Nova Drift
Chimeric Games Action
Ship-crafting arcade combat
- Rating
- 5.0
- 60 ratings
- Downloads
- 1K+
- on Google Play
- Price
- $9.99
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Apr 29
- 2026 · v1.2.374
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About Nova Drift
- SURVIVE - EVOLVE - DOMINATE -
Nova Drift is a roguelike space shooter that combines classic arcade combat with action-rpg elements, emphasizing build-crafting and deep customization. Your ship rapidly evolves as you defeat enemies, allowing you to take a build from inception to execution in a single, captivating game session.
Featuring:
- Quick gameplay sessions (15-45 minutes) that allow for rapid experimentation, iteration, and advancement.
- Over 200 modular upgrades, unlocked over time, to create your ideal build with. Snipe, command a drone army, discharge your shields, charge up, burn enemies with your thrusters, or smash right through them... there's a way to make it work.
- Modular challenge modes to unlock and activate, providing greater risk and rewards. The stakes are high, as death is permanent!
- Every game is randomly generated, keeping the fight intense and unpredictable. Fight through the campaign or play endlessly...
Nova Drift is created by Chimeric, with music by Miles Tilmann.
Website: https://novadrift.io/
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Zp2MkPJ
Nova Drift is a roguelike space shooter that combines classic arcade combat with action-rpg elements, emphasizing build-crafting and deep customization. Your ship rapidly evolves as you defeat enemies, allowing you to take a build from inception to execution in a single, captivating game session.
Featuring:
- Quick gameplay sessions (15-45 minutes) that allow for rapid experimentation, iteration, and advancement.
- Over 200 modular upgrades, unlocked over time, to create your ideal build with. Snipe, command a drone army, discharge your shields, charge up, burn enemies with your thrusters, or smash right through them... there's a way to make it work.
- Modular challenge modes to unlock and activate, providing greater risk and rewards. The stakes are high, as death is permanent!
- Every game is randomly generated, keeping the fight intense and unpredictable. Fight through the campaign or play endlessly...
Nova Drift is created by Chimeric, with music by Miles Tilmann.
Website: https://novadrift.io/
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Zp2MkPJ
What’s new
Version 1.2.374 · Updated April 29, 2026
- Fix for when playing Draft, the upgrade button would be incredibly overscaled causing player to inadvertently open the upgrade screen - Fix for construct buttons deploying more than 1 with the same tap - Fix for a crash when having Blades or Swords
User reviews
The words for how awesome this game is don't exist yet
best game ever if you love rogue-likes, this is the perfect game for you
Crackin lil old skool game with a modern twist. Great graphics & fun gameplay. Free version is great, quickly paid the small fee to go pro 😁
shut up and take my money. yay! :)
Great screen mirror game. Dont need anything but a smart tv and a console controller. As for the game itself. I got a few hundred hours in it on pc but miss having this in the living room so this will do. This is the best asteroids game ever made.
An amazing game I've been a fan of for a long time on PC, and I'm so happy to see it on mobile platforms!! The level of customization the touch control editor has is incredible, and you can really tailor it to your exact desires! However, I would really like the joystick to respond to any touch in its area, rather t...
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| App | Rating | Price | Installs | Last updated | Compare |
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