Fit check
Is 50 years worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who prefer matches that can finish in one evening
- Turn-based players who enjoy risk-taking and consequences from early decisions
- Players seeking replayable strategy with randomness and multiple development paths
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking large, long-form strategy campaigns rather than short matches
- Players who prefer fully predictable outcomes and low-consequence opening moves
- Players looking for a strategy game without unusual creatures such as zombie chickens
Our take on 50 years
The defining structure is a turn-based strategy match that can be won or lost within a single evening, with early decisions carrying consequences through the rest of the game.
What is 50 years?
50 Years is a turn-based strategy game built around shorter matches than larger strategy titles, with a game potentially ending within one evening.
Players make difficult choices, take risks, and face randomness that makes decisions less predictable. The opening phase has lasting consequences: early mistakes can lead to defeat, while successful starts shape later development. Nations offer different abilities from the beginning, and multiple development routes provide alternative ways to build a position. Players can combine beliefs, buildings, and creatures to develop an economy and army. Normal and hard difficulty settings are available, alongside zombie chickens with their own sounds.
How 50 years plays
- 01Distinct nation abilities
- The starting nation affects play through its own special capabilities.
- 02Multiple development routes
- Several progression options allow different approaches to building a position.
- 03Belief combinations
- Beliefs can be paired with buildings and creatures to shape the economy and army.
- 04Variable difficulty
- The game includes normal and hard settings with different levels of challenge.
- 05Unpredictable decisions
- Randomness makes the consequences of choices less obvious between matches.
- 06Zombie chickens
- Zombie chickens appear in the game and have associated sounds.
50 years compared to similar games
50 Years focuses on short turn-based strategy matches, while Men of War: Assault Squad centers on large-scale World War II battles with direct control of individual units. Xenonauts involves managing a multinational defense organization, persistent soldiers, squad combat, and alien technology recovery, rather than the nation abilities and development combinations described here.
50 years: platforms & release
Is 50 years worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who prefer matches that can finish in one evening. Skip it if: players seeking large, long-form strategy campaigns rather than short matches.
Where can I download 50 years?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens 50 years's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is 50 years on?
Windows only.
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