- UMPB Launches on Google Play - 6 July 2026
Hey everyone! We’ve just hit a huge milestone — Ultra Mega Planet Battles is now live on Google Play for Android devices! That means you can blast Brutes, dodge lasers, and cause chaos anywhere — phone, tablet, or even Chromebook. The best part? It’s completely free, with no ads, no tracking, and no in‑app purchases. Just pure, unfiltered arcade mayhem.👉 Play it on Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.solindiegames.umpb&pcampaignid=web_shareIf you install it, you’ll help us massively — and we'll be forever grateful. This mobile release is identical to the PC version, just for single player only and optimized for touch controls and portable carnage.Thanks for all the support so far — this community made it possible. Now go melt some circuits and show those Brutes who’s boss!
- Patch V2.2.0.0 release - 8 December 2025
Small bug fixes Small quality of life improvements
- Patch V2.1.0.0 release - 12 November 2025
Release notes: Small bug fixes Small quality of life improvements ‘16-BIT VIBE’ is now ‘RETRO MODE’ When ‘RETRO MODE’ is active, the main title screen shows this
- Version 2 is here! - 12 September 2025
Hi all, We're excited to announce the major V2.0 release of Ultra Mega Planet Battles. The release includes: - new characters - Steam Achievements - minor bug fixes and performance improvements To celebrate, we're offering a huge discount of 85% for the next 2 weeks! Also, we've been busy working on our new game, Blackstar Heroes, an action-packed and frantic Tower Defense game. Please come and join us on our new Discord server to talk about UMPB, BH and all things gaming, and to get access to exclusive alpha testing of BH (link below)! https://discord.gg/JugMd2Ne Cheers, Tim & Carlos!
- Version 2 is Coming! - 22 July 2025
Shortly, we'll release a major version of UMPB that includes new characters and Steam Achievements!Whilst we have been working on our new game (Steam store page coming soon), we've also been updating UMPB, as we want to give players a reason to keep coming back and getting the most out of our first release!Stay tuned for the new version!Tim & Carlos.
- Ultra Mega Planet Battles v1.0.0.2 Update - 16 March 2025
We're happy to announce update v1.0.0.2. The update includes several quality of life improvements and minor bug fixes. Happy playing!
- Ultra Mega Planet Battles v1.0.0.1 Update - 27 February 2025
BUG FIXES Fixed a rare issue with the Revive ability that stopped players from Reviving more than once during the same mission. Fixed an issue in one of the Story Transition screens where the incorrect player ships were showing. IMPROVEMENTS Changed the Loading screen (where the player controls are displayed) to allow the player to continue into the game manually; i.e. so they can look at the controls for as long as required.
- Ultra Mega Planet Battles launches! - 20 February 2025
Hi all, We're ecstatic to announce that Ultra Mega Planet Battles has launched and is available to purchase now. There is a 20% launch discount available for the next week on the Steam store. We really hope you enjoy and have as much fun playing UMPB as we did making it! Cheers, Tim and Carlos.
- NEW STEAM NEXT FEST DEMO RELEASED! - 3 October 2024
Hi all, We’re excited to release a new verision of the UMPB demo for the 2024 Steam Next Fest event! The new demo has the following improvements / changes: Improved level 1 design, with new background and weather effects. Improved level 1 boss design to make it more consistent with the overall look and feel of the game. New basic attacks for ships / mechs that launches ‘drunken missiles’ as at Attack levels 4 and 5. New trailing smoke animation for special missiles and drunken missiles. New in-game player comms that will trigger when playing certain levels. Improved UI / UX interaction when using KBM. Improved UI colours when using either KBM or Controller. Extended level 2 with additional rooms, enemies and pickups. Removed the timer on health pickups in level 2 that made them disappear, giving the player more time to pick them up. Various bug fixes. Various other general improvements.…
- New demo version that includes level 3 - 13 June 2024
Hi all, We have some exciting news! A new version of the Ultra Mega Planet Battles demo is now available to download. The new version contains the first 3 levels of the game. In level 3, you're controlling your Mech and escaping from the Brute base that was destroyed in level 2. Also, the new version has a "16-BIT MODE" - toggle between a modern look and a classic 16-bit look. Start the game this way, or change mid-game in the pause menu! We hope you enjoy the new version, and any feedback is very welcomed! Thanks for all your support and interest... Tim and Carlos.
- New demo version that includes level 2 - 11 February 2024
Hi all, We have some exciting news! A new version of the Ultra Mega Planet Battles demo is now available to download. The new version contains the first 2 levels of the game. In level 2, you now control a Mech that has jettisoned from your Raven ship. We hope you enjoy the new version, and any feedback is very welcomed! Thanks for all your support and interest... Tim and Carlos.
- Happy New Year and Quick Update - 31 December 2023
Happy New Year all! We hope that 2024 treats you and your loved ones well. A quick update. We've been busily working away on the new version of the demo, which includes the 2nd level of the game. We're in the final stages of play testing and should be releasing the new demo soon. We've also made some small improvements to level 1 that will be included in the new version. We can't wait to bring Ultra Mega Planet Battles to market in 2024...it will be a huge year for us! Cheers, Tim and Carlos.
- Level 2 is coming soon! - 8 July 2023
Hi all, Since launching the original demo, we've been working hard on level 2 of UMPB! In this level you'll play as a mech warrior that has jettisoned from your ship. Defeat the enemies and avoid traps in each room as you make your way to the enemy base Power Core that you must destroy! Level 2 will be released in a new version of the free playable demo in the next couple of months. Thanks for all your support, and take care. Tim and Carlos.
- Keyboard and Mouse support is here! - 1 April 2023
Hi all, We're excited to let you know that KBM support for Ultra Mega Planet Battles is available. Player 1 can either play with the KBM or a supported controller, whilst players 2-4 can play with supported controllers. Thanks for all your support, and take care. Tim and Carlos.
- Keyboard and Mouse support is coming! - 13 March 2023
Hi all, We're pumped to let you know that KBM support for Ultra Mega Planet Battles is in the works. Player 1 can either play with the KBM or a supported controller, whilst players 2-4 can play with supported controllers. A new version of the playable demo that includes KBM support will be available in the next few weeks. Thanks for all your support, and take care. Tim and Carlos.
