Nova Drift

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App ID	858210
App Type	Game
Developer	Chimeric
Publisher	Pixeljam
Franchise	Pixeljam
Supported Systems	Windows macOS
Technologies	GameMaker Engine
Last Changenumber	31728219
Last Record Update	17 October 2025 – 13:35:53 UTC ()
Release Date	12 August 2024 – 12:23:59 UTC ()

😍 93.14%

14k reviews

In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer

Chimeric

metacritic_name

Nova Drift

controller_support

full

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Pixeljam

Store Release Date

12 August 2024 – 12:24:10 UTC ()

osarch

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community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://bsky.app/profile/chimericgames.bsky.social‬
https://discord.gg/Zp2MkPJ
https://x.com/NovaDriftGame

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1), Indie (23)

Steam Release Date

12 August 2024 – 12:23:59 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

28 July 2025 – 14:39:40 UTC () (1753713580)

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新星漂移 Nova Drift

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review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

GameMaker Engine

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Verified
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 30 January 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 17096096

configuration:

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hdr_support	0

Early Access Release Date

27 March 2019 – 00:00:00 UTC ()

First seen on SteamDB

2 May 2018 – 13:25:40 UTC (), in changelist #4386967

Supported Languages

11 Languages	Interface	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes
Polish	Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
858211	Windows Nova Drift PC Content	783.32 MiB	362.89 MiB
858212	macOS Nova Drift Mac Content	823.98 MiB	364.39 MiB

Total size on disk is 1.57 GiB and total download size is 727.28 MiB.

Total size on disk is 783.32 MiB and total download size is 362.89 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

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Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		20190089	30 September 2025 – 13:33:26 UTC
legacy_syzygy	Legacy version: Syzygy	6568309	17 January 2022 – 17:00:17 UTC
legacyosx		8179462	10 February 2022 – 11:50:57 UTC
beta	Open beta testing	20436210	17 October 2025 – 13:35:50 UTC
experimental	Early beta testing	19332965	23 July 2025 – 18:04:01 UTC

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privatebranches	1

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