Nova Drift vs Maze Mice
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
Maze Mice
Navigate challenging mazes in this roguelike survival game where time progresses only when you move. Collect power-ups, choose upgrades, and evade enemies to survive. Unlock new characters and discover a vast array of enhancements.
- Time moves only when you move
- Collect dots and level up
- Choose from tons of upgrades
- Unlock multiple cute characters
- Bullet heaven roguelite gameplay
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Maze Mice is a bullet heaven roguelite where time only moves when you move. Collect dots, level up, choose upgrades, and avoid cats. All at your own pace. Features: Gameplay designed by the same solo developer who brought you Luck be a Landlord. A fantastic soundtrack from the same composer as Luck be a Landlord. Multiple cute characters to unlock and play as. Tons of upgrades to unlock and pick from.
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Verdict
Nova Drift and Maze Mice both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Nova Drift's written reviews are positive against 40% of Maze Mice's. Nova Drift also leads on chart position (#173 vs unranked) and ratings volume (54 vs 11). Maze Mice's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $9.99). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Maze Mice $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Nova Drift against 4.5 for Maze Mice. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Nova Drift's written reviews are positive against 40% of Maze Mice's.
Nova Drift ships an update every 10 days, Maze Mice daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nova Drift | Maze Mice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (54 ratings) | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #173 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 573 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Chimeric LLC | TrampolineTales |
Customer experience
Nova Drift
Maze Mice
In-app purchases
Nova Drift
No in-app purchases
Maze Mice
No in-app purchases
