Ultra Cop

Ultra Cop

Released Nov 2024

A challenging retro arcade FPS/TPS straight from the late '90s. The Crime Wars have started and it's up to the Ultra Cops to bring back ultimate justice. Use Mechs, Riot Cars and serious firepower to bring the pain to the criminal underworld in this 6th Generation Y2K inspired game.

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Evaluation

Ultra Cop launched on November 19, 2024 as a self-described short, complete retro action game. The developer (JG Roos) was highly active post-launch, shipping roughly 15 patches between launch and June 2025 — many of which added meaningful new content such as weapons, difficulty systems, vehicles, enemy types, and quality-of-life improvements. A roadmap published on December 2, 2024 outlined ongoing free content updates for Ultra Cop alongside other projects including a new game called Saturn's Gaze (planned for 2025) and other titles. On November 20, 2025 — the game's one-year anniversary — the developer posted a roadmap update announcing significant changes to their long-term plans, describing the news as something that "probably is not going to sit well with everyone." This suggests the earlier roadmap commitments were being revised, possibly curtailed or deprioritized. No further posts have appeared since that date, which is now more than six months ago. The combination of a previously active update cadence suddenly going quiet, paired with a late 2025 announcement of major plan changes with no follow-up, leaves the game's future content direction genuinely unclear. It's unknown whether any additional Ultra Cop updates are still planned or if the developer has quietly moved on to other projects.
Evidence
One-year anniversary post announces major roadmap changes the developer says 'probably is not going to sit well with everyone' — implying a significant scaling back or restructuring of previously announced plans.
news post · Nov 20, 2025 source ambiguous
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Developer published a detailed long-term roadmap: free content updates for Ultra Cop, new game Saturn's Gaze in 2025, a car combat game (2025?), and CARNAL: Reborn remaster (2026?). Developer planned to alternate projects to manage burnout.
news post · Dec 2, 2024 source content planned
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Details

Developer
Publisher
MercySoft
Achievements
4
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

Ultra Cop is a short and challenging old-school first/third-person action game taking loving inspiration from the 90's greats on both PC and consoles of the time.

In the not too distant future, South Africa enters the second Crime War. 

As an enhanced Ultra Cop you are tasked with bringing down gangs and syndicates alike.

You're not here to arrest anyone. The protocol is simple: ZERO TOLERANCE

Law & Order has fallen, and you have to pick it up.

Clean the streets, one bullet at a time.

Use an array of weapons ranging from the Battle Mech, Riot Car and future firepower to destroy all criminal elements and their operations.

Ultra Cop aims to provide a classic action experience from the 6th Generation of gaming, hearkening back to a time when gaming was simpler.

A quick pickup and play experience, designed to be completed within a single sitting.

FEATURES:

  • Four unique scenarios with multiple objectives and threat types

  • Intense action with visceral effects

  • Pick up enemies/objects and throw them into hazards

  • Rescue innocent babes!

  • Switch between first and third person perspectives

  • Distinct Y2K gaming aesthetic from 1999

  • Command friendly squad AI

  • Four unique and era appropriate Soundtracks to choose from

  • Shorter format with an emphasis on replayability

Last evaluated Jun 19, 2026
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