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Nova Drift
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
87 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Such a fun little survivor game. Cool skill based movement, physics and builds. Music slaps, visuals are clean. Underrated”
“Its a great roguelike, didn't expect something certered around the classic asteroid gameplay to be so entertaining. Fun summoner build (Huge plus!), theres even some Poe styled righteous fire which also pretty cool.…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Such a fun little survivor game. Cool skill based movement, physics and builds. Music slaps, visuals are clean. Underrated”
“Immediately reminds me of old-school flash games, in the best way possible. The neon visuals are poppy and hypnotizing, and the abstract, geometric design of enemies and your ship alike will be a treat for anyone that…”
“Holy cow, its such a good game. First of all, the concept. Rogue-like + Space invaders but you can move around the entire screen with modernized effects was a really interesting idea. If you love the simple, geometric…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“fun, gameplay is polished, well worth the price. it's a great arcade-style game with tons of replayability and types of builds, reminds me of a space pinball machine”
“Very enjoyable! One of the few games that manages to stay fresh even after dozens of playthroughs.”
“Great replayability, lots of fun builds to choose fun. Even playing on minimum specs, I get 60 fps until more than one enemy comes on screen.”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“great come. controlable with only a mouse so its not very demanding control's wise”
“Great gameplay, controls are amazing once mastered. The difficulty curve is good as well.”
“OVERALL 9/10 One of the best action roguelikes on the market. --------------------------------------------- PROS --------------------------------------------- - Visually appealing neon art style - Zero issues with…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Its a great roguelike, didn't expect something certered around the classic asteroid gameplay to be so entertaining. Fun summoner build (Huge plus!), theres even some Poe styled righteous fire which also pretty cool.…”
“Very chill asteroids-themed rougelike, definitely worth buying. Just enough metaprogression to encourage you to learn more of the game but not so much that it feels like a burden. 10/10 :3”
“Great details, greater soundtrack, PERFECT gameplay! I bought it for 9 dollars on sale, but I'd spend up to ~15 dollars on this masterpiece! It really makes you feel SOOOOO good when you rampage through a huge streak of…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Lowk fun asl. It has many builds+ways to have. As a TF2 payer, engineer construct spam was good. Only probem is that im unlucky as hell and Warbringer, seraphs and champions keep expanding my butthole. But thats a me…”
“OVERALL 9/10 One of the best action roguelikes on the market. --------------------------------------------- PROS --------------------------------------------- - Visually appealing neon art style - Zero issues with…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Ridiculously addictive. But sucks that every build is a stupid glass cannon. I don't care about the stupid global statistics. Mine is bigger. BAH -_- [spoiler] I'm modding the game. [/spoiler]”
“This game is great! Lots of build diversity, and enjoyable fights, but there is something to be said about missing mod support. The Dev has mentioned that its not possible with the framework in which they are working…”
“Excellent game, well rebalanced. While I miss the ridiculous builds that were possible before, now it feels like most builds can score above 1 million. The difficulty curve is flatter and most mod tradeoffs are dialled…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I thought I would love this game. I cannot enjoy it, I believe its a combination of the controls and the hard static top down viewpoint primarily. I don't know really, it creates more eck than anything for me. Oh well…”
“I want to love this game but the fact that there is NO SENSITIVITY CONTROL for controllers makes it practically impossible to play on a controller if your settings are too low or high. Maybe this is something they will…”
“the movement controls are kinda unique”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Absolute travesty this game isn't more well-known in the roguelike genre, the amount of things you can do is insane. Only gripe is that it takes some time to get to the really game-breaking mods (the super mods), but once you start unlocking them this pops off in the same way…”
— a player, Steam review · 41 hrs played“Brrrttt wooooosh pew pew Game good Space whale is real Build variety is a joy, and the SFX are extremely satisfying when you get a crazy build running. Between lots and lots of unique picks, all sorts of enemy formations, a ton of different game mode modifiers and daily…”
— a player, Steam review · 101 hrs played“NOBODY on my ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ friends list owns this game and its a damn travesty, this is genuinely one of the most dynamic roguelites I've played in terms of unique strategy and build diversity, there are some truly bs builds and they are a blast to make work.”
— a player, Steam review · 289 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:17 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
June Developer Update
Hey, all! I've got a few updates for you. Games For Waves First, the WDC's World Ocean Day Steam Sale just hit and runs for a week from today. There are a lot of games, including Nova Drift, running d
- Save And Quit Feature is Live - // - Many Tweaks + Balance Pass + Bug Fixes -
Hello all,Today we are launching not one but TWO major versions that have been brewing in the beta branches for months: 1.2.37 : Save and Quit Feature + minor fixes 1.2.35 : A huge amount of fixes, tw
- Nova Drift Mobile Out Now // Upcoming Features & DLC -
Hello all, It's been a while since we dropped any news, and as usual there is a lot going on: Nova Drift Mobile - Now AvailableThe mobile version features a highly customizable touch-control scheme, m
Nova Drift news, Chimeric's next game, and Pixeljam's DINO RUN 2!
Dear Drifters, I know I've been pretty quiet lately, but there's been a lot going on behind the scenes. I'll catch you up, and then I'd like to tell you about the next Pixeljam game, Dino Run 2, which
Nova Drift 1.2 Is Out: Daily Challenge Mode // World Ocean Day Charity Event
Nova Drift's new game mode, Daily Challenge is now included as a free update! But before I get into the details, I'd like to remind everyone that the World Ocean Day Steam Sale is live now. 100+ other
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Action Roguelike · Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Rogue-lite · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter · Arcade · Action RPG · 2D · Rogue-like · Action · Casual (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Spanish - Spain, German |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 40 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.novadrift.io |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 8 or higher Processor: 2 Ghz CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 or equivalent, Integrated cards also work Storage: 800 MB available space