Levels

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See also: The Cyber Grind, Sandbox, Developer Museum

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, 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 one contains only two. Each layer has one secret level, the entrance to which is hidden in one of the levels of the layer. Instead of a normal secret level, the last layer of each act contains a hidden Prime Sanctum. The prelude, which is considered separate from the three acts, consists of 5 main levels and 1 secret level.

Currently, the full release of ULTRAKILL is planned to have a total of 45 levels, with 35 main levels, 7 secret levels, and 3 Prime Sanctums.

Challenges

All levels, save for secret levels and Prime Sanctums, have one challenge. Challenges are optional objectives that require the player to change their playstyle, find a secret, stray from the intended path, or otherwise perform something, well, challenging. The level must be completed for the challenge to be considered "done", however dying within the level after completing the challenge will not require the player to do it again. After a challenge is achieved, it is permanently considered completed on all difficulties. Completing a level's challenge will allow the player to play the level's Music in The Cyber Grind.

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 skins for the player's weapons. All levels containing Soul Orbs have a total of 5 (except for 0-3: DOUBLE DOWN and 0-4: A ONE-MACHINE ARMY, which have only 3). Soul Orbs can also appear as Blood Orbs or Dual Wield Orbs, which grant the player temporary power-ups. Once a Soul Orb is collected, it is considered collected on every difficulty, and will appear grey and transparent within the level. Touching an already collected Soul Orb does nothing.

In addition to Soul Orbs, players can also find plenty of easter eggs, secret mini-bosses, and even secret weapon variants.

Ranks

At the end of every level (with the exception of secret levels), the player is granted a final rank based on their performance during the level. The final rank is affected by time spent in the level, kills, style, and death count. There are 6 total ranks the player can receive, being P, S, A, B, C, and D. A P rank requires the player to achieve an S rank in time, kills, and style, as well as not die a single time (or go back to a checkpoint, as this counts as a death). 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.

