Series
33 games · 1979–2024
The whole series
1 game · best: Akalabeth: World of Doom 48
1979
Richard Garriott · Role-playing (RPG)
In the game, the player character visits Lord British and is instructed by him to kill certain monsters. The final mission is to kill a balrog, and after this has been accomplished, Lord British proclaims that "thou hast proven thyself worthy of knighthood".
Remade in 2024
10 games · 3 remakes · best: Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar 88
June 1, 1981
California Pacific Computer · Role-playing (RPG)
Ultima (later titled, Ultima: The First Age of Darkness) is the first game in the Ultima series of role-playing video games created by Richard Garriott. The game was one of the first definitive commercial computer RPGs, and is…
Remade in 1986
August 24, 1982
Origin Systems · Role-playing (RPG)
After obtaining aid from the lords of the realm in Ultima I, your character travels back in time, locates the mad wizard Mondain, slays him, and ends his reign of terror. In Ultima II: Revenge of the Enchantress, Mondain's…
August 23, 1983
Origin Systems · Role-playing (RPG)
Eons ago Lord British came unto the lands of Sosaria. Since that time it has been united under his rule as the Kingdom of Britannia and has gone through two major crises. A few years ago there were political upheavals among the…
Remade in 1989
1983
Sierra On-Line · Role-playing (RPG)
The odd one out of the Ultima series, created without Richard Garriott's involvement.
November 1, 1985
Origin Systems · Role-playing (RPG)
Following the defeat of the evil triad in the previous three Ultima games, the world of Sosaria changed beyond recognition: continents rose and sank, and new cities were built, heralding the advent of a different civilization…
1986
Electronic Arts · Role-playing (RPG)
A 1986 assembly-language remake of the original 1981 Ultima, featuring improved graphics and minor content additions. Players explore the open world of Sosaria in a top-down view, descend into first-person dungeons, complete…
Remaster of Ultima (1981)
1988
Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure
After a century of relative peace, the Avatar of Virtue is summoned back to the medieval kingdom of Britannia to deal with a new threat: the usurper Lord Blackthorn, a formerly honorable nobleman who has been corrupted by strange…
1989
Pony Canyon · Role-playing (RPG)
An enhanced release of Ultima III for Japanese computer by Pony Canyon.
Remaster of Ultima III: Exodus (1983)
1989
Origin Systems · Role-playing (RPG)
Remastered version of Ultima II that was published by Pony Canyon in Japan.
Remaster of Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress (1982)
16 games · 3 remakes · best: Ultima VII: The Black Gate 90
June 1, 1990
Origin Systems · Role-playing (RPG)
Ultima VI sees the player return to Britannia, at war with a race of gargoyles from another land, struggling to stop a prophecy from ending their race. The player must help defend Britannia against these gargoyles, and ultimately…
1990
Origin Systems · Role-playing (RPG)
Remastered version of Ultima I, release exclusively in Japan on the Ultima Trilogy: I + II + III collection for the FM Towns computer
Remaster of Ultima I (1988)
1990
Origin Systems · Role-playing (RPG)
Savage Empire is Origin's first "Worlds of Ultima" release. It was made using basically the same engine as Ultima VI but with slightly different graphics. The game contains all of the elements of the other Ultimas, as well as…
1990
Fujitsu · Role-playing (RPG)
Remastered version of Ultima II, release exclusively in Japan on the Ultima Trilogy: I + II + III collection for the FM Towns computer.
Remaster of Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress (1982)
1991
Origin Systems · Role-playing (RPG)
I write these words aboard a colossal bullet rocketing from the Earth to Mars. Wondrous as this is (and it is, I assure you, quite wondrous), I am even more amazed by the fact that it is the year 1895! Tesla - yes, the noted…
December 14, 1991
Origin Systems · Role-playing (RPG)
Ultima: Runes of Virtue is a Role-Playing game, developed by Origin and published by Pony Canyon, which was released in 1992.
