Games like UFO 50
If UFO 50 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Spelunky, Ninja Gold Thief and Slam and Roll — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its polished retro aesthetics, variety of genres and nostalgic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →UFO 50 is a massive collection of 50 retro-styled games developed and published by Mossmouth in 2024, available for $24.99 USD and verified on Steam Deck. Spanning action, strategy, adventure, RPG, and other genres, the collection features pixel-art visuals, two-button controls, procedural generation, and self-imposed technical limitations reminiscent of 8-bit hardware. Reviewers and players describe the games as featuring creative and unique designs, polished retro aesthetics, and impressive variety across genres. The collection includes both single-player and local multiplayer options, with a challenging difficulty curve suited to sit-down sessions. It holds a Metacritic score of 91 and maintains 95% positive reviews from 6,366 Steam users.
About UFO 50: UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
Players who liked UFO 50 also play
Steam players who put hours into UFO 50 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Spelunky
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation with UFO 50.
Top pick for UFO 50 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with UFO 50.
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
Ninja Gold Thief
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for UFO 50 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with UFO 50.
Join the adventure and control a cute blue ninja on a gold-stealing spree. Sneak through numerous levels, evade rival ninjas, and navigate increasingly tricky obstacles. With retro-inspired gameplay and vibrant graphics, this game offers endless fun as you outsmart your foes and collect all the gold
Slam and Roll
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with UFO 50.
Third-strongest match for UFO 50 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with UFO 50.
Trap enemies in giant balls, kick them into massive combos and clear the screen. Travel the world, unlock characters, play co-op, or embrace Action Roguelike Chaos Mode.
Bone Marrow
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for UFO 50 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with UFO 50.
Bone Marrow is a game in the genre of role-playing board logic puzzle. During a certain time, combine the figures, increase your characteristics and do away with evil but consider the wrong step can lead to irreversible consequences!
Watch Out: Shark!
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for UFO 50 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with UFO 50.
Survive the ocean by feeding on smaller fish, dodging predators, and defeating the shark!
Blazing Chrome
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with UFO 50.
Ranked #6 for UFO 50 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with UFO 50.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Jamestown
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with UFO 50.
Ranked #7 for UFO 50 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with UFO 50.
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with UFO 50.
Ranked #8 for UFO 50 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with UFO 50.
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration takes players on an interactive journey through 50 years of video games via interviews with designers, developers and industry leaders, documentary footage, product design documents, high-res original artwork, and a curated list of more than 90 playable games.
Reviewers mention these as similar to UFO 50
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Celeste
WHY THIS
Reviewers of UFO 50 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with UFO 50.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
VVVVVV
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with UFO 50.
Reviewers of UFO 50 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with UFO 50.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
Spelunky 2
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation with UFO 50.
Reviewers of UFO 50 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with UFO 50.
Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.
FIRST STEAM GAME VHS - COLOR RETRO RACER : MILES CHALLENGE
WHY THIS
Reviewers of UFO 50 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with UFO 50.
COLOR RETRO RACER : MILES CHALLENGE is an hommage to the retro year of VHS! Run as many miles as you can in this free game, try to beat the online score and unlock all the achievement!
THE UNIVERSE
WHY THIS
Reviewers of UFO 50 cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Feel like you are in space ! This application has been created in a photorealistic way, you will feel like you are on Mars, Jupiter, Mercury ... and ISS ! The best education game. If you like astronomy this is your application. You will feel that you are in space observing the entire universe.
California Games (C64/DOS/Atari/Lynx/NES/SMS/Genesis)
WHY THIS
Reviewers of UFO 50 cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Ask anyone who considered themselves a true gamer in 1987 and the chances are they will fondly remember California Games. Now on Steam for the very first time, you too can enjoy six radical and awesome events: the half-pipe, roller skating, surfing, BMX, footbag and the flying disc.
Project Entertainment System
WHY THIS
Reviewers of UFO 50 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with UFO 50.
Play as the Grim Reaper in an FPS that draws huge inspiration from Retro FPS mechanics. You'll fight your way through the levels funded by the souls of your enemies where one bullet could be the difference between a well deserved victory or a broken 'R' key.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below UFO 50 at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under UFO 50 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with UFO 50.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under UFO 50 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with UFO 50.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under UFO 50 on Steam right now. Shares Action with UFO 50.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Bloons TD 6
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under UFO 50 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with UFO 50.
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under UFO 50 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with UFO 50.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under UFO 50 on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with UFO 50.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with UFO 50.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with UFO 50.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with UFO 50.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with UFO 50.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with UFO 50.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with UFO 50.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Spelunky
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation with UFO 50.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with UFO 50.
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
Blazing Chrome
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with UFO 50.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with UFO 50.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Jamestown
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with UFO 50.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with UFO 50.
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
Frequently asked about UFO 50
- Is UFO 50 verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — UFO 50 is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does UFO 50 cost?
- UFO 50 is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does UFO 50 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — UFO 50 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
- What games are most similar to UFO 50?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside UFO 50 are Spelunky, Ninja Gold Thief, Slam and Roll.
- Who developed UFO 50?
- UFO 50 was developed by Mossmouth.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on UFO 50.
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