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Nova Drift

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App ID 858210
App Type Game
Developer
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 ()
😍 93.13%
14k reviews
71
In-Game
👻 Action Roguelike 🌟 Arena Shooter 💥 Bullet Hell 🕹 Shoot 'Em Up 👻 Roguelite

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 ()
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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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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
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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 Full Audio Subtitles 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

Tags

👻 Action Roguelike 🌟 Arena Shooter 💥 Bullet Hell 🕹 Shoot 'Em Up 👻 Roguelite 🔫 Shooter 🕹 Arcade 💥 Action RPG 👻 Roguelike 🏽 2D 💥 Action 😌 Casual 🌠 Space 🎨 Colorful 👤 Singleplayer 👾 Retro 🌱 Indie 🔄 Replay Value 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🐤 Early Access

Categories

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Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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Steam charts

  • 71 players right now
  • 117 24-hour peak
  • 1,713 all-time peak 14 August 2024
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  • 😍 Overwhelmingly Positive
  • 93.13% SteamDB Rating
  • 13,641 95.7% positive reviews
  • 613 4.3% negative reviews

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 71 players live playing Nova Drift on Steam.

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