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Title: UFO 50, a brilliant tribute to retro gaming, is out for the Switch
right now

Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:17:57 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/ufo-50-a-bril...

When UFO 50, the dizzyingly ambitious fictional game compendium from the
creator of Spelunky, landed on PC last year, a Switch port felt inevitable.
WeΓÇÖve had to wait nearly 12 months for that to happen, but itΓÇÖs finally
here.

Rudely shadow-dropped into a sizzle reel at the end of NintendoΓÇÖs
(otherwise largely underwhelming) Indie World showcase this morning, UFO 50
is available on Switch (and presumably Switch 2, barring any strange
compatibility issues) for $25 right now. For those who missed it on PC,
youΓÇÖre getting a wildly varied set of retro-styled games belonging to a
console that never existed, all designed by a made-up developer called UFO
Soft from the 80s. Confused?

The high concept fictional premise is basically just a good excuse for the
six modern-day indie developers actually responsible for the game to pay
tribute to the 8- and 16-bit games they remember so fondly. The included
games span just about every genre of the era, from platformers and puzzle
games, to turn-based strategy, pure arcade titles and bafflingly fully-
fledged RPGs. UFO 50 really is a remarkable achievement, and the Switch is
the perfect platform for it.

The end of the gameΓÇÖs PC exclusivity could mean that Xbox and PlayStation
ports will also arrive at some point, but it arrives on Switch as a console
exclusive for now at least.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/ufo-50-a-bril...
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