Nova Drift vs Goblin Sushi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Goblin Sushi
Embrace your inner goblin chef in this unique roguelike restaurant simulator. Roll bizarre sushi for demanding goblin customers, upgrade your establishment, and battle rising rent. Can you manage the chaos and become a sushi master?
- Goblin sushi chef simulation
- Unique goblin-themed ingredients
- Restaurant and menu upgrades
- Challenging rent payment mechanic
- Showcase sales and combos
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Goblin Sushi mixes roguelike elements with restaurant simulation madness; and of course you are a goblin – rolling up Sushi – for goblins. MAKE SUSHI… FAST! Roll a huge selection of delicious looking sushi. Made from everyday goblin cave ingredients: caterpillars, slugs, chicken heads, and freshly blended toads. YOUR CUSTOMERS Goblins! They're pickier and more impatient than you might think. And they come in all varieties: Granny Goblin, Trash Goblin, Ghost Goblin, Poop Goblin and many more… UPGRADE EVERYTHING Improve your restaurant, the menu, and above all, your cash flow! Tinker with powerful sushi combos, turbocharge your rice cooker, or just screw everything and serve exquisite poop. RENT IS DUE Even as a goblin entrepreneur, your biggest enemy is your landlord. Tenant protection was never invented, so rent is due every two minutes and rises at an inflationary rate. Pay off your landlord. Until the very end… SHOW OFF! Present your astronomical sales figures, your best-selling sushi dishes, and your oh so clever combos. FEATURES - Ultimate goblin sushi chef experience. - Big range of fancy sushi with goblin-tastic ingredients. - Live out your restaurant power fantasy. - Overcome inflationary rent prices. - Stress inducing carpal tunnel gameplay
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Goblin Sushi at $4.99 against Nova Drift's $9.99. Goblin Sushi also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (332 vs 56). Nova Drift's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 71%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Nova Drift costs $9.99 and Goblin Sushi $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Goblin Sushi holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Goblin Sushi has 332 ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Nova Drift's written reviews are positive against 71% of Goblin Sushi's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Nova Drift ships an update every 10 days, Goblin Sushi weekly. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Nova Drift | Goblin Sushi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (56 ratings) | 4.7 (332 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews — better | 71.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 56 | 332 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #194 | #131 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 573 MB | 625 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Chimeric LLC | Old Cake Factory GmbH |
Customer experience
Nova Drift
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In-app purchases
Nova Drift
No in-app purchases
Goblin Sushi
No in-app purchases
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