UFO 50, a superb tribute to retro gaming, is out for the Switch proper now

When , the dizzyingly bold fictional sport compendium from the creator of Spelunky, landed on PC final yr, a Switch port felt inevitable. We’ve needed to wait practically 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 on the market on Switch (and presumably Switch 2, barring any unusual compatibility points) for $25 proper now. For those that 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 Soft from the 80s. Confused?

The excessive idea fictional premise is mainly only a good excuse for the six modern-day indie builders really answerable 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 exceptional achievement, and the Switch is the proper platform for it.

The finish of the sport’s PC exclusivity might imply that Xbox and PlayStation ports can even arrive in some unspecified time in the future, however it arrives on Switch as a console unique for now a minimum of.