touching an already-collected Soul Orb does nothing.

In addition to Soul Orbs, players can also find various easter eggs, secret bosses, and even alternate weapon forms in certain levels.

Ranks

At the end of every level (with the exception of secret levels), the player will receive a ranking graded based on the time they took to complete the level, the number of enemies they killed, and the number of style points they achieved. From best to worst, the five ranks the player can receive are S, A, B, C, and D. The player is given a final rank for the level by averaging the three categories, then one-third of a letter score is docked for each time the player dies or resets to a checkpoint. If a player plays through the level perfectly, they will be granted a P rank overall.

More specifically, P ranks require that the player achieve an S rank in time, kills, and style, as well as never die or reset to a checkpoint. P ranks cannot be attained at all if major assists are enabled.

After receiving their final rank, the player will be awarded an amount of points based on their rank and style that can be spent at the Terminal. Additionally, completing a level with no restarts will grant a bonus 500 points, and completing a level without taking damage grants a bonus 5,000 points.

If cheats are enabled at any point during a level, the player's final rank is not saved.

Levels

PRELUDEACT I: INFINITE HYPERDEATHACT II: IMPERFECT HATREDACT III: GODFIST SUICIDEENCOREPRIME SANCTUMSMISCELLANEOUS

OVERTURE: THE MOUTH OF HELL 0-S: SOMETHING WICKED

0-1: INTO THE FIRE 02:30 71 7,000 GET 5 KILLS WITH A SINGLE GLASS PANEL  66 Filth  16 Strays  1 Malicious Face 0-2: THE MEATGRINDER 02:00 53 6,000 BEAT THE SECRET ENCOUNTER  31 Filth  22 Strays  1 Swordsmachine 0-3: DOUBLE DOWN 03:30 49 7,000 KILL ONLY 1 ENEMY  24 Filth  18 Strays  6 Schisms  1 Swordsmachine 0-4: A ONE-MACHINE ARMY 02:20 53 8,500 SLIDE UNINTERRUPTED FOR 17 SECONDS  36 Filth  14 Strays  2 Schisms  3 Malicious Faces 0-5: CERBERUS – 02:00 2 3,200 DON'T INFLICT FATAL DAMAGE TO ANY ENEMY  2 Cerberi

LAYER 1: LIMBO 1-S: THE WITLESS
1-1: HEART OF THE SUNRISE 04:30 76 8,000 COMPLETE THE LEVEL IN UNDER 10 SECONDS  24 Filth  27 Strays  6 Schisms  28 Drones  1 Malicious Face 1-2: THE BURNING WORLD 04:40 62 7,000 DO NOT PICK UP ANY SKULLS  28 Filth  17 Strays  5 Schisms  7 Drones  9 Streetcleaners  1 Cerberus Cancerous Rodent Very Cancerous Rodent 1-3: HALLS OF SACRED REMAINS 08:00 125 14,000 BEAT THE SECRET ENCOUNTER  31 Filth  35 Strays  14 Schisms  20 Drones  12 Streetcleaners  5 Malicious Faces  3 Cerberi Swordsmachine "Agony" Swordsmachine "Tundra" Hideous Mass 1-4: CLAIR DE LUNE – 02:15 0 600 DO NOT PICK UP ANY SKULLS V2
LAYER 2: LUST 2-S: ALL-IMPERFECT LOVE SONG
2-1: BRIDGEBURNER 03:30 69 11,000 DON'T OPEN ANY NORMAL DOORS  25 Filth  12 Strays  14 Schisms  11 Drones  5 Streetcleaners  1 Malicious Face  1 Cerberus 2-2: DEATH AT 20,000 VOLTS 05:00 62 12,000 BEAT THE LEVEL IN UNDER 60 SECONDS  8 Filth  7 Strays  1 Schism  23 Soldiers  9 Drones  8 Streetcleaners  4 Malicious Faces  2 Cerberi 2-3: SHEER HEART ATTACK 04:20 66 9,000 DON'T TOUCH ANY WATER  23 Filth  9 Strays  2 Schisms  15 Soldiers  10 Drones  4 Streetcleaners  2 Mindflayers  1 Malicious Face 2-4: COURT OF THE CORPSE KING – 04:00 1 3,500 PARRY A PUNCH The Corpse of King Minos
LAYER 3: GLUTTONY
3-1: BELLY OF THE BEAST 05:30 88 18,000 KILL A MINDFLAYER WITH ACID  18 Filth  19 Strays  2 Schisms  18 Soldiers  12 Drones  9 Streetcleaners  2 Mindflayers  4 Malicious Faces  4 Cerberi 3-2: IN THE FLESH – 04:30 0 2,000 DROP GABRIEL IN A PIT Gabriel, Judge of Hell

