UFO 50

When I first heard about this game I thought it was supposed to be a high quality homage to those bootleg "200 in 1!" games. It still feels like it kind of is, but the most amazing part is how it creates this story of a fictional games studio while pouring so much love into each game that you could honestly play most of them on their own for hours. This is one of the most impressive games I've ever played. I love it so much.

the games really are surprisingly complete. very few of them could be passed off as "minigames" or anything, each one has a good amount to it. theyre nes era hard tho so if ur a scrub gamer like me u should be prepared to get your ass kicked by all of them

An incredible effort and and a fantastic package. Sure, not all of the included games are hits, but there are a bunch of gems here and within the ficitional context of the UFO console history they are at least all interesting and worth a shot.

Undoubtedly one of the single best games someone can purchase if they're looking for cost efficiency. More important than that, or the number of games within, is the level of consistent quality between them. Combining that with the variety in them *ENSURES* there are at least a handful of games in this collection you will LOVE. The polish on the collection, from the meta-narrative, the visuals, and the tracking features for your completion and collection, are the tip of the iceberg for such an utterly impressive slew of game design. I really didn't grow up with this era of games but I still loved UFO 50, and what's for sale here is truly unique.

"Getting every cherry in this would be pretty cool" *spends 4 hours beating one level in one game*

I was drunk and bored and decided to buy this game to spend the evening. I thought this game should be okay.

Oh, man. Little did I know.

Playing this game is llke reading Joyce's 'Ulysses'. I had fun reading Joyce's 'Ulysses'. Doesn't everyone?

This feeling of constantly being surprised by the things which seem totally familiar, yet so strange.

I planned a trip to Warsaw today. I cancelled the trip so I could spend the day playing this game.

That's how fun it is.

It's a masterpiece. Every game is wonderfully creative. Going for all the cherry disks was one of the most fulfilling gaming experiences I've ever had.

No horror game will ever match the sheer dread I felt learning that Mooncat has water levels

If you're a fan of games from the 8-bit era, this is essential. It's 50 games for 50 cents each at full price, and while you may not like every single one, there's such a wide variety of unique experiences that you'll no doubt end up falling in love with many of these.

I've had my eye on this game for awhile since shortly after it came out. I caught it on a small sale and grabbed it. It's got some games that are really hard to understand and in my opinion are not good because of that fact, but I've found a couple games that IMMENSELY FUN! Warptank is perhaps my favourite one so far, but I've only played about half of the games so far, so I'm sure I'll find others that I like. UFO 50 is really a great value, because 50 games for the price is a steal, but they're not at all anything like 50 mini games. These are 50 full games with unique physics, mechanics, stories, sports, and totally unique concepts that you can spend several hours on each. Some games are multiplayer, too, so couch co-op is back! For the self-imposed graphical and input limitations, these games are very fleshed out. Take a chance, you won't regret your purchase!

A [Great] game for anyone old enough to have played anything on a CRT TV.

Contains 50 different games that hit that 90s vibe. Each game is different and can range from 1 to 10 hours in length to "perfect." Each game can be beaten and perfected. Considering that some of the games are quite difficult, it can take you 100-250 hours to beat and perfect all of them.

Definitely would recommend it to just pick up, at least to play each game until you lose once or twice, even if you are not interested in beating any of them.

Amazing how long you can spend playing any number of different titles in this game just for the sake of how fun they are. Takes you back to simpler times.

so, there's quite a few games in this collection that are kind of masterpieces: Mooncat, Grimstone, Party house. There are some good games in there too: Mortol, Bushido ball, Rock On! Island. There are the head bangers: Hot foot, Onion Delivery, Porgy. There are some real stinkers: Combatants, Caramel Caramel, Star Waspir, Combatants, Combatants, Combatants, and Combatants. There's also a whole bunch of stuff in between. For that stuff and for everything but that is good about this game, I highly recommend this. However, the rough games, are so incredibly rough, though some are by design.

I've only played about five or six of the games but the variety is already impressive. And the first game I randomly chose was a Bubble Bobble inspired game with a soccer ball. Three hours in and pretty impressed so far.

