Lost in Cult Announce New Book for Ultros

February 13th 2025

Lost in Cult have revealed their latest Design Works book today for Ultros, a Metroidvania from studio Hadoque. The game was released in 2024 and published by Kepler Interactive, originally on PS4, PS5 and PC. This was announced the same day it was launched on Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X/S.

Ultros: Design Works is set to release Q4 of 2025 and is written by John Rogers. It will include interviews from the team behind the game, along with concept art from its development. You can pre-order Ultros: Design Works here.

This is part of an ongoing Design Works series from Lost in Cult, with previous entries including Sable, Citizen Sleeper and the upcoming, Outer Wilds: Design Works. Lost in Cult have published many of their own books, but have also worked on the design of others, including the upcoming book, The Art of Still Wakes The Deep from Cook & Becker.

Like previous releases, there are two editions, a standard and deluxe. Check out the details for each one here;

Standard Edition -

Softcover book
200 x 280 mm
200+ pages approx.
Section sewn binding

Deluxe Edition -

Hardcover book
Campaign Limited Edition
First 300 copies include a signed bookplate by Hadoque
210 x 297 mm (A4)
250 pages approx.
Section sewn binding
Hardback book
Slipcase
CD
Poster
Art prints x4
Pixel art cards x12
Stickers x 4
Poetry booklet
Ultros Origins booklet
Scratch art
Presentation box

As you can see, the Deluxe Edition includes a lot of extras, a big step up from what you can usually find in a deluxe release. The announcement post thread from Lost in Cult can be seen below;