News19 Jun 2025💖💖Nova Hearts is Now Available!💖💖It's been a long journey for us to get to this point, and we couldn't have done it without all your support. We want to thank everyone that has stood by us to help us reach this point, especially for a passion project. We're incredibly proud of what we've accomplished with Nova Hearts, and we can't wait for everyone to experience Luce's story! ~ Lightbulb Crew & Shoreline Games To celebrate Nov…
Nova Hearts is part of #TheStorytellersFestival from Feb 18–25 with @TwoHalfStudios! 💖⚔️ A mysterious cosmic force has transformed you — and other highly attractive people in your area — into superheroes and villains! Will you forge deep bonds or face off in high-stakes battles? In Nova Hearts, every text, date, and fight shapes your destiny. ✨ What is Nova Hearts? A turn-based combat dating a…
The second Dev Diary episode is now available! ✨ We chat with Keltoum Marsli (Narrative Director) and Fabien Lavrand (2D Artist) from the Lightbulb Crew team about the cast and the relationships you can experience in-game! ♥️
We just released the first episode of our Dev Diary series for Nova Hearts!! This series will feature interviews from our team at Lightbulb Crew going over the production of Nova Hearts and their thoughts on the game. Hope you guys can enjoy this sneak peek on the hard work our team has been putting into the game and let us know what you think of the first episode! ❤️
Thank you for getting us to over 25,000 wishlists on Steam! To celebrate, we wanted to share this special gift: free Nova Hearts icons & wallpapers ! ✨ This wouldn't be possible without all of you, so please feel free to download and enjoy these icons and wallpapers to your hearts' content (for non-commercial usage only). As more people add Nova Hearts to their wishlists, we'll be able to share…
Nova Hearts is part of TactiCon from June 18 to 22, 2024! TactiCon is a digital convention celebrating strategy video games, hosted on Steam by Firesquid and Hooded Horse. Discover all the amazing strategy games of this edition: TactiCon 2024 Try the demo now, play the first chapter! The demo is the first chapter of the game Nova Hearts. It is a slightly updated version of the previous demo. We…
We're so proud to participate in the Future of Play this year. For this special occasion, we're coming up with a surprise, a brand-new Character Trailer ! Plus, it's official. Nova Hearts is coming to all platforms : PC, Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo Switch! Watch the trailer! Let us know what you think of the trailer and what are the new characters that intrigue you. We might share more info on…
In this Steam news, learn more about LudoNarraCon and some teasing of Chapter 2 ! Nova Hearts is part of the LudoNarracon from May 9 to 14, 2024! LudoNarraCon is a digital convention celebrating narrative video games, hosted on Steam by Fellow Traveller. It aims to create a platform to showcase and celebrate interesting and innovative narrative games, replicating as many of the aspects and bene…
Wait, why is Nova Hearts participating in the Lovecraftian Days Steam event? Because the game has some Lovecraft inspirations ! As surprising as it may be for Nova Hearts, Lovecraft can take different forms and directions. What is Lovecraft? "H.P. Lovecraft (born August 20, 1890, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.—died March 15, 1937, Providence) was an American author of fantastic and macabre shor…
We're participating in the Turn Based Thursday Festival ! What better than to talk a little bit about the combat of Nova Hearts? You were many to give your feedback on it and we took notes, so thank you! Let's dive into it and reply to some questions we've seen online. Why mixing combat and visual novel/dating sim? Our idea with Nova Hearts was to revisit the genres of visual novels and dating…
An update is on the way for the first chapter The Spark! We've been carefully reading your feedback and thanks to your reports and suggestions, a few things will be updated! This update will come in the first week of March. Here is our plan for this update: · Fasten the conversation in the Message App · Modify the combat pacing to have fewer combats and fasten them · Specify the intentions behi…
MAGICAL GIRLS - DATING - EPIC FIGHTS The first chapter "Nova Hearts - The Spark" is available right now FOR FREE on Steam! The Spark is the first chapter and introduction to the world of Nova Hearts. As the main character Luce , players will meet the game’s flirty and thirsty cast of characters and their cosmic alter-egos, learn the basics of the stylish turn-based combat, and embark on a quest…
The first chapter Nova Hearts: The Spark will be officially playable for free on January 25, 4pm CET / 7am PST . The full game will then be playable in 2025 . In this first chapter, you play Luce, a positive and funny 21yo who loves being around her friends and helping others. You're back in this city you left some years ago. Discover more about your new life, new old friends, and powers! Suppo…
The cool kids are here! Luce is coming back to Vermillion after a while. She's meeting with Will and CJ, her long-time friends. As she starts remembering her life there, everything seems to have changed. But she's well accompanied and always gets support from her two besties. You play Luce, the main character of Nova Hearts Luce just left university. She needs to take time for herself to find w…
Dear players, We would like to inform you that the free first chapter "Nova Hearts - The Spark" will be postponed from its initial launch on January 17, 2024. The release date is moved by a few days. The first chapter, downloadable for free, will be officially playable end of January . One of our core values is to be transparent and to make honest communications. We want your game experience to…
After three years of development, we’re proud to announce our new game Nova Hearts ! A mysterious force of power transforms you and other highly attractive people in your area into superheroes and villains! TEXT, DATE and FIGHT your friends and enemies alike. Do you like Sailor Moon? Texting, dating and fighting? Then Nova Hearts is the game for you! First Chapter "Nova Hearts: The Spark" avail…
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