- Party House Physical Card Game - Kickstarter! - 15 September 2026
Hey, everyone! We're happy to announce that Party House is getting a physical card game adaptation! Published by Bitewing Games and designed by none other than Jon Perry of the UFO 50 Recovery Team, this is an official tabletop spin-off of the popular party-throwing video game from UFO 50.UFO 50 players will be familiar with the basic goals and characters of the Party House card game, but the adaptation has been carefully and thoughtfully designed by Jon to work as a 1-4 player tabletop experience. With gorgeous artwork and packaging by artist Daniel Profiri and publisher Bitewing Games!"How do I pre-order Party House the card game?"Party House: The Deckbuilding Game is available for pre-order RIGHT NOW through a combined Kickstarter... alongside the Baba Is You board game!Follow this Kickstarter link to pre-order and find out more:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitewinggamesnick/…
- Cherry Rush 2026 - This Weekend - 27 August 2026
By Stegnar, it's the return of Cherry Rush, a three-day charity marathon organized by members of the UFO 50 player community to show off the game and raise money for Partners in Health! ːufocherryːLast year was an amazing showcase of the community's skill and creativity - as the developers, when our jaws weren't on the floor from the amazing achievements (how the heck did they cherry Grimstone in 1.5 hours?!) then we were on the edge of our seats or just smiling ear-to-ear. It was a great time.If you missed it last year or just want to join the fun again, check out the website and schedule and make sure you tune in this weekend: https://www.cherry-rush.org/Pre-show begins on Twitch on Friday, August 28 at 7:30am PT. First run is Barbuta at 8:00am. See you there!
- Patch Notes: v1.9.5 - 6 May 2026
ːufocampː UFO 50Fixed a number of typos and small issues with Japanese text across the Library and various games.Fixed some issues with profile name entry in Japanese.Cyber OwlsFixed: Sometimes the key would not spawn at the end of the first section of Octavio's stage.GrimstoneFixed some issues with name entry in Japanese.Night ManorFixed: Second obtained journal entry would cause the last item you picked up to flash.
- Patch Notes: v1.9.1 - 15 April 2026
ːufoshockː Fixed: Japanese localization credits were not displaying. (Many thanks to 8-4 for their hard work on UFO 50's Japanese localization! ːufocherryː)
- Patch Notes: v1.9 - 15 April 2026
Japanese language added.
- Patch Notes: v1.8.44 - 15 March 2026
ːufocampː UFO 50More performance optimizations.Block KoalaLevel Editor: Fixed a bug in the code editor where you could place a fountain that went past the right edge of the levelLevel Editor: Fixed crashes in the code editor when placing fountains near the right and bottom edges of the levelLevel Editor: Fixed a bug in the graphic editor where you could place a block on top of flowers and fountains if it happened in the same frame as movingBug HunterRemoved a dead frame in the movement system that could affect speedrunning.Campanella 2Fixed bug where you could get a glitched game state by doing a frame perfect pause during a transition.Elfazar's HatFixed 2P Bonus Game erroneously displaying P1's lives for both players.GrimstoneFixed: Two townsfolk in Heston would say "0" after defeating Gobbler, instead of their normal dialogue.Mini & MaxFixed a bug that could cause the completion time…
- Patch Notes: v1.8.38 - 21 February 2026
Bug HunterFixed: When shooting from an elevated position, you could not target another, disconnected elevated position.ːufoshockː
- Patch Notes: v1.8.35 - 19 February 2026
ːufocampː UFO 50Fixed a rare crash that could occur in the pause menu when connecting and disconnecting controllers.Various performance optimizations, focusing on games with the most slowdown (e.g. Grimstone, Porgy).Other minor improvements.AvianosFixed a bug that caused ancestors to remain scrambled after moving on to an unscrambled scenario.Bug HunterFixed: Movement prediction wasn't working properly for the Traverse module.Fixed: Movement prediction wasn't working properly for pushing bugs into bug spray.Fixed: Transport and Tunnel were not comboing with Power Up.Fixed: If your final bug died from energy cubes dropping in at the end of round, you didn't win the game like you were supposed to.Fixed: When activating modules, you could use simultaneous inputs to select supposedly unselectable areas.Fixed: French intro text was getting cut off.Campanella 2Fixed some bugs with level gener…
- UFO 50 Shortlisted for Best Game at the GameMaker Awards! - 26 November 2025
UFO 50 has been shortlisted for Best Game at the 2025 GameMaker Awards! Honored to be part of this fantastic group of games.Most of the UFO 50 team has been using GameMaker to develop games for a long time... even before we started working on UFO 50 together! Suffice to say, it's been instrumental to us and many other indie developers and we're hugely appreciative to the GameMaker team for their hard work over the years.ːufocampː If you'd like, you can vote for us here until Dec. 9: opr.as/GMA25-VoteThanks so much!
