5 YEARS of ULTRAKILL 

Full development playlist: ru-vid.com/group/PLFG57rtsH8Jso3qfd5eO6egyBtW3nyvir

Small Hakita being thrown away never ceases to be fucking spectacular. Long live ULTRAKILL!

I love how Maurice's design hasn't changed since 2018, since you can't improve perfection.

I just cannot begin to explain what a beautiful masterpiece Ultrakill is and will become when it's finished

The game is masterful, and I cannot imagine what it will be when it is finished. Fighting Gabriel is especially impactful; in act 1 his taunts mirrored my own internal struggles with self worth, and beating him became cathartic and fulfilling. And in act 2, his taunts again echoed my own fears of failure, and beating him - driving him to his realization - became an act of mercy. In short, This game is a masterpiece. I came for the fast paced action, and stayed for the work of art it is. Cohesive and driven, yet able to experiment and avoid taking itself too seriously, doing things for the sheer hell of it. Truly, ULTRAKILL is the game of all time. Thank you, Hakita, for your wonderful game.

5 years already huh? Jesus Christ the development of this game truly shows the sheer passion and love Hakita put into his game ❤️

I'm going to sound ridiculous admitting this, but... I discovered Ultrakill during a very dark point in my life, and it ended up serving as something of an emotional anchor for me while I got all of my shit sorted out. Fast-forward a couple years, and now I'm playing the game for charity marathons. It's honestly kind of crazy how much *good* this one game has done, and it's one of the extremely few games that I will openly admit having an emotional attachment to. I can only guess how ungodly stressful developing this game must be, and while I'm aware that a single RU-vid comment isn't really worth much, I still want to express my immense gratitude for seeing the game through.

I knew from the moment I randomly got my hands on the demo back in 2020 that this was gonna be one of the all-time greats, and it sure is shaping up to be just that. Thank you for the incredibly fun times. Here's to a smooth continued development and an eventual 1.0 masterwork.

Hakita please always remember that, even though this community can be a bit odd sometimes, we all love ULTRAKILL and we all really admire your and the rest of the team's work and dedication to this amazing game. Please never stop, you really are becoming one of the best game devs of this generation

what a journey. These 5 years was worth it

3:20 I cried 😭😭

Even if I didnt join the ride until Greed released, I just wanted to say that this work of love has gotten me through a lot and it really is impressive how far it got. Here for another 5 years!

2:56 SIZE 2 FISH

That ending was beautiful. It made me cry.

i hope we get a remake of this video when the game is completely finished

So proud of how far you have come. You are easily one of the most inspiring people on the Internet and the industry. Thank you for everything.

Music is so quiet, so calm, like watching a video of your children grow and getting better, Hakita grown his child and gave him to us, and this child is the best of ones we could get. Best game ever.

0:24 a legend is born

It really goes to show how rock solid the core of this game is when no matter how far you look back it is still IMMEDIATELY recognizable as being ULTRAKILL. Having such a clear groundwork for this game is no doubt the reason why ULTRAKILL is so consistent in the quality of the experience. Here's to 5 years of ULTRAKILL!

The game isn’t even fully released and it still means so much to me, what a wonderful experience from beginning to end

I've always wanted to become a game dev, but it took me playing this game and seeing the sheer amount of love put into it to realize it's what i need to do. Thank you, hakita and co, for continuing to inspire and awe me with your craftsmanship.

Wow can't believe it's been 5 years already! I remember watching the Third one and Then falling in love with this Game! Thank you Hakita

it's always satisfying to watch something like this evolve greatly over time. i can't even begin to guess just how many lines have been written and how many migraines Hakita has gotten as a result.

I remember when the Demo came out, the coin mechanic got me hooked immediately. You've come so far, Hakita

It all started with a name. What could it be? It should be a name that is easily distinguishable, it should catch the attention of all gamers. Hakita thought for quite some time. But finally, an idea struck him. An idea that will forever change the First Person Shooter industry. The name? ULTRAKILL.

Congratulations Hakita! for more Ultrakill years to come, I can´t wait for Act 3

My mouth was permanently open for the entirety of this video. Just getting to see how things used to be and how far you've come with this game made me feel a feeling beyond words. Here's to many more years of progress and success to come!

the game deserves even more popularity its amazing

This game is going to explode when 1.0 comes out, even considering it's already massive (and dedicated) following.

1:32 i don't like how hank fucking stares at you menacingly, probably more scary than the actual "wicked thing"

i love the use of erik satie gymnopedie 1 it is my favourite classical song and is so nostalgic somehow god this game will go down in history as the ultrakill of all time

never has a developer been so kind and brilliant to raise such an amazing community and made a masterpiece. its 20% of your life but its a 20% I'm so glad you decided to dedicate and I hope you never regret it

hakita, i just want to express the uttermost gratitude for this game. I had first found out about it from a video i no longer remember. I told my friend to get the demo, and we tried to beat eachothers times. (i usually won) I looked up how to do 1-1 challenge, and he was like HOW. i convinced him to get it, and we were both SHOCKED. i think this game is one of the few games that holds a very special place in my heart. i love ultrakill. :D

Incredible to see just how far you’ve come. Here’s to even more.

