UFO 50, the most recent sport from the Spelunky group, will lastly arrive September 18

And now for a sport that’s truly 50 video games — at the very least.

UFO 50, the most recent venture from Spelunky studio Mossmouth, is because of hit Steam on September 18, about six years after it was initially anticipated to launch. That’s merely an statement, not a criticism — UFO 50 is an formidable venture that gives 50 full, retro-styled video games in a single bundle, and it’s all coming from a group of simply six individuals.

In UFO 50 lore, UFO Mushy was a sport developer who was energetic between 1982 and 1990, peak NES and Genesis years. The video games collected in UFO 50 function recurring characters and sequels from UFO Mushy’s fictional previous, they usually’re restricted by way of coloration and audio, as if they’d truly been developed for bygone {hardware}. Mossmouth is manifesting an alternate timeline of online game historical past right here, and it appears like a ton of enjoyable.

“The story of UFO 50 is that the video games have been all created within the ‘80s by a fictional firm that was obscure however forward of its time,” the sport’s FAQ reads. “They’re additionally linked by a novel 32-color palette and different restrictions we selected to make them really feel extra genuine. (Nevertheless, we do not pressure sprite flickering or slowdown, as we did not really feel that it might make the video games extra fulfilling.)”

Each sport in UFO 50 is unlocked from the beginning, and the gathering options all kinds of genres, together with platformers, RPGs, roguelites and shoot-em-ups. Not one of the titles are mini- or micro-games, and whereas they’re all achieved in an 8-bit aesthetic, their visible and mechanical types evolve with the years. Each sport is playable solo, and half of them embody multiplayer components.

All that mentioned, I feel Mossmouth is promoting itself brief by calling UFO 50 a set of simply 50 video games. Positive, it contains 50 particular person experiences impressed by basic video games of the Nineteen Eighties, however there’s additionally one large, hidden title within the assortment — UFO 50 itself. Don’t neglect to issue that into your pricing deliberations, Mossmouth.

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