Aug 2024
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| Nova Drift 1.2.38.2: A Bad Day To Be A Bugmajor Hello Drifters, We just launched an update that contains almost 200 changes: Bug fixes, gameplay tweaks, enemy tweaks, quality of life additions, aesthetic adjustments, and optimizations. See the impressively large changelog here . That's all, really. Enjoy your slightly shinier Nova Drift :) | 25581360 | |
| - Save And Quit Feature is Live - // - Many Tweaks + Balance Pass + Bug Fixes -major Hello all, Today we are launching not one but TWO major versions that have been brewing in the beta branches for months: 1.2.37 : Save and Quit Feature + minor fixes 1.2.35 : A huge amount of fixes, tweaks, and a balance pass But of course this is all rolled into 1.2.37, which you should now have access to in the default branch. Read the entire patch notes here. Here are the highlights: - Added… | 22383788 | |
| Nova Drift 1.2 Is Out: Daily Challenge Mode // World Ocean Day Charity Eventmajor Nova Drift's new game mode, Daily Challenge is now included as a free update! But before I get into the details, I'd like to remind everyone that the World Ocean Day Steam Sale is live now. 100+ other games are participating, and any of your purchases will support vital conservation work to create safer seas for whales and dolphins, as well as fund a brand-new project to retrieve lost ocean fis… | 18693993 | |
| Steam Deck Hotfix - V. 1.1.12 Made a few changes to comply with Steam Deck verification requirements: · Fixed non-value settings items getting greyed out incorrectly on Steam Deck · Fixed Window Size setting being selectable on Steam Deck · Fixed loading and saving settings that are disabled on Steam Deck · Fixed Custom Skin sprite overlapping the score on the End Score screen · Upgrade screen descriptions now use the stand… | 17096096 | |
| Nova Drift 1.1 is now live: Steam Deck Shine-Upmajor Hello Drifters, This update focuses on achieving two main goals: Offering an even smoother experience on Steam Deck than we already do, and preparing the game for porting. While there are many optimization challenges associated with porting (the focus of the next update), I'm particularly excited to share the game experience with mobile and Switch players. A few highlights from 1.1: · Reworked… | — | |
| Version 1.013 HOTFIX Hello all, The final bug fixes from 1.0 launch are live, including the one that causes cursor drift. Other changes include Star Eater boss tweaks and updates to the way the window repositions. Full changelog here as usual: | 15532352 | |
| - Version 1.09 Hotfix - Hello all, We just updated to version 1.09, with some small hotfixes addressing some rare crashes and bugs. We're currently testing a balance pass for the final boss, as well as a fix for the cursor drift some players are experiencing in Windowed Mode. I expect these changes will be live within a week. If you'd like to experience them sooner, feel free to switch over to the beta branch. Changel… | — | |
| - The Glistering Update Is Live -major This update aims to balance and refine Nova Drift's rough edges before we shift focus to the game's release, which features a final confrontation, ending, and full release. Complete List of Changes Important note: Menu control bindings have been separated from ship controls. If you have been using custom bindings, you may want to rebind the menu controls after updating. Major Overhaul: Burns an… | — | |
| - THE VORPAL UPDATE IS LIVE -major Complete List of Changes New Weapon: Swords Courser, Shockwave Shield, and Shielded Constructs Swords, Architect, Loaded Mines Wield a pair of monomolecular double-edged swords that can slice through targets and cleave through enemy projectiles. Sword's unique scaling interacts in unusual ways with a variety of Body Gear. Bodies that grant additional advanced constructs, or grant additional can… | 12269682 | |
| - Enemies 2.0 Part 3 Is Live -major This update introduces new alternate bosses, updates old bosses, adds 21 new Steam achievements, a glossary, several mod overhauls, and many balance changes and fixes. Complete List of Changes: New Nemesis Bosses Now, each boss encountered at waves 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100 has an alternate version that may be encountered if the Challenge Mode: Nemesis is enabled. Additionally, these bosses can a… | 11021004 | |
| 0.33.33 - Difficulty Balance Patch Hello Drifters! It's been awesome watching everyone's reaction to the new update! We've been reviewing all of the feedback you've given us, especially as it relates to the challenge of the last two updates, and decided that another difficulty balance patch could go a long way to improving new player experiences and veteran grievances both. Here's what we did: Enemy Balance Changes · The Crucibl… | 9737292 | |
| 0.33.29 -Small localization patch Updated localization for Brazilian Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, and Polish | 9655200 | |
| - ENEMIES 2.0 PART 2 IS NOW LIVE -major Hello Drifters, We've just launched another major update aimed at increasing build diversity and run variety. Encounter new huge bosses on your journey or jump right into late game with the new Draft Mode , pre-constructing a 35 upgrade build. We've also continued to refine the difficulty curve based on your feedback. The Breakdown: · New Challenge Mode: DRAFT · Three new alternate bosses can b… | 9584763 |
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| 12 Oct 2026 | Mon | 19:00 | No patch notes · unannounced build | 25890057 | beta | 1 | — |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Mon | 19:00 | No patch notes · unannounced build | 25890040 | public | 1 | — |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Mon | 15:40 | No patch notes · unannounced build | 25885679 | public | 1 | — |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Mon | 15:21 | No patch notes · unannounced build | 25885679 | beta | 1 | — |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Mon | 15:20 | No patch notes · unannounced build | 25885670 | experimental | 1 | — |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Mon | 15:13 | No patch notes · unannounced build | 25885506 | experimental | 1 | — |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Mon | 15:13 | No patch notes · unannounced build | 25885490 | beta | 1 | — |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Tue | 00:21 | No patch notes · unannounced build | 25591130 | public | 1 | — |