I’ve waited 7 years for this NES-style retro collection of JRPGs, roguelikes, and much more led by the legendary Spelunky dev

UFO 50 finally lands in September

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Announced way back in 2017, UFO 50 couldn’t have been a more perfect pitch for me - a massive collection of NES-style games made by a dream team of indie developers. Now, seven years later, it’s finally ready to launch and I can’t wait.

As announced during today’s Day of the Devs stream, UFO 50 is set to hit Steam on September 18, 2024. It’s essentially a collection of titles from a fictional ’80s developer, with everything unlocked from the start so you can explore the library at your leisure.

The developer and publisher credit for UFO 50 is Mossmouth, the pseudonym-slash-studio-name of Derek Yu, the indie dev best known for the incredible roguelike platformer Spelunky. On this project, Yu is also working with other respected indie devs like Jon Perry, Eirik Suhrke, Paul Hubans, Tyriq Plummer, and Ojiro Fumoto.

That’s the perfect team to take on a project of this scope. As the name implies, this is a collection of 50 games, and theSteam pageproudly declares that “these are NOT minigames or microgames,” but rather full experiences similar in scope to the NES classics that inspired them. There are arcade racing games, roguelike platformers, and even a full-on classic JRPG experience. Half the collection features local multiplayer in one form or another, including everything from traditional co-op experiences to a goofball golf-based party game.

There’s plenty more on theSummer Game Fest schedule for 2024, but if UFO 50 is up your alley, you might want to check some moreupcoming indie games.

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Dustin Bailey joined the GamesRadar team as a Staff Writer in May 2022, and is currently based in Missouri. He’s been covering games (with occasional dalliances in the worlds of anime and pro wrestling) since 2015, first as a freelancer, then as a news writer at PCGamesN for nearly five years. His love for games was sparked somewhere between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Knights of the Old Republic, and these days you can usually find him splitting his entertainment time between retro gaming, the latest big action-adventure title, or a long haul in American Truck Simulator.

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