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Lost Nova

Lost Nova

Your spaceship crashed on an alien planet. Explore, salvage, craft, trade, manage and upgrade your way back home!

Released May 11, 2022 Developer Jon Nielsen Publisher HopFrog Platforms Windows ExplorationSingleplayerRelaxingOpen WorldFemale Protagonist
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

92.3%positive428 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This was such a cute game and a nice break from farming sims!!! Loved the music and the art. Well done.”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“A really gorgeous chill game with quirky characters, witty dialogues and a nice story. The main part of the story is finished after roughly 4 hours. You do lots of gathering and running, but there is no rush whatsoever. There are a few easy puzzles, I suppose, this game would…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Cute, fun, collect-y game. Reminds me of Garden Story or Ogu and the Secret Forest, just shorter. Took me 6 hrs, zero rush and I got most of the achievements.”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

18achievements
36.0%median completion
13.4%rarest: Golden Hat
82.8% of players 75.4% of players 50.5% of players 49.2% of players 47.2% of players 44.2% of players 44.1% of players 39.5% of players 39.0% of players 36.0% of players 35.3% of players 26.4% of players 22.5% of players 21.9% of players 20.4% of players 16.5% of players 14.5% of players 13.4% of players 82.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
82.8%No Rush — The theme of the game.
75.4%Puzzle Master — Pushed a block where it needed to be.
50.5%Gone Fishing — He pinch.
Rarest badges of honor
13.4%Golden Hat — Expensive headwear.
14.5%Met Them — "What a novelty you are."
16.5%Vengeance — Witnessed the righteous fury of Sir Corv.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 09, 2026
My new game: Mistpaw Ravine 🐈✨

Hi there, it's me, Jon! My latest game, Mistpaw Ravine , just got a release date! March 4th 2026! It's a chill city-builder game with magical cats! 🐈 Build a city for cats. 💣 Blast new ravines and fil

Jun 24, 2025
Patch 1.03

Lost Nova has been out for 3 years! That's wild and strange to me. To celebrate, here's a small update for ya: - improved performance, particularly when playing on laptops and lower-end systems - impr

Feb 07, 2024
Check out My Third Game

My third game just came out! It's called WitchHand! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2420880/WitchHand/ Use cards to build your empire of witches. Maximize the production of your villages and use yo

Sep 01, 2022
I Went and Made Another Game

My second game just came out! It's called Mechanibot! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1842510/Mechanibot/ Play as a small robot charged with repairing the dying sun. Build and upgrade your team of

May 23, 2022
Patch 1.02

- band friends no longer appear during the pumpkin event - removed an unwelcome NPC from the museum - adjusted seed store interaction range - adjusted collision walls in Roomwoods - adjusted pushable

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsExploration · Singleplayer · Relaxing · Open World · Female Protagonist · Cute · Walking Simulator · 2D · Colorful · Family Friendly · Story Rich · Adventure (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements18
Official sitehttp://lostnovagame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP and above Processor: 1.2Ghz Memory: 1024 MB RAM Graphics: 512MB Storage: 500 MB available space