- Free Shipping on UFO 50 Merch! - 20 November 2025
From now through December 1, every in-stock item in Fangamer's UFO 50 collection will ship for free within the US and at a discounted international rate, in addition to building up store credit for future orders! If you're in Europe and the UK, you can also get free shipping from Fangamer Europe.ːufocampː Worldwide: https://fanga.me/r/ufo50-bf2025ːufocampː UK & EU: https://fanga.me/r/ufo50-bf2025-eu
- New Merch! Night Manor Shirt and Party House Pins! - 17 October 2025
Some new merch for you, as part of our UFO 50 Merch Collection at Fangamer:Night Manor Shirt - Zero bad dreams while wearing this awesome teeParty House Pins - You'll be the life of the party! (Not guaranteed to cancel out trouble.)Hope you enjoy!ːufocampːːufocherryː
- Patch Notes: v1.8.9 - 15 October 2025
ValbraceFixed crash when casting WHIRLWIND.ːufoshockː
- Patch Notes: v1.8.8 - 15 October 2025
ːufocampː UFO 50Fixed an issue where a game's attract mode could cause win times to be overwritten incorrectly.Addressed an issue with the in-game timer that could affect times slightly in certain games.Bushido BallFixed: Player 2 Selector was displaying incorrectly.Lords of DiskoniaFixed: Panning the camera during a shot could temporarily render the disk invisible.
- Patch Notes: v1.8.5 - 11 October 2025
ːufocampː UFO 50More performance optimizations across the board, but in particular: Golfaria, Lords of Diskonia, PorgyLowered the amount of times that the collection/games write to disk.Block KoalaFixed bug in Level Editor that prevented you from inputting a "P" (Player).Fixed bug in Level Editor that prevented you from placing black 2 and 3 blocks along the bottom/right edges.CombatantsFixed a bug where the battle sound could get stuck looping indefinitely.GolfariaFixed a bug where the ball would brake excessively against the edges of pits.Hyper ContenderFixed a freeze that could happen if Yogo used his claw arm to latch onto a moving platform near the edge of the screen.Lords of DiskoniaFixed a bug where going from Match Mode into Streak Mode meant that your units would end up randomized.Mini & MaxFixed: You could get softlocked if you quit immediately after killing Gearface.Mortol II…
- UFO Companion Guidebook Available for Pre-Order - 16 September 2025
ːufocampː In case you missed it, you can pre-order the UFO Companion guidebook from Fangamer (shipping in February 2026): https://www.fangamer.com/collections/ufo-50/products/ufo-50-players-guide100+ pages of tips, tricks, maps, stickers, and original artwork that covers all 50 games in UFO 50! A jam-packed guide that's fun to flip through, even for those who have already mastered the collection.Can be bought standalone via the above link or as part of the Nintendo Switch Deluxe Physical Edition (unfortunately, this deluxe physical edition is only available in the US). UFO 50 Collection at Fangamer: https://www.fangamer.com/collections/ufo-50
- Patch Notes: v1.7.8.21 - 4 September 2025
ːufocampː UFO 50Performance optimizations across the board.Lowered the amount of times that the collection and specific games try to save.Various improvements to localization.AvianosFixed bug with Fog of War in Multiplayer that could expose your army to your opponent.Campanella 3Fixed: If you exited the game during the Bonus Stage the library record stat would erroneously display STAGE 6 (one beyond max).GrimstoneFixed: When naming your party, you were limited by the number of characters in the original name.Quibble RaceFixed a bug that caused "very steady" quibbles to be described as just "steady."Warp TankFixed a bug where you would explode when warping off-screen in a place where that shouldn't happen.Fixed a broken checkpoint state which could occur in one specific place.
- Cherry Rush Event This Weekend - 28 August 2025
Fun UFO 50 event happening this weekend (August 29-31)!Cherry Rush is a three-day charity marathon organized by members of the UFO 50 community to show off the game and raise money for Partners in Health, a nonprofit that works to provide high-quality healthcare around the world to those in need.During the event, skilled players will be taking turns collecting ːufocherryː in all 50 games in UFO 50. There will also be races and other fun challenges.See the Cherry Rush website for more info: https://www.cherry-rush.org/Hope you can check out the stream! First run is BARBUTA on Friday, August 29 at 8am PT.
- UFO 50 Out Now on Nintendo Switch! - 7 August 2025
Hey, everyone! Wanted to let you know that UFO 50 has just been released on Nintendo Switch, in case you're interested or know someone who might be! Thanks to Hidden Trap for assisting us with this port. Obviously this console release has taken quite a bit of work, but we still have plans for Steam: more languages (like Japanese), more bugfixes, and more optimizations. Thanks so much for your support! We hope you enjoy the game on Switch and look forward to further improvements on Steam. ːufocampː
- Patch Notes: v1.7.6 - 29 April 2025
Barbuta Fixed an issue where one puzzle would be unsolvable under certain conditions. Planet Zoldath Fixed an issue with things being temporarily invisible after teleporting.
- Patch Notes: v1.7.5 - 7 April 2025
Barbuta Fixed an issue with ladder visibility. Caramel Caramel Fixed a potential crash when idling on Game Over screen. Ninpek Fixed a bug where lightning was failing to warn before striking. Rakshasa Fixed an issue with an enemy attacking from off-screen. Warptank Fixed a bug where music wouldn't change as you transitioned between screens.
