UFO 50
September 18, 2024
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot &s;em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
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90.6
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Critic Reviews (18)
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"Although most of the games in UFO 50 resemble mid-tier NES titles, there are so many of them that you&s;re bound to have a lot of fun. 🛸"
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"UFO 50 is an impressive achievement with a strong love for the medium while also understanding numerous genres on a deep level. A true masterpiece and resounding success on every level."
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"A collection of new-old sports games, RPGs, platformers and puzzlers: what is all this sweet work worth?"
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"50 games; 25 bucks. UFO 50 is the best value in gaming since The Orange Box, and though other games have it beat in terms of depth, far fewer can lay claim to its charms. If ‘80s gaming is your …"
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"UFO 50 will remind you why you fell in love with video games in the first place."
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85.0
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"Faux retro compilation UFO 50 is a can&s;t-miss release."
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"Sitting down with this collection is stepping into an alternate timeline, and having 50 timeless 8-bit gems dumped into your lap. The level of variety, and the incredible quality of each game, make UFO 50 an absurd value. For anyone …"
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"UFO 50 may be inspired by an era that&s;s several generations ago, but an incredible amount of imagination and work went into making this collection of games more than just about evoking nostalgia. The collection also manages to feel fresh …"
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"A superb retro-style smorgasbord in real danger of drowning out its own consistently good work."
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"I may not think that UFO 50 fully succeeded at feeling like an actual compilation of 8-bit games released for a long-lost console in the early 80s, with pretty much all of its titles feeling actually like modern indies covered …"
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"UFO 50 is like stumbling across a time capsule and discovering a wealth of lost knowledge inside. And yet, it’s entirely a singular work of fiction. That by itself is deeply fascinating and makes this thing worth playing. Even if …"
Read original review"UFO 50 is a celebration of retro gaming, full of wonderful modern ideas, sensational video games and a whole lot of content."
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"UFO 50 is, in and of itself, a library of memories and of games lost in time. It holds the capability to bring a chronically online generation back to the glory days of the roaring 80s. UFO 50 is one …"
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"I would have happily purchased 20 (if not more) of the games in this collection as standalone titles. Having them all in one package feels so generous I almost feel like we’re all taking advantage of the developers here."
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"You’ll occasionally come across signs bearing dreamlike musings: “the sea shells form a bridge between us,” “there is a dark shape on the horizon,” and so on. As you travel further, the wind changes direction and the evening sky shifts …"
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"What stands out about UFO 50, Mossmouth&s;s delightful collection of retro-styled games, is not that so many of them are absolute bangers – although they are – rather, it&s;s the fact that it genuinely all comes together as a single …"
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"This bundle of 50 new games from the creator of Spelunky offers an electrifying range of retro genres rebooted, from point-and-click horror to Pong"
Read original review"UFO 50 is a masterful compilation of retro-style games that invokes the sense of delightful discovery at the heart of the 8-bit era."
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