LAYER 4: GREED 4-S: CLASH OF THE BRANDICOOT
4-1: SLAVES TO POWER 04:00 102 18,000 DON'T ACTIVATE ANY ENEMIES  45 Filth  14 Strays  6 Schisms  16 Soldiers  3 Drones  5 Streetcleaners  1 Malicious Face  3 Cerberi  9 Virtues 4-2: GOD DAMN THE SUN 04:40 69 18,000 KILL THE INSURRECTIONIST IN UNDER 10 SECONDS  13 Filth  2 Strays  6 Schisms  11 Soldiers  7 Stalkers  1 Sisyphean Insurrectionist  8 Drones  4 Streetcleaners  9 Malicious Faces  4 Cerberi  4 Virtues 4-3: A SHOT IN THE DARK 05:30 75 17,000 DON'T PICK UP THE TORCH  6 Filth  5 Strays  10 Schisms  21 Soldiers  3 Stalkers  11 Drones  10 Streetcleaners  4 Malicious Faces  3 Cerberi  6 Virtues Mysterious Druid Knight (& Owl) 4-4: CLAIR DE SOLEIL – 02:45 4 2,500 REACH THE BOSS GATE IN UNDER 18 SECONDS  2 Filth  1 Schism  1 Malicious Face V2 (2nd)
LAYER 5: WRATH 5-S: I ONLY SAY MORNING
5-1: IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON 06:05 67 20,000 DON'T TOUCH ANY WATER  8 Filth  14 Strays  1 Schism  12 Soldiers  3 Drones  8 Streetcleaners  1 Mindflayer  8 Sentries  5 Malicious Faces  4 Cerberi  5 Virtues 5-2: WAVES OF THE STARLESS SEA 04:30 37 10,000 DON'T FIGHT THE FERRYMAN  1 Filth  4 Strays  1 Schisms  12 Soldiers  1 Stalker  1 Ferryman  2 Drones  4 Streetcleaners  3 Sentries  3 Malicious Faces  2 Cerberi  6 Idols  3 Virtues 5-3: SHIP OF FOOLS 08:00 120 30,000 DON'T TOUCH ANY WATER  31 Filth  17 Strays  12 Schisms  17 Soldiers  9 Drones  8 Streetcleaners  2 Mindflayers  7 Sentries  6 Malicious Faces  7 Cerberi  1 Idol  4 Virtues 5-4: LEVIATHAN – 02:10 1 5,000 REACH THE SURFACE IN UNDER 10 SECONDS Leviathan
LAYER 6: HERESY
6-1: CRY FOR THE WEEPER 06:20 91 27,500 BEAT THE SECRET ENCOUNTER  20 Filth  16 Strays  10 Schisms  18 Soldiers  4 Swordsmachines  4 Streetcleaners  1 Mindflayer  5 Sentries  7 Malicious Faces  3 Cerberi  2 Hideous Masses  1 Idol  4 Virtues Insurrectionist "Angry" Insurrectionist "Rude" 6-2: AESTHETICS OF HATE – 01:50 0 3,000 HIT GABRIEL INTO THE CEILING Gabriel, Apostate of Hate

