Ultra Mega Planet Battles (2025)

Ultra Mega Planet Battles is an intense arcade-style, space-based, twin-stick shooter. Players can play by themselves, or with up to 3 friends local co-op or Steam Remote Play (total of 4 players). Select your character, select and modify your ship, then get shooting!

About This Game

Ultra Mega Planet Battles is an intense arcade-style, space-based, twin-stick shooter. Players can play by themselves, or with up to 3 friends local co-op or via Steam's Remote Play (total of 4 players). Select your character, select and modify your ship, then get shooting! 8 campaign missions across the solar systemOver 30 unique enemies and bossesUp to 4 players local co-op or Steam Remote Play3 difficulty settingsSelect from 4 different charactersSelect from 4 different ships / mechs, with unique attributesUpgrade your ship / mech during the campaign3 different play styles, including classic vertical shmup, horizontal shmup and arenaChoose from a modern look or classic 16-bit look in gameKiller synthwave soundtrack
Levels in UMPB vary by type, including classic vertical scrolling levels, room-to-room (arena) type levels and horizontal scrolling levels. The goals of each level also vary. Some have bosses that need defeating, some are time-based and others objective based (e.g. destroy power cores of an enemy base).
DIFFICULTYUMPB has 3 difficulty settings to choose from as well as the game adjusting the difficulty automatically based on the numbers of players.
THE CHARACTERSSelect from 4 characters, each with their own style, back story and motivation for fighting the enemy.
THE SHIPSSelect from 4 ships (that also convert to Mechs for certain levels). Each ship has different attributes at the start of the game, and can be upgraded or downgraded throughout the game. There are 4 ship attributes, Attack, Defence, Revive and Speed. In addition to the 4 attributes, each ship is equipped with missiles, mines, speed boosts, shields and freeze rays (depending on the level).
THE LABThe lab is where ships can be upgraded or downgraded. The in-game resource (or currency) “Krytanium” is used to manufacture upgraded parts for the ships. "Krytanium" is collected from fallen enemies or from downgrading attributes of your ship.
THE ENEMIESEnemies range from rapid fighters that lock onto a specific player, to large slow-moving beasts that drop special weapons that will impact the player’s controls or speed. Employ different tactics depending on the enemy type. For example, some enemies are impervious to the basic player weapons and can only be damaged by player missiles and mines.
16-BIT MODEToggle between a modern look and a classic 16-bit look. Players can start the game this way, or change mid-game in the pause menu!
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UMPB trailer and in-game music credit - Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio







SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum:
OS: Windows 10, 11
Processor: Multi-core Intel or AMD CPU
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Direct3D compatible. 2 GB VRAM (dedicated or shared).
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 350 MB available space
Additional Notes: Multiplayer requires at least one controller. Native 1920x1080.
Recommended:
OS: Windows 10, 11
Processor: Multi-core Intel or AMD CPU
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Direct3D compatible. 2 GB VRAM (dedicated or shared).
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 350 MB available space
Additional Notes: Multiplayer requires at least one controller. Native 1920x1080.