Nova Swarm
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Steam News · 1d
Nova Swarm has had a serious overhaul. I've rebuilt the fleet and the worlds you fight above, made destruction more satisfying, and worked on the opening minutes and performance. I'm proud of how far it's come, and your feedback helped get it here. Watch the new gameplay trailer on the Steam page. Give it 50 seconds and see the overhaul in motion. Ready for a closer look? Curious about what keeps ...
Steam News · Aug 29
Powerup clarity update The newer powerup roster has received a full visual pass. Each icon now has its own silhouette, central symbol, and mechanic-specific visual language—so you can tell what you’re grabbing at a glance, even in a crowded wave. Highlights 20 newer powerups now use finished, distinct artwork. Survival-critical pickups are easier to recognize: Extra Life keeps its unmistakable lif...
Steam News · Aug 20
Cabinet Wonders now have a much better framed presentation and linger longer during the natural break between waves—without pausing or freezing the game. The previous wonder presentation were oversized, ugly and paused the game unintentionally. Input, projectiles, timers, and wave progression keep moving normally while a Wonder is shown. Every Wonder keeps its unique authored artwork, now with mor...
Steam News · Aug 16
Hi pilots, This minor update adds a permanent long-term climb and continues the work on making Nova Swarm easier to understand without lowering the pressure. Endless Career Rank Career Rank no longer stops at Rank 40. Earned XP can now keep raising it indefinitely. Rank 40 remains the final unlock, reward and combat-power milestone. Higher ranks are status-only and provide no gameplay advantage. E...
Steam News · Aug 13
Menus and onboarding Rebuilt the main menu around a large, focused START PLAYING action, with a clear first-run cue that guides new pilots straight into Mayhem Tactical. Removed the permanent Pilot Orders board from the main menu. Orders now live in the Hangar archive and appear contextually during runs when they matter. Improved typography, spacing, contrast, text-to-frame clearance, and controll...
Steam News · Aug 9
A small follow-up patch is now live. What Changed Boss fights now act as clean combo boundaries. Your combo ends when a boss encounter begins, boss hits no longer keep the timer alive, and combos built from support ships do not carry out of the fight. Compatible timed powerups can now run together, normally as one offense effect and one support effect. Picking up the same timed powerup now adds du...
Steam News · Aug 8
Combat clarity Final deaths now show the impact and fatal cause clearly, clear lingering hazards, and transition into Game Over without the red vignette seam or secondary combat messages covering the moment. Game Over, results, and leaderboard transitions now stay composed while data loads instead of dropping to a black screen. Score, combo, survival, mission status, and high-score chase informati...
Steam News · Aug 8
Nova Swarm has changed dramatically since its June 9 launch. The game is still built around fast restarts, learnable boss patterns, bullet-heavy combat and the pull of one cleaner run. But the current version offers much more to master: run-long Tactical builds, a pure score-attack ruleset, Overrun from Sector 51, 30 ships, 60 Cabinet Wonders and a major overhaul of combat clarity, controls and pr...
Steam News · Aug 6
Keyboard controls Added keyboard remapping for movement, focus, shooting, dodge or phase, and pause. Shift can now be rebound directly. Custom bindings persist with your settings, while Reset Keyboard restores the defaults. Fixed overlapping controls and buttons in the Settings remapping panels. Cabinet Wonders Every Cabinet Wonder now begins with a dedicated revelation sound. A wordless angelic c...
Steam News · Aug 2
Nova Swarm has received a major combat-readability, ship-identity, build-quality, and presentation update. The goal is still the same: keep the swarm fast, dangerous, and spectacular—but make sure the warnings tell the truth, controls remain responsive, rewards arrive safely, and every ship feels worth mastering. A New Nova Command HUD Combat messages have been rebuilt into one coherent Nova Comma...