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Flight Of Nova
Flight of Nova is a simulator based on newtonian mechanics in which you control spacecraft in the Noren star system. You fly multiple types of spacecraft doing transport and search missions in an environment with realistic aerodynamics and orbital physics.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
“This game is the best because you can: - Decide there are no good missions at the current orbital station - Departing Auken station at 188 km orbit - Project Orion style hyperbolic direct intercept to Gaba station at 15.6 km/s - 10.2 G anti-normal burns and brake - Nearly…”
— a player, Steam review · 106 hrs played“Best flight model ever, missing a bit of variety around that though”
— a player, Steam review · 49 hrs played“This is a weird review to make, because I really dig the concept and I've spent a solid few hours with the game. The flight model is mostly solid (but maybe it has a gimbal lock issue in the controls? ). Flying from ground to orbit and back and stuff like that is inherently fun,…”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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[Build 150.0.75] Bugfix
Fixed - Bug that expires active missions when inbox is almost full (reported by decentralizedsystems and Eiko)
[Build 150.0.74] Audio option to disable the “kill rotation” voice
Added - Audio option to disable the “kill rotation” voice
[Build 150.0.73]
Updated - Game start with warning/info message on Steam Deck when Vulkan is the default graphics API Updated - 187 bases on Telios to correct landing platforms height (clip with terrain issues) Update
HotFix for Linux/SteamOS
Fixed - Moons terrain not rendering properly (linux/steamOS only) (OpenGL was used by default instead of Vulkan)
Telios and Ashir moons
\ Added - Moon Telios around N31 (body radius 2701 km and thin atmo) Added - Moon Ashir around N31 (body radius 1803 km and no atmo) Added - New terrain rendering system for the new worlds (current te
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Flight · Simulation · Space Sim · Sci-fi · Futuristic · Realistic · Immersive Sim · Open World · Physics · Atmospheric · 6DOF · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Spanish - Spain, Russian * |
| Official site | https://flight-of-nova.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 8 Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 970 Storage: 12 GB available space