10/10 game.
Some games are very straight forward and feel like other standalone games But there are a couple games that are way more complex and require you sink a good amount of time into it.
Both single player and multiplayer are good.

I have about 85 hours into this game and I still have several left to open up, and quite a few that I've only peeked at. I think there are two or three games in here that aren't for me--but as for the rest, I keep finding things to love. It's so easy to pop out of a game and then just dive into another one--I am constantly bouncing between games in this collection. Truly something for everyone here--and if you have diverse taste, there's going to be a lot to dig into. I would recommend this game to anyone. Some of the games, especially "early on" in the collection, are short and sweet, but you'll be blown away by how much some of them have going on. It's weird to try and write a blurb for this--because like, what do I do? Write a little paragraph on the 35 games in here I have spent a ton of time in? If you're like me and have thousands (or tens of thousands) of games on your computer, this is like locking yourself in a magic box. Check into one game, pop out, check into another.

UFO 50 is one of the coolest and most dense releases of all time. Play Forever!

For a certain kind of person, this will be the greatest game ever made. For me, it's just in my top twenty, I've gotten hundreds of hours of fun out of it so far, and expect to get more.

This concept turned me off when I first heard about it, but I ended up loving it. I was imagining a lot of throw away stuff, but they try to make every single game actually good and worth playing. I've also been surprised to find the constraints make the games easier to pick up and often more relaxing.

One of the best games I've ever bought!
The amount of quality games you get for only $25 is insane!
Every PC gamer should own this.

Sometimes I'll be playing one of these really intricate and well-crafted games and the sudden realization that there are 49 more similarly complex and clever games in the same title will hit. One of these will absolutely be your jam.

Classic whimsy, gimmicky but mindful game design, and unbelievable aesthetics make UFO50 one of the greatest celebrations of gaming ever produced.

I regret not reviewing this game on release. My personal GOTY for 2024 and I've only touched about half of the 50 games in total. Don't let appearances fool you. The games may look old, but the controls are tight and many could pass as standalone releases today. Some really fantastic gems in here. Really made me appreciate the timelessness of good game design. Personal recommendations: Night Manor, Bushido Ball, Party House, Pingolf, and Attactics.

Peak minimalist gaming. The developers were cooking hard, all games have directional inputs and A+B. That is all, 50 full games for 25 bucks is a steal, upside is it probably runs on a toaster so give it a whirl you'll probably find something you can dig. For me it was Party House, Love it!

Very very cool game with something for everyone. UFO 50 feels like hitting "random" on an emulator with a rom pack of 1000+ roms from an old 80s-90s console, except the majority of UFO 50's games are worth playing. The games in this pack feel genuinely authentic to retro games right down to the jank controls and complete lack of tutorialization, but UFO 50 wields these game design elements as features instead of faults. The games manage to feel unique while being totally retro. Each game is full of fun surprises once you figure out how to play them(even the really jank ones). Oh, and the art design is phenomenal!

Great games. There is something in here for everyone, and lots of charm.

And Barbuta is great, stop the hate!

this was my 2024 goty
- 50 well-made bite-sized indie games
- extravagant retro aesthetics and soundtrack
- fun meta-narrative detailing the fictional game studio behind each game
- little-to-no explanation of each game other than controls. frustrating at first, but also very satisfying and rewarding when you figure a game out on your own, find secrets, etc
- some games are built around extremely unique and creative concepts (my favorite is Mooncat)
- some games would be justified into being split out into their own full game (Mini and Max, House Party)

Overflowing with soul and personality. So many twists on timeless classics.

What you get:
Fifty polished, innovative games.
Games of all genres, including Platformer, Puzzle, RPG, Sports, Fighting, Beat 'em Up.
A hefty dose of nostalgia - there's a lot of obvious reference/inspiration from older, popular titles.
Essentially the best value game design class you could buy.
A love letter to video game history.

Who would enjoy this:
Anyone who grew up with early consoles, specifically NES.
Gamers who are open to indie/innovative games with a variety of play styles.
Those who appreciate excellent game design and depth.
Someone who is looking for a variety of tough-as-nails challenges.