Hakita has no idea how to code, one day he just said it was "Ultrakilling Time" and here we are

It's been a wild ride, and we're all eager to see where development goes next! ULTRAKILL is undoubtably the most I've been invested in a game. It's story, unique atmosphere, fantastic gameplay and musical masterpiece of a soundtrack (no exaggeratin,g btw, your work has done wonders for my musical interests, thank you Hakita). EDIT: WAIT HOILY THIS THIS WAS EDITED BY MANDALORE GAMING?!!? SWAG~!

I love how the graphic slowly turns into the form which we know

I found the game because of Markiplier's video and it's honestly been some of the most fun I've had ever since. Cheers to 5 years!

"and i dont regret A SECOND OF IT."

Thank you for this incredible labor of love Hakita. Real talk, you’ve crafted the finest FPS ever made and it’s just your first public project. You’re legitimately a goddamn game design genius and I can’t wait for act three, as well as any future projects you have in store. Once again, thank you.

How this game isn't even done and is already such a good game is insane

This game saved my life. I still can't believe something as perfect and incredible as this game exists, seriously. Everytime I felt down, every time I felt like crying, every time I was bored, or happy, it didn't matter, I would always play this game, and it would boost my mood to the sky. The beautiful soundtrack, the hype I felt every time I replayed the campaign again, the happiness I feel every time a Saturday is dropped. This game is so incredible I can't even put it into words, I don't even think I can express how much I love it in any way, honestly. Congratulations for the 5 years, I can't wait to see this game complete.

You actually gave me inspiration to work on my own game since you showed us that you didn't give up on a journey with a few people in the dev team but you still made it And now we can enjoy the masterpiece that is ULTRAKILL

It's been a long road so far! Here's to another several years!

It’s confirmed that Hakita is 25 years old approximately

ah, what a relaxing game.

Been playing ultrakill since it’s first demo release back in 2019? I can’t remember but I know I was in middle school at the time. I’ll always have a place in my heart for this game, as I’ve watched it grow into the beautifal masterpiece it is today. Thank you Hakita, for making a wonderful game that I always go back to

can't believe it's been 5 years since hakita invented video games

Thank you Hakita for all your hard work on this game, it is an absolute gem!

Joined the game when Act 2 released, i dont regret it and im glad that i discovered this game

The amount of love I have for this game can't even begin to explain how much you've made an impact on me, on all of us. Thank you.

Thank you hakita. Although I'm new to this ultrakill thing I'm still grateful for being able to animate the funny gopro and have fun while doing so.

Congrats on 5 years, it’s been a hell of a ride watching ultrakill grow.

Wow it's been five years... WAIT IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS!?

this honestly makes me realize how much content you saved and re-worked into what we have today, even when ultrakill was just a small little online project.

i don't know what it is about this game but something in my brain has just latched on, to every aspect- the environments, the MUSIC, the character designs, everything. It has no logic, no explanation as to why it's **this game,** but i feel so proud to be as obsessed with your game, of all games, and you should absolutely be proud of how much effort has come so far. Nice job hakita (and sorry i know it's late, i first got into it November of '22, then got into it again recently, i don't know how.)

2:41 Who saw it 🗿

6 years is approaching. Thank you hakita for making a game that is this good

Bless you and everyone who worked on Ultrakill, Hakita.

It’s not about the destination, but the ULTRAKILLS we made along the way.

5 years is a long time when you think about it, at least on a human scale. Wild to see how much the game has changed since those earliest days (Cerberus and Maurice especially), but I'm happy to be able to watch the game take shape over that time. You and the team have done some great work Haikta, keep at it!

It just makes me realise that we've been talking about and loving this game for a while. For some like me, it helped me through the pandemic and introduced me to gaming (the ultrakill demo was the first fps I had ever played on a pc-and I didn't even know u needed a mouse so I used a trackpad and still beat it with a p rank on violent) A lot of things have changed since then. Thank you Hakita, for everything you have done. And to all the other devs.

5 years is a lot of dedication. Congrats dude, and congrats for making one of the most well designed games to exist

That prototype gravity shotgun looked pretty sweet.

Five years to create some of the best experiences with an FPS I've ever had. Totally worth it. Thank you for your effort Hakita, and all the others working with you at New Blood

I'm disappointed that there is not a single reference to the 69th Ultrakill development video in here That one was clearly the most important in the timeline

I’ve followed this game since it’s humble beginnings, and it’s grown to become by far one of my favorite experiences to date. I can’t wait to see where it goes next, and I know the devs are doing their absolute best to make it a thrill. Thanks for everything Hakita.

2:55 This post was fact checked by REAL ability users.

2 things I need in life 1. Ultrakill action figures 2. Mindflayer body pillow

Thank you for this masterpiece.