LAYER 7: VIOLENCE 7-S: HELL BATH NO FURY
7-1: GARDEN OF FORKING PATHS 06:40 51 17,000 BEAT THE SECRET ENCOUNTER  3+ Strays  2 Schisms  4 Soldiers  4 Drones  2 Streetcleaners  1 Mindflayer  1 Malicious Face  4 Cerberi  28 Mannequins  1 Minotaur  3 Virtues Big Johninator 7-2: LIGHT UP THE NIGHT 07:15 35 18,500 DON'T KILL ANY ENEMIES  4 Soldiers  1 Stalker  1 Sisyphean Insurrectionist  1 Swordsmachine  1 Sentry  12 Guttermen  7 Guttertanks  2 Cerberi  8 Mannequins 7-3: NO SOUND, NO MEMORY 07:15 60 13,000 BECOME MARKED FOR DEATH  8 Filth  4 Strays  2 Schisms  14 Soldiers  3 Swordsmachines  2 Streetcleaners  1 Mindflayer  3 Sentries  5 Guttermen  7 Guttertanks  3 Malicious Face  3 Cerberi  1 Hideous Mass  11 Mannequins  3 Virtues Puppets 7-4: ...LIKE ANTENNAS TO HEAVEN – 05:30 32 16,500 DON'T FIGHT THE SECURITY SYSTEM  6 Filth  4 Strays  2 Schisms  4 Soldiers  2 Streetcleaners  3 Sentries  1 Gutterman  5 Guttertanks  1 Malicious Face  6 Idols  2 Mannequins 1000-THR Defence System 1000-THR "Earthmover"
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LAYER 9: TREACHERY
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0-E: THIS HEAT, AN EVIL HEAT – 09:30 111 48,000 -  6 Filth  10 Schisms  16 Soldiers  3 Stalkers  5 Swordsmachines  11 Drones  9 Streetcleaners  1 Mindflayer  1 Sentry  3 Guttermen  3 Guttertanks  2 Earthmover Rocket Launchers  4 Earthmover Mortar Launchers  13 Malicious Faces  7 Cerberi  1 Idol  8 Mannequins  8 Virtues 1-E: ...THEN FELL THE ASHES – 07:40 61 40,000 -  2 Schisms  3 Stalkers  3 Swordsmachines  4 Drones  4 Streetcleaners  2 Mindflayers  5 Sentries  4 Guttermen  3 Guttertanks  2 Earthmover Rocket Launchers  2 Earthmover Mortar Launchers  1 Swordsmachine "Agony"  1 Swordsmachine "Tundra"  6 Malicious Faces  5 Cerberi  2 Hideous Masss  3 Idols  6 Mannequins  5 Virtues 2-E: ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? 3-E: ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? 4-E: ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

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P-1: SOUL SURVIVOR – 03:33 2 7,500 - Flesh Prison Minos Prime P-2: WAIT OF THE WORLD – 10:20 59 36,000 -  4 Strays  4 Schisms  1 Stalker  2 Sisyphean Insurrectionists  2 Ferrymen  5 Swordsmachines  2 Streetcleaners  2 Mindflayers  10 Sentries  5 Malicious Faces  10 Cerberi  1 Hideous Mass  4 Idols  9 Virtues Flesh Panopticon Sisyphus Prime P-3: ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

THE CYBER GRIND – 00:00 0 0 - Filth Strays Schisms Soldiers Stalkers Sisyphean Insurrectionists Ferrymen Swordsmachines Drones Streetcleaners Mindflayers Sentries Guttermen Guttertanks Malicious Faces Cerberi Hideous Masses Idols Mannequins Virtues THE SANDBOX – 00:00 0 0 - DEVELOPER MUSEUM – 00:00 0 0 - Filth (Giannies)