Data Table

Level	Enemies	Collectables	Challenge	P-Rank Requirements
PRELUDE
Layer 0 - Overture: The Mouth of Hell
0-1: INTO THE FIRE PRELUDE /// FIRST	66 Filth  16 Strays  1 Malicious Face	5 Soul Orbs Piercer Revolver	Get 5 kills with a single glass panel.	Time: 2:30 Kills: 71 Style: 7,000
0-2: THE MEATGRINDER PRELUDE /// SECOND	31 Filth  22 Strays  1 Swordsmachine	4 Soul Orbs  1 Blood Orb Core Eject Shotgun	Beat the secret encounter.	Time: 2:00 Kills: 53 Style: 6,000
0-3: DOUBLE DOWN PRELUDE /// THIRD	24 Filth  18 Strays  6 Schisms  1 Swordsmachine	3 Soul Orbs Core Eject Shotgun	Kill only 1 enemy.	Time: 3:30 Kills: 49 Style: 7,000
0-4: A ONE-MACHINE ARMY PRELUDE /// FOURTH	36 Filth  14 Strays  2 Schisms  3 Malicious Faces	2 Soul Orbs  1 Blood Orb	Slide uninterrupted for 17 seconds.	Time: 2:20 Kills: 53 Style: 8,500
0-5: CERBERUS PRELUDE /// CLIMAX	2 Cerberi		Don't inflict fatal damage to any enemy.	Time: 2:00 Kills: 2 Style: 3,200
0-S: SOMETHING WICKED PRELUDE /// CLIMAX	Something Wicked			N/A
ACT I: INFINITE HYPERDEATH
Layer 1 - Limbo
1-1: HEART OF THE SUNRISE LIMBO /// FIRST	24 Filth  27 Strays  6 Schisms  28 Drones  1 Malicious Face	4 Soul Orbs  1 Blood Orb Attractor Nailgun Alternate Revolvers Slab I	Complete the level in under 10 seconds.	Time: 4:30 Kills: 76 Style: 8,000
1-2: THE BURNING WORLD LIMBO /// SECOND	28 Filth  17 Strays  5 Schisms  7 Drones  9 Streetcleaners  1 Cerberus Cancerous Rodent Very Cancerous Rodent	4 Soul Orbs  1 Blood Orb Attractor Nailgun Alternate Revolvers Slab II	Do not pick up any skulls.	Time: 4:40 Kills: 62 Style: 7,000
1-3: HALLS OF SACRED REMAINS LIMBO /// THIRD	31 Filth  35 Strays  14 Schisms Swordsmachine "Tundra" Swordsmachine "Agony"  20 Drones  12 Streetcleaners  5 Malicious Faces  3 Cerberi  1 Hideous Mass	4 Soul Orbs  1 Blood Orb Alternate Revolvers Slab III	Beat the secret encounter.	Time: 8:00 Kills: 125 Style: 14,000
1-4: CLAIR DE LUNE LIMBO /// CLIMAX	V2	Knuckleblaster Alternate Revolvers Slab IV	Do not pick up any skulls.	Time: 2:15 Kills: 0 Style: 600
1-S: THE WITLESS				N/A
Layer 2 - Lust
2-1: BRIDGEBURNER LUST /// FIRST	25 Filth  12 Strays  14 Schisms  11 Drones  5 Streetcleaners  1 Malicious Face  1 Cerberus	4 Soul Orbs  1 Blood Orb	Don't open any normal doors.	Time: 3:30 Kills: 69 Style: 11,000
2-2: DEATH AT 20,000 VOLTS LUST /// SECOND	8 Filth  7 Strays  1 Schisms  23 Soldiers  9 Drones  6 Streetcleaners  4 Malicious Faces  2 Cerberi	3 Soul Orbs  2 Blood Orbs Electric Railcannon	Beat the level in under 60 seconds.	Time: 5:00 Kills: 62 Style: 12,000
2-3: SHEER HEART ATTACK LUST /// THIRD	23 Filth  9 Strays  2 Schisms  15 Soldiers  10 Drones  4 Streetcleaners  2 Mindflayers  1 Malicious Face	5 Soul Orbs	Don't touch any water.	Time: 4:20 Kills: 66 Style: 9,000
2-4: COURT OF THE CORPSE KING LUST /// CLIMAX	The Corpse of King Minos		Parry a punch.	Time: 4:00 Kills: 1 Style: 3,500
2-S: ALL-IMPERFECT LOVE SONG				N/A
Layer 3 - Gluttony
3-1: BELLY OF THE BEAST GLUTTONY /// ACT I CRESCENDO	18 Filth  19 Strays  2 Schisms  18 Soldiers  12 Drones  9 Streetcleaners  2 Mindflayers  4 Malicious Faces  4 Cerberi	4 Soul Orbs  1 Blood Orb	Kill a Mindflayer with acid.	Time: 5:30 Kills: 88 Style: 18,000
3-2: IN THE FLESH GLUTTONY /// ACT I CLIMAX	Gabriel, Judge of Hell		Drop Gabriel in a pit.	Time: 4:30 Kills: 0 Style: 2,000
ACT II: IMPERFECT HATRED
Layer 4 - Greed
4-1: SLAVES TO POWER GREED /// FIRST	45 Filth  14 Strays  6 Schisms  16 Soldiers  3 Drones  5 Streetcleaners  1 Malicious Face  3 Cerberi  9 Virtues	5 Soul Orbs	Don't activate any enemies.	Time: 4:00 Kills: 102 Style: 18,000
4-2: GOD DAMN THE SUN GREED /// SECOND	11 Filth  2 Strays  6 Schisms  11 Soldiers  7 Stalkers  1 Sisyphean Insurrectionist  8 Drones  4 Streetcleaners  9 Malicious Faces  4 Cerberi  4 Virtues	2 Soul Orbs  2 Blood Orbs  3 Dual Wield Orb	Kill the Insurrectionist in under 10 seconds.	Time: 4:40 Kills: 69 Style: 18,000