"I've now spent approximately 20% of my entirely life on this fucking video game." I'd say it's time well spent, most people spend a lot more and achive nothing in the end. Case and point: me.

Thank you, so much. You have inspired me, and I'm sure many, many other people, to make their own art. To make something beautiful of their own. I appreciate the game. And I appreciate you.

Its really cool to see the development playlist, because having picked up the game for the first time recently, its one of those few games where you can really feel the love put into it. Its rare you have that much fun playing a game nowadays. I usually don't worry about taking the time to best games on their hardest difficulty or anything, but Ultrakill was an exception, I don't think there was a single part of the game I didn't have fun with.

this game is amazing and those 20% of your life have been worth it

im so glad to be a part of this community. some of the chillest ppl ive met were in the ultrakill section of the NB server. i absolutely love the game, and can whole-heartedly say that Ultrakill, in my opinion, is the greatest single-player FPS game ever. the amount of hours ive poured into this game shows just how well-crafted it truly is. keep all of the the amazing work up. love ya, Hakita and Pitr

Here’s to more years of ULTRAKILL!

I love ultrakill so much, I might have joined during the greed update, but it quickly became such a beloved thing to me, thank you so much for 5 years of Ultrakill, and I hope there are more to come

I can’t believe how lucky I am to live during the time of ultrakill, this game is such a masterpiece

hakita I bet this vid gives you the feels. all the things you went through and the success. thank you for your hard work and passion.

5 years and still no sex

pretty cool that you can also watch this in the theater at the developers museum

1:00 aww, we could've had a black hole attachment?

Five years of 'That's fucking RAD' the game.

Five Years? Damn, time flies hard, but thank you for this masterpiece of a game It's good to see independent projects like this, made with a passion get the attention they deserve, i hope we get more Ultrakill in years to come

Starting out as a gun, and a handfull of enemies, this game's and your journeys have been monumental. Keep up the good work! Also, I have an ideo. Every year for a week, the week of the beginnings of ultrakill, the textures revert back to their original forms, as a memorial to the humble beginnings.

1:11 ammo confirmed?!?!?!?!

This game is awesome! Became one of my favorite games to play on PC.

I remember watching this in the developer museum, it’s actually a really good way of seeing how far this game has gone.

To be concluded in Act III: God Fist Sudicide

i love how maurice hasnt changed a bit from 2018

I bought your game two weeks ago and it so satisfying seeing development history. The deep personal touches not only to the gameplay but overall tone from the lore down to the way the menus look. It's damn impressive and inspiring. I already have 42 hours played, Christmas 2023 will always be associated with Ultrakill in my memory now.

to commemorate this occasion i have performed a real life ricoshot

So glad to be a part of something so amazing, I've spent hundreds of hours playing this game and I still find joy in learning about the developers, interacting with the community, or some new game mechanic I can spend hundreds of hours more to master. You've made one of the best games I've ever played and I can't thank you and the development team enough. Whatever may come next, I'll be there for it.

I've been playing this game since 2020 when I first got my laptop, I cannot explain how much I love this game, it's a complete masterpiece and I'm so hyped to see what's in the future of ULTRAKILL

Hakita, you have no idea how much this game helped me through the quitting of drugs and my self discovory journey. Thank you for making this game. It saved my life :)

> 5 years of development > we still haven't killed ultra 0/10, terrible effort, Hakita.

Literally one of the best games I have ever had the honor and pleasure of experiencing through its development. Ultrakill is genuinely the best shooter I've ever played and just one of the best games I even ever played in general, not just because of the amazing story, awesome mechanics, and cool style of it. But also because of the fact that it introduced me to NewBlood as a whole and all their other awesome games they've published. Faith, Fallen Aces, Dusk, Hell it even introduced me to Gianni as a voice actor (who is the funniest and greatest voice actor I have ever seen.) Ultrakill has given me a new perspective on shooters and I've just completely fallen in love with everything about it. Please keep up the insanely good work Hakita, but also don't forget it's more than okay to take breaks from it. We'll all still be here for you and this beautiful game, waiting to see what comes next.

Your project is probably the only videogame i'm actively waiting for.

It’s always really cool to me, as a comp sci student at college and video game hobbyist, to see games that have their full development pretty well documented. It’s amazing to see the progression from simple and barebones ideas into something a lot more polished and cohesive, and it’s a humbling reminder that i don’t have to have a full game from the start; just a solid idea that I can build step by step over time. Edit: I would add a heartfelt “thank you Hakita” to the above, as well as a compliment: Ultrakill is a really well-made game :)

As a New Blood junkie I got on this game the second it hit early access and it's been such a treat to see it keep being improved, refined and expanded upon. This is honestly one of the best games in its genre and means a lot to me as I'm sure it does many others. Your hard work is evident in every corner of this game, and I'm beyond excited to see how it concludes. Thank you for devoting so much of your life into making this game and for making some banger music as well haha