With UFO 50, you get surprisingly a lot for your money: Because the new title on Steam includes a total of 50 games. And apparently, no one has managed to beat them all yet.
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What kind of game is this? UFO 50 is strictly speaking not just a game, but an entire collection of games. Anyone who purchases the title on Steam receives 50 games for the price of one. Behind this is the studio Mossmouth, the developer of the popular Spelunky games.
According to the developers, these are not mini-games, but fully developed gaming experiences, even if the scope of the individual games varies. Among the games in UFO 50 are platformers, shooters, roguelites, role-playing games, and point-and-click adventures, presented in an old-school pixel look.
“No one has the complete picture”
What is special about it? UFO 50 was released on September 18, 2024, on Steam. In the almost 2 weeks since then, it seems no one has managed to master all 50 games in UFO 50. This is at least indicated by the achievements on Steam.
The achievement for beating all 50 games on a profile stands at 0%. As of the current status (September 30, 2024), 0.3% of players have managed to complete 20 of the games. According to the achievement tracking site Steam Hunters, exactly one player has managed to crack 30 of the games so far.
What is interesting is that the players have not lagged behind the developers in this regard: In a conversation with PC Gamer, the Mossmouth team revealed that even among the developers, no one has truly beaten all the games. It is simply too much.
Most have played a bit of all the games, but: “No one has the complete picture,” says Eirik Shurke, who not only worked on the music for all 50 games but also contributed to the design. He himself would follow UFO 50 on Twitch and constantly discover new things.
Designer Paul Hubans admits that he hasn’t managed to get beyond level 3 in the game Campanella 3, even though he tested the collection for “hundreds of hours.”
It remains to be seen whether anyone will manage to master all 50 games in the foreseeable future. Due to the great variety of games, there should be something for almost every player – but also something that may not suit them at all. Other games also pose unusual challenges: Whoever wants all achievements in a game on Steam must wait 10 years.