4-3: A SHOT IN THE DARK GREED /// THIRD	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 Soul Orbs  1 Dual Wield Orb	Don't pick up the torch.	Time: 5:30 Kills: 79 Style: 18,000
4-4: CLAIR DE SOLEIL GREED /// CLIMAX	2 Filth  1 Schism  1 Malicious Face V2	Whiplash Alternate Nailguns	Reach the boss gate in under 18 seconds.	Time: 2:45 Kills: 4 Style: 2,500
4-S: CLASH OF THE BRANDICOOT	14 Filth  4 Strays  3 Schism  4 Soldiers  2 Streetcleaners  2 Virtues	Clash Mode Cheat		N/A
Layer 5 - Wrath
5-1: IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON WRATH /// FIRST	8 Filth  12 Strays  1 Schism  12 Soldiers  3 Drones  8 Streetcleaners  1 Mindflayer  6 Sentries  5 Malicious Faces  4 Cerberi  4 Virtues	4 Soul Orbs  1 Blood Orb	Don't touch any water.	Time: 6:00 Kills: 67 Style: 20,000
5-2: WAVES OF THE STARLESS SEA WRATH /// SECOND	1 Filth  4 Strays  1 Schism  12 Soldiers  1 Stalker  1 Ferryman  2 Drones  4 Streetcleaners  3 Sentries  3 Malicious Face  2 Cerberi  6 Idols  3 Virtues	4 Soul Orbs  1 Blood Orb	Don't fight the Ferryman.	Time: 4:30 Kills: 37 Style: 10,000
5-3: SHIP OF FOOLS WRATH /// THIRD	31 Filth  11 Strays  12 Schisms  17 Soldiers  9 Drones  8 Streetcleaners  2 Mindflayers  7 Sentries  6 Malicious Faces  7 Cerberi  1 Idol  4 Virtues	5 Soul Orbs Freezeframe Rocket Launcher	Don't touch any water.	Time: 8:00 Kills: 120 Style: 30,000
5-4: LEVIATHAN WRATH /// CLIMAX	Leviathan		Reach the surface in under 10 seconds.	Time: 2:10 Kills: 1 Style: 5,000
5-S: I ONLY SAY MORNING				N/A
Layer 6 - Heresy
6-1: CRY FOR THE WEEPER HERESY /// ACT II CRESCENDO	20 Filth  16 Strays  10 Schisms  18 Soldiers Sisyphean Insurrectionist (Angry) Sisyphean Insurrectionist (Rude)  4 Swordsmachines  4 Streetcleaners  1 Mindflayer  5 Sentries  7 Malicious Faces  3 Cerberi  2 Hideous Masses  1 Idol  4 Virtues	3 Soul Orbs  1 Blood Orb  1 Dual Wield Orb	Beat the secret encounter.	Time: 6:20 Kills: 91 Style: 27,000
6-2: AESTHETICS OF HATE HERESY /// ACT II CLIMAX	Gabriel, Apostate of Hate		Hit Gabriel into the ceiling.	Time: 1:50 Kills: 0 Style: 3,000
ACT III: GODFIST SUICIDE
Layer 7 - Violence
7-1: GARDEN OF FORKING PATHS VIOLENCE /// FIRST	3 Strays  2 Schisms  4 Soldiers  4 Drones  2 Streetcleaners  1 Mindflayer  1 Malicious Face  4 Cerberi  28 Mannequins  3 Virtues Minotaur Big Johninator	4 Soul Orbs  1 Blood Orb	Beat the secret encounter.	Time: 6:40 Kills: 51 Style: 18,500
7-2: LIGHT UP THE NIGHT VIOLENCE /// SECOND	4 Soldiers  1 Stalker  1 Sisyphean Insurrectionist  1 Swordsmachine  1 Sentry  12 Guttermen  7 Guttertanks  2 Cerberi  8 Mannequins	4 Soul Orbs  1 Blood Orb	Don't kill any enemies.	Time: 7:15 Kills: 35 Style: 20,000
7-3: NO SOUND, NO MEMORY VIOLENCE /// THIRD	8 Filth  4 Strays  2 Schisms  14 Soldiers  2 Streetcleaners  1 Mindflayer  3 Swordsmachine  3 Sentries  3 Guttermen  7 Guttertanks  3 Malicious Face  3 Cerberi  11 Mannequins  1 Hideous Mass  3 Virtues Puppets (Normal, Filth, Stray, Mannequin)	4 Soul Orbs  1 Blood Orb	Become marked for death.	Time: 7:15 Kills: 60 Style: 13,000
7-4: ...LIKE ANTENNAS TO HEAVEN VIOLENCE /// CLIMAX	6 Filth  4 Strays  2 Schisms  4 Soldiers  2 Streetcleaners  3 Sentries  1 Gutterman  5 Guttertanks  1 Malicious Face  6 Idols  2 Mannequins  1 1000-THR "Earthmover"		Don't fight the security system.	Time: 5:30 Kills: 32 Style: 17,500
7-S: HELL BATH NO FURY	6 Filth  1 Swordsmachine  2 Drones  1 Mindflayer  2 Sentries  2 Guttermen  1 Malicious Face  2 Cerberi  3 Idols  8 Mannequins  1 Hideous Mass  1 Virtue	Drone Haunting Cheat		N/A
Prime Sanctums
P-1: SOUL SURVIVOR PRIME /// FIRST	Flesh Prison Minos Prime			Time: 3:30 Kills: 2 Style: 7,500
P-2: WAIT OF THE WORLD PRIME /// SECOND	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			Time: 10:30 Kills: 59 Style: 36,000