Who would NOT enjoy this:
Anyone who is heavily reliant on modern graphics.
People who only play AAA games.
Players who cannot handle or enjoy sometimes unforgiving challenges.

This game is incredible. I don't think there's anything else on the market quite like it. You get a console and its entire library of games. The value here is unprecedented - for $25 USD, you get 50 games. I would pay at least $5 for almost any individual game here, with some pushing into the $10-$15 range based on innovation and length. This should probably be at least $250 if the games were sold individually.

The games range from above average to brilliant. Almost none of the games have any sort of tutorial, and they're all created to use only two buttons, but they are all intuitive enough that you quickly figure out what's going on and how to play. Unprecedented, consistent, and excellent design.

This collection of brand new games is a work of art, an extensive course in game design, an insight into video game history, and unbelievably fun. I "cherry-ed" every game in the collection, and I am more proud of this achievement than anything I've accomplished in my entire professional career.

Look at my playtime. I have multiple games in UFO 50 with over 10 hours of playtime. This collection has two (2) sets of lore to decode. Banger.

There are some games here that are better than full games I have shelled out $60+ on. I would wager that very few people will vibe with every single game in this collection--even I have one or two that just don't click with me--but if you have an appreciation for clever game design and seeing what people can do under the limitations imposed by 8-bit controls, this game is really something special. Booting into a game like Avianos, and expecting some short 8-bit style game, only to slowly watch it unfold into a fully realized and surprisingly in-depth 4X game *disguised* as an 8-bit 80s PC game is magical; and that's the experience with a majority of the games in UFO 50. There is something extremely magical about seeing every unassuming game in this collection unfold into something with genuine depth hiding under the surface.

This game compilation captures the wonder of grabbing a preowned console with a whole bunch of games coming with it. All wiped clean of saves, of course.

The size of each game is wide across the spectrum. Some can be annihilated within the hour, whereas others will test you with several hours of solid challenge. For the most part, the games have been consistently innovative, intuitive and avoided the easy way out of being just another reskinned clone of any preexisting games of the past.

Actually, I honestly feel this collection could be used as a study case for excellent design in video games: It's such small things like the player character subtly aligning themselves to the grid as they walk, or the power gauge slowing down if the player takes long enough to golf, but they always add to the user experience and make each game feel polished. Most of them, at least.

As of writing I've beaten and gotten the "cherry" for at least half of the 50 games available, and have yet to play the rest. Many I've enjoyed, some I'm simply glad to be done with. Either way, I'm going to savour each game as I go.

About 15 percent of the 50 games are actually good. Another 15 percent are kind of trash. 70 percent are a nice "Neat, I can play this for 10 minutes and have some fun and nostalgia, but then don't feel the need to ever touch this again" experience.
In the end I was disappointed that they went for quantity over quality and did not put more of their energy into just polishing the 15 percent of good games into actually great games.

This is one of the coolest gaming experiences I've ever had. I urge everyone to give this game a try with there truly being something for everyone. Not all the games will click with you and that's fine, but you'll find a handful that really grab your attention, and about 20-30 more that are still fun.

One thing that made this game really stand out to me was how many of these games feel like a unique idea. From Valbrace being a dungeon crawler except the combat is like Punch Out, to Mini and Max being like Mario 2 except it's a big exploration game where you shrink down to explore the little world, to Avianos fitting something reminiscent of Civilization into roughly a single hour game, to Seaside Drive being a vertical shmup except you're in a car moving horizontally.

I could go on and on about how unique and creative so many of these games are, but I just say please try the game out for yourself. I've never more wanted every single gamer to try out a game more than this one. It's a true joy that you have to experience.

Now THIS is just amazing! 50 indie games for the price of one, and almost all are amazing! I could sing any one game's praises and it would be a complete review by itself. Each game has two levels of completion and an optional challenge, so you won't run out of things to do for a long time. If you consider yourself an indie gamer, this is a must buy!


---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☑ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☑ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☑ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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You ever experience buyer's remorse? This game will make you feel that in reverse. Every hour you play, you realize just how great of a purchase this game was.

