# Nova Drift Lite — user reviews

> 12 indexed App Store user reviews of Nova Drift Lite by Chimeric LLC, rated 4.60/5 from 12 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nova-drift-lite/id6746450915/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nova-drift-lite/id6746450915.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 10 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 0

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Schlecht

*2026-06-16*

Unglaublich schlechte Steuerung, es lassen sich auch keine Upgrades des Schiffes durchführen.
Es wird auch nicht transparent gemacht, dass es sich um eine Probeversion handelt.

### 2/5 — Controls on gamepad

*2026-03-13*

Why is the aiming with one analog and not both like a twin stick shooter should be thought this was gone be fun but five min of just trying to move around was enough to uninstall

**Developer response:** I get where you're coming from its not a twin-stick shooter on purpose. It's a "retro-evolution" of a 1970s - 1980s arcade mechanic I wanted to explore. Coupling facing and firing is core to the design and the "Drift" mechanic, where you're intended to set yourself in motion, turn and fire, like "Asteroids".

### 3/5 — Fun but crashes a lot

*2026-04-05*

Games is really fun and visually cool but my game crashes constantly. I’d buy the full version but not if it runs like this. Running on a iPad Air 5 so I am not sure what the deal is but would love a patch to stabilize it.

Update: thanks for reaching out. And yes, it’s the B button issue so good to know a fix is on the way. Thanks again!

**Developer response:** Thanks for letting us know. Are you playing on a gamepad, by chance? We haven't heard reports of crashing for any other reason. If you have any details to offer, please send them to chimericgames@gmail.com. If you're using a gamepad, it's just the "B" button that causes a crash, and this is an issue with the engine that was just patched, and we should be able to apply the fix this week.

### 4/5 — Dualsense edgeを使うと

*2026-03-24*

ゲーム自体はとても面白いのですが、さらに楽しもうとしてDualsense edgeを繋ぐと○ボタンでアプリが閉じてしまう。他のゲームでは同様の事象は起きないのに…という事でゲーム中は○ボタンが押せない。自分だけだろうか？

**Developer response:** Thanks for the review! We're aware of this bug, and the engine has to fix it (we can't). They are working on it, and as soon as their new build become stable we will incorporate the fix.

### 4/5 — bug

*2026-03-10*

My mobile phone is 13mini Simplified Chinese, but the in-house upgrade is not fully displayed

**Developer response:** Ah! Sorry about that! This affects only the Chinese version, and we'll resolve it as soon as we can.

### 5/5 — ~~~~

*2026-06-02*

Прикольная. Затягивает

**Developer response:** Glad to hear you had a good time :)

### 5/5 — Peak

*2026-05-04*

This is peak, even if it’s just the demo. Also, is the lack of super mods intentional? Because I remember using Barrage and Hidden Power on the computer demo, but they’re not on the mobile version

**Developer response:** So glad you loved it! They're unlocked in the full version of the game.

### 5/5 — 🔥

*2026-04-19*

Awesome game!

**Developer response:** So happy you're enjoying it, thank you!

### 5/5 — Nice game. Will definitely buy the full version.

*2026-03-20*

The movement feels a little finicky but I'm sure I'll improve with skill. Seems to have a lot of strategy building potential. I think you call this a rogue like or rouge lite if you regard the full version as there's unlocks and that's a difference for defining the game genre. Go play it. It's a free version so you're not gonna lose money.

**Developer response:** Thanks so much for the review! Please know that we are working on refining controls in the coming weeks, as deploying a handful of quality of life features and fixes. Enjoy!

### 5/5 — コントローラーで楽しくなります

*2026-03-16*

操作が難しいですが、コントローラーに対応していたので、繋げてコンフィグしたら快適に遊べました！
iPhoneでやるとダイナミックアイランドが邪魔で一部説明やスキルが隠れて見えないです。

**Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback-- please know that we are working on refining controls in the coming weeks, so I hope you'll come back and give it another chance!

## Most praised reviews (2 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — One of my favorite games on the pc now for mobile!

*2026-03-12*

While I prefer playing this with an actual controller or keyboard I still love this game. Don’t forget that you can turn on virtual joystick and auto-fire in the menu to make the touchscreen less complicated (although autofire does have some negative interactions with certain weapons like not being able to stockpile missiles). Now onto the game. This game is probably the best arcade game I’ve seen in at least 10 years. The gameplay is fluid and smooth, the music is minimalist but epic, and the upgrades/progression are super fun and gives you so much control over your builds. You have a liberal amount of perk rerolls, so that you can always get close to what you want. If you die then you have to start over but it doesn’t feel like such a big loss since the runs aren’t insanely long and you can jump right back in. Anyways, give this game a try on here or on pc. You won’t be disappointed!

**Developer response:** Thank you for taking the time to write such a thoughtful review. I'm so glad you're loving it!

### 5/5 — SO AWESOME

*2026-03-11*

I LOVE YOU CHIMERIC I WILL SACRIFICE MY NEWBORN CHILD FOR THIS GAME!!!

**Developer response:** Whoa! Thanks, but NOT NECESSARY! :D

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-08.*