EA Releases 11 Ultima Games on Steam at 700 Yen Each
Electronic Arts began distributing 11 titles from the Ultima series on Steam on November 6. The lineup covers the numbered entries Ultima I through Ultima IX, plus Ultima Underworld 1 and Ultima Underworld II.
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Why it matters
The back catalog arrives alongside restored Road Rash and Wing Commander editions and 18 other classic EA games on Steam, GOG, and the EA App, so Ultima is one piece of a wider publisher-wide reissue rather than a standalone rerelease.
Key Facts
- Electronic Arts began distributing 11 Ultima games on Steam on November 6.
- Each Ultima game on Steam costs 700 yen including tax at regular price, or 350 yen during the launch sale.
- The Ultima launch sale runs until November 20.
- A bundle of all 11 Ultima games costs 3,465 yen including tax during the sale, 55 percent off.
- Richard Garriott developed the Ultima series, whose first game was released in 1981.
Each game carries a regular price of 700 yen including tax, and a launch sale cuts that to 350 yen, half price, through November 20. Ultima VII is sold as The Complete Edition and Ultima VIII as the Gold Edition. A bundle collecting all 11 games is also available, discounted 55 percent to 3,465 yen including tax during the same sale window. Ultima is an RPG series developed by Richard Garriott, with the first game released in 1981. Players explore towns and dungeons and meet residents who each have their own stories. The series is known for having a major influence on the development of computer RPGs. The Ultima release sits inside Electronic Arts' Classic Games Revival Sale on Steam, which also includes the Wing Commander series and Road Rash, both of which began distribution at the same time.
Electronic Arts announced the rollout on its own social account on November 5, framing the Ultima games as part of a larger batch: seven restored anniversary editions for Road Rash and Wing Commander plus 18 other classic titles, live on Steam, GOG, and the EA App the same day. The Steam storefront groups the Ultima titles under the Classic Games Revival Sale, which also discounts the Wing Commander series and Road Rash.
Richard Garriott developed the Ultima series, and the first game arrived in 1981. The games send players through towns and dungeons, with residents who carry their own storylines. The Steam listings keep the naming used for the later entries: Ultima VII appears as The Complete Edition, and Ultima VIII as the Gold Edition. The sale pricing of 350 yen per title and 3,465 yen for the full bundle both end on November 20.
- Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness
- Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress
- Ultima III: Exodus
- Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
- Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
- Ultima VI: The False Prophet
- Ultima VII: The Complete Edition: Sold as The Complete Edition
- Ultima VIII Gold Edition: Sold as the Gold Edition
- Ultima IX: Ascension
- Ultima Underworld 1
- Ultima Underworld II
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