UFO 50, an excellent tribute to retro gaming, is out for the Swap proper now

When , the dizzyingly formidable fictional recreation compendium from the creator of Spelunky, landed on PC final yr, a Swap port felt inevitable. We’ve needed to wait almost 12 months for that to occur, however it’s lastly right here.

Rudely shadow-dropped right into a sizzle reel on the finish of Nintendo’s (in any other case largely underwhelming) showcase this morning, UFO 50 is obtainable on Swap (and presumably Swap 2, barring any unusual compatibility points) for $25 proper now. For many who missed it on PC, you’re getting a wildly various set of retro-styled video games belonging to a console that by no means existed, all designed by a made-up developer referred to as UFO Comfortable from the 80s. Confused?

The excessive idea fictional premise is mainly only a good excuse for the six modern-day indie builders truly liable for the sport to pay tribute to the 8- and 16-bit video games they bear in mind so fondly. The included video games span nearly each style of the period, from platformers and puzzle video games, to turn-based technique, pure arcade titles and bafflingly fully-fledged RPGs. UFO 50 actually is a outstanding achievement, and the Swap is the proper platform for it.

The top of the sport’s PC exclusivity might imply that Xbox and PlayStation ports may even arrive in some unspecified time in the future, however it arrives on Swap as a console unique for now at the very least.