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Ulterior – Family Game Review
Ulterior is a Family/Puzzle game from Topebox Company Limited, first launched in 18th May 2016.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 153+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Ulterior Stand Out
Explore over 50 puzzles all with creative thinking! Ulterior will put you in a black room with only few clues to find your way out. Expand your brain; ponder through great simple visual of neon light art style; discover secrets along the way…
Ulterior is all about CREATIVE THINKING and it's GREAT FOR PARTIES!
Ulterior is NOT for "Easily Frustrated", "Riddle Hater" or "Anti-Challenge"!
So… how far can you get? Go ahead. Try it. We dare you!
This Family game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Ulterior is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 25th May 2016
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
- Slow fps issue in some levels is fixed.
Notice: A improving update for colorblind people will be available in less than 2 weeks. We're sorry for the un-satisfying experience and thanks for your patience while waiting Ulterior to the next update.
Download & Availability
Ulterior is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We love the game but the thing is level 15 is almost impossible for us since we cant download a QR scanner.
We used to love this game so much and we came back wanting to play it again but it doesnt even work anymore. If it got an update itd be a huge game.
Those that love the game yet want more, giving you less than 5-stars should really discontinue reviewing games, it's not fair to the developers. You guys did such a great job with this game!! It is our favorite game in the app store. A creative masterpiece, the cleverest puzzles in classic Atari-style bit graphics, we're LOVING IT. :D Thank you kindly for this gem. Where are these 'ads' all the frustrated people are commenting on?? We haven't seen one single ad, and thank you for that also.
This is by far the most fun game we've played. Very creative and amazing task.
We love it so far… But no matter how many Qr scanners/readers we get it can't read it for some reason. We've already tried like 15 apps.
Wow… This is bizarre and awesome. Such a fresh concept, and we love the retro graphics. Nice.
We this this app is great. Every one should download it. Keep u the good work.
This game has potential, looking forward for new levels.
We've never played a puzzle game like this not only are the puzzles creative they force you to think beyond just typing in buttons such as one puzzle where you needed to scan a barcode and another what you needed to turn off your wireless connection this game is not only smart but pretty fun and we recommend it to anyone whose a fan of those two qualities in a game.
This game is really fun, and we love the digital looks and sounds to it, which make it seem like a lot older game. We beat this game within a couple of hours with our little sister, which we both got a lot of out of it. On the 1 billion level we thought that we had to tap the screen 1 billion times… Until at 100,000 we gave up and looked up a walkthrough to see if there was a better way to solve it. Turns out, you only need to hold five fingers down on the screen, and it counts up for you! There is only one bad part about this game which is on level 15 where you have to use a QR code scanner app on another device to beat the level (maybe make it easier for people with only one device?). But overall, this was an amazing time killer. Even though this game isnt too popular yet, if new levels are added consistently, then this game will definetly increase in popularity.
We don't know why but the game is not letting us purchase the full thing.
Awesome game please add more levels.
Ulterior is a fun puzzle game with a unique approach. Hope they add more levels.
Had wicked fun figuring out this game, and thanks for the easy filler levels between hard levels. The break was nice. We'd agree with the folks who complained about ads popping up after the game was paid for. Keep going! Make another puzzle game.
We were stuck on level 49, because we didn't have the mic turned on, and didn't realize we needed. But we now finished, and we need more levels.
PLEASE ADD MORE LEVELS! We REALLY LOVED THIS GAME! IT KILLED TIME AND we HAD FUN PLAYING IT WITH A FRIEND! (Pretty please?) :'(.
Finished all 51 levels. Hoped there was more. FYI for those stuck on level 15, you don't need a QR scanner lol, keep trying.
We played all 51 levels. Plz release more. Love ya.
We Dont Get It. Also we dont know what to do in Level 4.
Please add more levels, a lot more levels, not just 5 or 10. We've finished them all and want more.
We really love this game. We spent hours playing this trying to solve these puzzles and were a great challenge. The only problem is, it goes by too fast. We finished the game in about 3 hours and that was us playing on and off. We would really love to see some new levels added! Other than that, it was great.
