Released Aug 12, 2024 $17.99 Overwhelmingly Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Nova Drift

By Chimeric · published by Pixeljam

Shoot 'Em Up Bullet Hell Roguelite Arcade Action Roguelike Arena Shooter Action RPG Bullet Heaven ShooterRoguelike2DAction

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Reviews 13,052 Overwhelmingly Positive

Players yesterday 204 at the busiest moment

Owners 200K–500K estimated

Nova Drift is a game tagged Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell and Roguelite by Chimeric, released Aug 12, 2024. It has 13,052 Steam reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive). It has an estimated 200K–500K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Drag and Shoot, Rogue Run and XENOFLEKT.

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.

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Drag and Shoot 78% match · Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Roguelite
Rogue Run 78% match · Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Roguelite
XENOFLEKT 77% match · Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Roguelite
Nova Swarm 77% match · Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Roguelite
Gunlocked 76% match · Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Roguelite
Void Scrappers 75% match · Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Roguelite
Space Cowboy and the Robot Scourge 75% match · Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Roguelite
Cosmic Flesh: Overdrive 75% match · Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Roguelite
Cosmic Run 75% match · Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Roguelite
Geometry Waves 74% match · Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Roguelite

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Nova Drift · record updated 18 hours ago

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Overview

App ID858210

Release dateAug 12, 2024

Last change number39753517

Last record update18 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Chimeric
Publisher: Pixeljam
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise: Pixeljam
Website: novadrift.io

Windows macOS

Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Full support

Single-playerFull controller supportSteam AchievementsSteam LeaderboardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$17.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$17.99Oct 25, 2026

Checked1 day agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
25890057	beta	Oct 12, 2026
25890040	public	Oct 12, 2026
25885670	experimental	Oct 12, 2026
8179462	legacyosx	Feb 10, 2022
6568309	legacy_syzygy	Jan 17, 2022

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Price (US)
5217190	Not on the store yet	—

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
858211	—	Windows	812.8 MB	380.8 MB	2730720291377512459
858212	—	macOS	869.2 MB	416.6 MB	4651711398783149808
5217190	— DLC 5217190	All	—	—	—

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	25890040	Oct 12, 2026	Open
beta Open beta testing	25890057	Oct 12, 2026	Open
experimental Early beta testing	25885670	Oct 12, 2026	Open
legacyosx	8179462	Feb 10, 2022	Open
legacy_syzygy Legacy version: Syzygy	6568309	Jan 17, 2022	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Nova Drift

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
NovaDrift.app/Contents/MacOS/NovaDrift		macOS
NovaDrift.exe		Windows

Space per player976.6 KB

Filesup to 10

Save locations2

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataLocal	NovaDrift	*.ini	Windows
MacAppSupport	com.pixeljam.stardriftmac	*.ini	MacOS

Achievements

Achievements400 hidden

Most unlocked47%Shouldn’t Have Been Standing There

Rarest1.1%Social Distancing

Shouldn’t Have Been Standing There Penetrate 20 or more targets with one Railgun projectile 47%
Missile Massacre Fire Salvo with at least 300 missiles in reserve 28.9%
Gaze Into the Abyss Discover The Void: Exhaust the random mod pool 20.4%
NOT THE BEES Control 50 Swarm Constructs 20.2%
Don't Play Dice with The Universe Defeat a wave 100 boss without ever rerolling 19.4%
Planet Buster Deal over 30,000 damage in one hit 18.9%
Bullet Sponge End a game having sustained 12,000 total damage from any source 18.7%
Shock and Awe Make Discharge your primary weapon 15.4%
Still Alive Keep your Turret alive for 4 minutes 14.6%
'Tis But A Scratch Destroy all of Warbringer's components 13.7%
This is Fine End a game having sustained 6,000 or more damage from Dying Star 13.6%
The Hard Way Destroy Station Omega without breaking any of its nodes 13.3%
Secret Weapon Convert Reflexive Shields into a rapid-fire weapon 12.6%
No, You Reflect an enemy projectile with your weapon construct 12.2%
Steady... Steady... Charge your weapon for a full minute 11.4%
Ludicrous Speed Deal at least 25,000 crash damage in one hit 8.9%
Volatile Projectile Trigger Volatile Shields on a Blade Drone 8.7%
I Regret Everything With Omnishield, die with your shields protecting your hull 8.6%

All 40 achievements

Sonic Rainboom Self-trigger Volatile Shields with Celestial Lance while under the effects of a Hyper Boost power-up 6.1%
Divide by Zero Trigger 40 or more Warp Shield explosions at once 4.7%
It Was At That Moment He Knew... Have a shield that powerfully sucks enemies toward you 4.7%
Pure of Mod and Body Finish a game scoring at least 200,000 points while possessing Ataraxia and at most 7 other mods 3.7%
Filled with Determination Score 200,000 points under the effects of Last Stand 3.6%
Trolley Problem Die to a Cargo Train 3.6%
A Bold Strategy Trigger Retribution without being damaged by an enemy or hazard 3.3%
World Serpent Become 80 segments long as a Leviathan 3.2%
The Best Defense Using the Architect, self-destruct your Bastion Shield triggering Volatile Shields, Self Destruction, and Tempest Break 3%
Ya Basic Defeat a wave 100 boss with the starting gear 2.5%
Savor The Void Be offered 7 of THE VOID while upgrading 2.2%
Joust As a Hullbreaker, defeat Seraph with crash damage during its charge phase 2%
Restraining Order Sacrifice half of your defenses to Obsession 2%
Turbo Tortoise Achieve a Bastion assembly time of 3.5 seconds or less 1.7%
Chaos Is A Ladder Control 30 orbs of discord 1.4%
Ultra Chaos Reach level 40 in non-Draft Mode having only chosen the central mod 1.3%
Serenity Now Reach +150% global damage from the Ataraxia Super Mod without Draft Mode 1.3%
I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends Achieve an Ally construct limit of 4 1.3%
Boop Noodle Be a Leviathan with at least a -35% size modifier 1.2%
I Want It All Get a score of 250,000+ while owning 9 Super Mods 1.2%
Malfunction Create a build where your Bastion shield detonates and deals burn damage the instant it deploys 1.2%
Social Distancing Achieve +75% battlefield size 1.1%