ShellShock Live vs Nova Drift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShellShock Live
Engage in explosive online multiplayer tank battles. Customize your tank and arsenal to demolish opponents with hundreds of unique weapons. Earn experience to unlock new tanks, gear, and powerful upgrades.
- Multiplayer tank battles
- Hundreds of upgradable weapons
- Customizable tanks
- Earn XP to level up
- Unlock new tanks and gear
- Team and free-for-all matches
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Demolish your friends with hundreds of upgradable weapons shot from your customizable tank in this action-packed online multiplayer tanks game. Earn XP to level up and unlock new tanks, weapons, and gear. Fight against or alongside your friends for strategic team or free-for-all matches.
Nova Drift
This roguelike space shooter blends arcade combat with RPG elements for deep ship customization. Evolve your vessel through rapid gameplay sessions, experimenting with over 200 modular upgrades to craft unique builds and dominate unpredictable, randomly generated challenges.
- Roguelike space shooter gameplay
- Deep ship build-crafting
- Over 200 modular upgrades
- Quick, iterative gameplay sessions
- Randomly generated challenges
- Permanent death
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- SURVIVE - EVOLVE - DOMINATE - Nova Drift is a roguelike space shooter that combines classic arcade combat with action-rpg elements, emphasizing build-crafting and deep customization. Your ship rapidly evolves as you defeat enemies, allowing you to take a build from inception to execution in a single, captivating game session. Featuring: - Quick gameplay sessions (15-45 minutes) that allow for rapid experimentation, iteration, and advancement. - Over 200 modular upgrades, unlocked over time, to create your ideal build with. Snipe, command a drone army, discharge your shields, charge up, burn enemies with your thrusters, or smash right through them... there's a way to make it work. - Modular challenge modes to unlock and activate, providing greater risk and rewards. The stakes are high, as death is permanent! - Every game is randomly generated, keeping the fight intense and unpredictable. Fight through the campaign or play endlessly... Nova Drift is created by Chimeric, with music by Miles Tilmann. Website: https://novadrift.io/ Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Zp2MkPJ
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nova Drift at 80% against ShellShock Live's 50%. Nova Drift also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0). ShellShock Live's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $9.99) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and chart position there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
ShellShock Live costs $4.99 and Nova Drift $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nova Drift holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 113 and 54 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of ShellShock Live's written reviews are positive against 80% of Nova Drift's.
ShellShock Live ships an update every 4 days, Nova Drift every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShellShock Live | Nova Drift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (113 ratings) | 4.4 (54 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 79.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 113 — better | 54 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #143 | #126 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 406 MB | 573 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | KChamp Games, Inc. | Chimeric LLC |
Customer experience
ShellShock Live
Nova Drift
Bugs and requests
ShellShock Live
Reported bugs
11 issues- Black screen appears randomly during gameplay
- Infinite loading screen on app startup
- Game crashes when selecting menu options
- Screen goes dark on iPad with zoom issues
- Multiplayer invite button not functional
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- Game Center authentication errors
- App freezes mid-game
- Screen sensitivity too high for aiming
- Game crashes on older devices
- Skill list cuts off on iPad display
- Unable to join matches with poor connection
Requested features
13 requests- Cross-save functionality with Steam accounts
- Controller support for mobile devices
- Offline mode for single-player missions and pass-and-play
- Additional weapons from PC version
- Tournament mode
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- Team chat functionality
- Ability to rename player accounts
- Matchmaking based on player level
- New game modes and challenges
- In-game currency system for competitive play
- Larger screen support for iPad display optimization
- Rename lobby functionality
- Shot timer and game mod settings
Nova Drift
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ShellShock Live
No in-app purchases
Nova Drift
No in-app purchases
