Nova Drift
Space action roguelite built around rapid runs and ship customization
Chimeric · Published by Pixeljam · Released Aug 12, 2024
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 15K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 58 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 97
- peak 24h 102
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 3 months ago
- Jun 4, 2026
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
What is Nova Drift?
A 2D single-player space arena shooter with action RPG progression. During quick runs, you steer a ship through enemy formations and combine weapons, shields, ship bodies, and modular upgrades into a build.
For you if...
- +you prefer quick, replayable runs over a long campaign
- +you enjoy dense bullet-hell shooting in a space arena
- +you like unlocking new options and challenge modifiers
Not for you if...
- −you want handcrafted levels rather than repeated arena runs
- −you prefer slow combat with restrained projectile counts
What players say
96% of 14,621 reviews are positive · 87% of 58 in the last 30 days
Players praise the range of upgrade synergies and the satisfying effects of screen-filling builds. The main complaint is the momentum-based steering, which many find unintuitive and difficult to configure; some also find the enemy and arena variety too limited.
Screenshots and trailer
Nova Drift system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 8 or higher
- Processor
- 2 Ghz CPU
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 4000 or equivalent, Integrated cards also work
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 800 MB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 40
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Spanish - Spain, German.
Tags
- Action Roguelike
- Arena Shooter
- Bullet Hell
- Shoot 'Em Up
- Roguelite
- Arcade
- Shooter
- 2D
- Roguelike
- Action RPG
- Action
- Space
- Casual
- Colorful
- Singleplayer
- Retro
Recent updates
- Jun 4, 2026 · June Developer Update
- Mar 27, 2026 · - Save And Quit Feature is Live - // - Many Tweaks + Balance Pass + Bug Fixes -
- May 28, 2025 · Major Update On June 5th / OST Vinyl Crowdfunding / Streaming Starts ASAP!
- Jan 27, 2025 · Steam Deck Hotfix - V. 1.1.12
- Aug 29, 2024 · Version 1.013 HOTFIX
1 DLC available.
