Nova Swarm

Outlast the endless swarm with a single thumb.

Nova Swarm is a roguelite survival action game: drag to move, and your weapons fire on their own. Each run lasts nine minutes. Every level-up offers three cards, and your picks stack into a different build every time.

■ ONE THUMB IS ENOUGH

Drag anywhere to move. No aiming, no fire button. Focus on dodging, collecting and staying alive.

■ BUILD AND EVOLVE YOUR WEAPONS

Rapid Fire, Split Shot, Orbit Blades, Nova Pulse, Chain Lightning, Seeker Missiles and the Photon Lance. Max a weapon and own its partner stat, and a gold evolution card appears: Supernova, Thunderstorm, Halo, Hive Barrage and Prism turn the tide.

■ STACK THE COMBO, THEN BURST

Chain kills to grow your combo and score multiplier. Hit 30 for FEVER. When things get tight, Burst cashes in the whole combo for a screen-clearing shockwave. Spend it now or keep building: your call.

■ NINE MINUTES, THEN THE MOTHER CORE

An elite every minute, the Warden at 5:00 and the Mother Core at 9:00. Destroy the Core to win. Your first win unlocks Nightmare mode: a tougher swarm for 1.5x rewards.

■ EVERY RUN MAKES YOU STRONGER

Earn stardust each run and spend it on permanent upgrades such as damage, HP, rerolls and a revive. Beat your records to unlock new ships.

■ A FAIR FREE GAME

No banners and no forced ads. Rewarded ads play only when you choose one (2x stardust, Second Chance, extra reroll). A one-time Supporter Pack makes every bonus free with no ads, and adds 1000 stardust and the exclusive Aurora ship.

■ PLAY ANYWHERE

No account needed. Plays offline. Available in English and Korean.

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