March 11, 1992
Looking Glass Technologies · Role-playing (RPG)
The Isle of the Avatar was discovered during the Fourth Age (as related in Quest of the Avatar), at the climax of the Avatar’s quest. The Stranger from Another World, who came to Britannia in answer to Lord British’s summons…
Remade in 1997
April 16, 1992
Origin Systems · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure
It has been two centuries since the Avatar last appeared in our good kingdom. Some have written that at last it is possible to interpret the tales of the Avatar as they should be, with the proper historical perspective. Some argue that as time moves on, the truth of what actually occurred will fade even further away and that we have a responsibility to preserve the legends as we now know them. However, most agree…
January 10, 1993
Looking Glass Software, Inc. · Role-playing (RPG)
In an attempt to conquer the world, The Guardian encases Castle Britannia and its occupants--including the Avatar--in a giant blackrock gem. The game takes place one year after the events of Ultima 7: The Black Gate. To celebrate…
March 25, 1993
Origin Systems · Role-playing (RPG)
This game takes place 18 months after The Black Gate. Batlin, the leader of the Fellowship has disappeared, as well as Iolo's wife Gwenno. A map is found that points to the Serpent Isle where the Guardian is still planning to…
1993
Origin Systems · Role-playing (RPG)
Ultima: Runes of Virtue II is the sequel to Runes of Virtue. It maintains the action-RPG gameplay of the original. In this game, the Black Knight kidnaps Lord Tholden, simply out of boredom. Lord British sends you, the Avatar…
1994
Origin Systems · Role-playing (RPG)
The Ultima VIII Pagan starts exactly where Ultima VII ended. Avatar is cast to the world of Pagan by the Guardian. In the meantime, the Guardian is taking control over Britannia and Avatar has to find the way to leave Pagan and…
1996
Origin Systems · Role-playing (RPG)
The Guardian has tricked you, Avatar. After you defeated Batlin on Serpent's Isle, he banished you to Pagan, a world under his control. Once, it was a beautiful land, but ever since the ancient battle between the Elemental Titans…
March 14, 1997
Looking Glass Technologies · Role-playing (RPG)
The PlayStation port of Ultima Underworld I, released exclusively in Japan, features a number of enhancements and changes from the original, including new 3D polygonal graphics, a new controls and tweaked game play optimized for…
Remaster of Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (1992)
September 24, 1997
Origin Systems · Role-playing (RPG)
Ultima Online is the product of Richard Garriott's idea for a fantasy game involving several thousand people who can all play in a shared fantasy world. It is responsible for grandfathering the genre of the MMO, and showing the…
November 24, 1999
Origin Systems · Puzzle · Role-playing (RPG)
Prepare to embark on an adventure beyond imagination with the return of the best selling role-playing series of all time. In the 9th and final chapter in the 20-year legacy you return to Britannia for your last epic quest. As the…
10 years without a new game
3 games
April 20, 2010
EA Phenomic · Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Strategy
A browser based city building strategy game by EA. Create your own empire and defend it from others!
2 years without a new game
August 7, 2013
Mythic Entertainment
Play as a fighter or a mage as you take on Lady British's challenge in this free-to-play Ultima IV follow-up.
3 years without a new game
August 20, 2017
N/A · Role-playing (RPG)
Are you tired of the same old games that lack accomplishments, true friendships, epic battles, and a sense of free will? Come and join Kingdom of Britannia Were anything is possible. † Explore a mysterious land, tame wild…
6 years without a new game
1 game · 1 remake
October 17, 2024
Atari Age · Role-playing (RPG)
Remake of Akalabeth: World of Doom (1979)
2 games
Never released
Origin Systems · Role-playing (RPG)
Ultima X: Odyssey was the planned sequel to Ultima IX: Ascension. The game would have been the series second MMORPG, aiming to bring Ultima to the Everquest crowd. It was set in a new world created within the mind of the now…
Never released
Origin Systems · Role-playing (RPG)
Also known as Ultima Online 2. Electronic Arts cancelled this game in 2001 after two years of hype and promotion.