UFO 50 is an incredible Value at 50 Cents a game. there are many games that i would pay 5 or more dollars a piece for in this collection. my favorites being, Party House, Bug Hunter, Bushido Ball, Pingolf, Velgress, and Valbrace. def recommend

What an incredible collection of games. The retro aesthetic is pitch perfect. And I love how the games just throw you right in without hand-holding tutorials. You get the joy of figuring out the games on your own, just like the old days. The game is under-priced in my opinion, considering all the value that's here.

If a game in the collection doesn't seem to be fun for you, just try another. It is surprisingly refreshing how many games take on different genres and all have some sort of twist or polish on them.

the year is 1998, you are riding home in your parent's car, slowly unwrapping a gameboy color game you managed to have them buy you because the cover art looks cool. You have no idea what you'll get in the box, but you know it's going to hook you for hours trying to understand how it works and what secrets it holds.
UFO 50 is this feeling, 50 times

one of the best game THINGS ever. party house alone is worth the price of admission.

At the time of writing this review, I have beat a little more than half of the games, and have cherried (100%) around 15 of them. At that rate, it will take nearly 400 hours to complete all of the content. There are a good number of these games I want to return to and play casually. The value provided in this package is incredible.

Not every game in here is perfect, but the totality of this game is. Do you recall that feeling when you were young when your cousins handed down a gameboy color or N64 with 20 games? There was no easy search on the internet telling you what was good or bad, no easy guide to look up to walk you through the games. It was an exploratory formative experience, one that was extremely rewarding, one that let you formulate your own opinions on the game. This is as close to that feeling that I have felt. It's almost foreign as an adult to have that feeling of newness and discovery, but it is perfectly packaged in UFO 50. I highly recommend this game.

If you've ever played games on the Pico-8 fantasy console, or just lost a few hours to an emulator, you will find something in here. About ten of the games really caught my interest, and being arcade style, they are highly re-playable

50 retro games made with a modern mindset. Despite being retro, and having minimal controls and assets, they are very much fully fledged games with a few of them taking a good dozen of hours to complete. The games range from unplayable crap to excellent and which ones you'll like will depend on your taste. This is a pretty good deal even if you end up liking only 5-10 of them.

Why pay 79.99 US dollars for one Mario Kart when you can buy UFO 49 + Barbuta for just 24.99 US Dollars, which basically averages out to 50 US Cents per game.

Not a fan of 8 or 16 bit game, but this collection is fun and I'm willing to bet almost all can find at least a few games to sink their time into

I have to give this game a 30% score for a specific reason. 3/10 games are okay. Not good but okay.
The horror game and the pingolf game shine above the rest as original. The rest either suck or are too grindy.
Most of the games are janky as hell. And almost all of them suffer from having bad controls.
Some are lousy copies of way better games. Ex: the soccer game is a bad Bubble Bobble.
I don't know why people love this. It's better than Action52 for sure but why are we trying to make Action52? It was crap back then it's still crap now.
This will be forgotten in a few months. Get one good game instead of a pile of shovelware.

Great game its like discovering a old console you never heard of and playing through the catalogue. Really nostalgic in a unique way. And hey the games in there are actually quite good its almost a steal to only pay 50 cent per game. I would have payed 20 for some of these.

UFO 50 captures the absurd difficulty of NES games with brutal honesty. Yet it sneaks in some quality of life improvements here and there that makes the challenges a lot more achievable to complete. The sense of accomplishment when you figure out a puzzle or beat a level reminds me of my youth, and it is intoxicating.

While there are some games among the 50 that feel a little lacking, it is mainly because of the controls and perhaps even more so because of my own lack of skill.

The variety of the games is incredible, and it keeps it fresh. And some of the titles are quite innovative in terms of their game mechanics.

Hot tip. Start with Pilot Quest. It's a resource gatherer and will continue to gather resources for you while you're playing other games.

Many many hours of excellent game play, so much variety and a surprising amount of the games have depth to them.

The price of each game works out to about 60 cents per game. these games are worth at minimum 10 dollars and at maximum? priceless. If you have been considering a purchase BUY. THIS. GAME.

Quite a few gems in this one. Definitely captures the spirit of late 80s gaming. Night Manor is a truly amazing retro styled horror game.