We loved this game when we got it a bit ago but it still hasn't given any new levels.
How do we get past Lvl 20, the hint doesn't really help.Try making the hints better pls.
Awesome game, challenging but not impossible. Wish there were more levels for the upgrade though.
This is a fun game, but some puzzles are a little too difficult (like needing QR code, really?) and some are almost laughable at how easy they are. It would be nice to see a solution if you've attempted so many times. Also after paying for the full version we would expect no more ads to be there. However we enjoyed playing it gave us some mind games to play while having nothing to do. We would like to see more puzzles added in the near future.
Fun game with lots of cool puzzles, well worth downloading. The advertisements are perfectly ok in a free version, but feel out of place after you have paid for the game – even if it is only 99 cents.
Fun game but it goes by fast. When they say there's "over 50 levels", they mean it. There's 51 levels.
We enjoy the game but the app need calibrated with our finger cause when we click on our screen the bird seed on level three and the diamonds on level one arent aligned with our finger.
There is the bug that when we put our finger the where we click is not under our finger that does not let us pass level 3 please fix it.
We LOVE the game but we have it on our school iPad and therefore for we cannot get in app purchases and we think it would make the game better if you made it completely free. Because as we said we LOVE the game.
We love the mini games but crashes frequently for us. Solve lvl 50 and crashes every time. Can't move past it.
This game is fun and challenging. Honestly one of the better games out there. But there is one thing that you may need to look into: level 5. We now know how to beat it after looking at a walkthrough. But we're colourblind. So all of the numbers looked the same to us. We'd love to see the whole game, but we still can't beat level 5. We know how, but we can't spot the difference :(.
Great game but the developers seem to have let it go, an update hasn't been released in months despite them originally saying it would be in two weeks. No new material after level 51.
We're stuck on lvl 5 for a long time now we can't tell the colors apart.. Developers think of the people that can barley tell colors apart.. Or u can just care for urselfs pls and thank u.
Not that much challenging!!! But it is fun to play once.
This game is really cool and have enjoyed playing it. Level 31 is not doing what it is supposed to, even after check the walkthroughs. It seems as though it is never ending. Any help would be great. Would love to give 5 stars.
The level with the QR Code isn't working. We've tried scanning two of them from two different devices and they won't scan.
We really like the game but level 15 for us is a QR code for the password but we don't have any QR code scanners that can scan it. Level 15 needs to be changed to something different.
We bought the game and it gives us ads. Fun, but it's really annoying.
We love this game but the level fifteen QR code reads invalid every time.
Can't get past level twenty-five.
The game is fun, we mean we love games like this, but there is one level where you need a QR scanner to pass, and we have no interest in downloading a QR scanner. Games shouldn't require apps to complete.
We were unable to make it past level three due to the fact that our screen wasnt big enough to move what was necessary all the way across the screen in order to complete the level. The pixel wouldnt start where we tapped instead it started above where we were tapping.
Level 16 makes you find a QR code, and the only way to get the password is to scan it, which blows when you have one device, and there isn't a scanner that works. The idea is good, but the levels are either raging, or pushovers.
Could have been entertaining. Got to level 15, don't have another device to read the qr code. Got annoyed, deleted game.
Level 20 is too luck based with its constant shifting of the numbers and potential answers. Also, having the exact same ad pop up EVERY SINGLE TIME you open the game – whether you were turning your phone off or just jumping to a different app – just infuriated us.
Why am we still seeing the ads after purchased the full game??? Why.
Pay 99 and get barley any more levels.
The game has a great presentation and some interesting ideas, especially the puzzles that require non-touch solutions. However, there are too many other puzzles that are either just pixel hunts or so simple you can't even call them a puzzle. Worth a download, but don't bother paying for the full game.
No thank you. Fun and challenging levels, but give it a break with the ads. We already paid you.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.2.0
- Size: 19.40 MB
- iOS: 8.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: [Topebox Company Limited]()
Last updated: 25th May 2016 | Genre: Family, Puzzle | Developer: Topebox Company Limited