I've been meaning to give a shout out to the word wizards at the Warlocs @thewarlocs.bsky.social, who handled UFO 50's localization! It was a tricky task, given the amount of total text and our extremely limited screen space, but they did a fantastic job on a tight deadline! Thank you! 🧙
Photo of the trophy.
UFO 50 won a New York Game Award tonight for Best Indie Game! Extremely cool - thank you so much! 🍒
Proud of our dev team and feeling lucky to be part of it:
@perryjon.bsky.social
@strotchy.bsky.social
@phubans.bsky.social (📸 credit)
@fourbitfriday.bsky.social
...and Ojiro Fumoto!
It's an honor for our team that UFO 50 is nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Game Design at the #DICEAwards. Thank you very much to @official-aias.bsky.social and all the #UFO50 players out there!
Screenshot from AGDQ Twitch stream, showing Burst Error playing Rakshasa!
The AGDQ #UFO50 showcase was so much fun! Shout out to GrayGooGlitch, @bursterror.bsky.social, Python, and Spooty for their fantastic runs and commentary, and SatanHerself for hosting! 🍒
Here's the timestamp on the Twitch VOD: www.twitch.tv/videos/23450...
Excited for UFO 50's first GDQ appearance, slated for Monday, January 6 at ~10am PT! 🛸
Schedule: gamesdonequick.com/schedule/52
Wrapping 🎁 and watching the latest @hprshredder.bsky.social video, which is fantastic so far. Highly recommended for retro and video game history fans!
youtu.be/5m6_p8ayz78?...
Hey, this is pretty cool - @pcgamer.com gave UFO 50 their 2024 award for Creative Achievement! 🩷
www.pcgamer.com/games/action...
"There's so much going on in this absurdly ambitious compilation that we've given it an award designed to celebrate its sheer dedication to the craft."
Thank you!!!
having now spent a few months with #ufo50 it was a real treat to host some of its creators — @perryjon.bsky.social @mossmouth.bsky.social and @strotchy.bsky.social — for an in-depth conversation about their ludicrous and inspiring project. our dev interview is live!!!! eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of...
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Excited to announce that we've partnered with our wonderful friends at @fangamer.com to bring you some fun merchandise from the world of #UFO50!
Your metabolism will never feel stronger with Pilot, Slard, and the crew at your back!
🍒: fanga.me/r/ufo-50-col...
On this Giving Tuesday, we're collaborating with
@gamehistoryorg.bsky.social on a special #UFO50 art print! All proceeds go to the VGHF and their awesome preservation work.
For now, they're only able to ship to the US, but there are many other ways to support:
👉 gamehistory.org/donate/