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A release timeline of Ultima video games.

This is a living page or article, updated when new information is available and as time permits. Think of this as a personal note shared publicly in the hopes that it may help others.

Single-player

  1. 1979: Akalabeth: World of Doom 1 2
    • a.k.a. (unofficially): Ultima 0
  2. 1981: Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness
  3. 1982: Ultima II: Revenge of the Enchantress
  4. 1983: Escape from Mt. Drash 3
    • note: not part of the continuity
  5. 1983: Ultima III: Exodus
  6. 1985: Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
  7. 1988: Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
    • 2006: Ultima V: Lazarus 1
      • note: a fan remake based on the Dungeon Siege engine
  8. 1990: Ultima VI: The False Prophet
  9. 1990: Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire
    • a.k.a.: Ultima Worlds of Adventure: The Savage Empire
    • note: First appearance of Spark. The only known Britannian to reference the Avatar’s adventure. 4
  10. 1991: Ultima Worlds of Adventure II: Martian Dreams
    • a.k.a.: Worlds of Ultima II: Martian Dreams
    • note: not part of the core continuity
  11. 1992: Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
    • note: not part of the core continuity
  12. 1992: Ultima VII Part 1: The Black Gate
    • 1992 xpac: The Forge of Virtue
  13. 1993: Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds
    • note: mentioned in Ultima VII Part 2
  14. 1993: Ultima VII Part 2: Serpent Isle
    • 1993 xpac: The Serpent Seed
  15. 1994: Ultima VIII: Pagan
  16. 1999: Ultima IX: Ascension
  17. 2018: Underworld Ascendant 1 5
    • a.k.a.: Ultima Underworld III: Ascendant
    • note: The lore and characters were licensed, but they were not given the license to use the title Ultima.

Cancelled single-player game

  • 1993: Ultima Worlds of Adventure III: Arthurian Legends 1

Online games

  1. 1997: Ultima Online
    1. 1997: Charter Edition
      • note: pre-order box set
    2. 1998 xpac 1: The Second Age
    3. 2000: Discovery Edition
      • note: Australia and New Zealand only; to celebrate the launch of the Oceania server
    4. 2000 xpac 2: Renaissance
    5. 2001 xpac 3: Third Dawn
    6. 2002 xpac 4: Lord Blackthorn’s Revenge
    7. 2003 xpac 5: Age of Shadows
    8. 2004: 7th Anniversary
      • includes: patched installer
      • includes: Age of Shadows
      • bonus: Ultima IX: Ascension
    9. 2004 xpac 6: Samurai Empire
    10. 2005: Gold
      • includes: Samurai Empire
    11. 2005 xpac 7: Mondain’s Legacy
    12. 2005: The Eight Age
      • includes: patched installer
    13. 2006: 9th Anniversary Collection
      • a.k.a. Eve of a New Age
    14. 2009 xpac 8: Stygian Abyss
    15. 2010 booster pack: High Seas
    16. 2015 xpac 9: Time of Legends
  2. 2014: Crown of the Gods 6
    • note: a fan remake of Lord of Ultima

Shutdown online games

  1. 2010: Lord of Ultima 1 6
    • closed: 2014
  2. 2013: Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar 1 7
    • closed: 2014

Cancelled online games

  • 2001: Ultima Worlds Online: Origin 8 9
    • a.k.a.: Ultima Online 2
  • 2004: Ultima X: Odyssey 8 10

・ Cover image: The cover image used in this article is Copyrighted to griddark.

  1. Wikipedia: Ultima (series) (archived: 1 2) ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  2. Wikipedia: Akalabeth: World of Doom (archived: 1 2) ↩︎

  3. Wikipedia: Ultima: Escape from Mt. Drash (archived: 1 2) ↩︎

  4. The Codex of Ultima Wisdom: Spark (archived: 1 2) ↩︎

  5. Wikipedia: Underworld Ascendant (archived: 1 2) ↩︎

  6. Wikipedia: Lord of Ultima (archived: 1 2) ↩︎ ↩︎

  7. Wikipedia: Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar (archived: 1 2) ↩︎

  8. Wikipedia: Ultima Online (archived: 1 2) ↩︎ ↩︎

  9. Wikipedia: Ultima Worlds Online: Origin (archived: 1 2) ↩︎

  10. Wikipedia: Ultima X: Odyssey (archived: 1 2) ↩︎

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