Novus Orbis

Novus Orbis

Steam Deck Playable

Seizo Games · Roguelike Deckbuilder · Feb 10, 2025

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $7.49.

91%
Very Positive
115 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 115 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 98 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
While this sounds like a bad thing, the progression actually feels really good since much of it is related to player skill rather than getting good unlocks, although getting unlocks certainly helps.
16 of 98 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
The biggest might be that the way combat works in this game feels far more dynamic and strategic.
9 of 98 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Super cool pixel art graphics, very imaginative monsters, catchy soundtrack, immersive game play, clever puzzles, pets to join your party, and similar to chess it's easy to learn how to play but challenging to know what and when to play.
9 of 98 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The combo meter impact as well further adds to the complexity so a fun game for people that enjoy managing multiple resources while still getting strong combinations and different styles of play across the characters.
8 of 98 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Super cool pixel art graphics, very imaginative monsters, catchy soundtrack, immersive game play, clever puzzles, pets to join your party, and similar to chess it's easy to learn how to play but challenging to know what and when to play.
6 of 98 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Gameplay16 reviews
Combat9 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Story and characters8 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty8 reviews
88%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs4 reviews
75%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $7.49 (−50%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $7.49

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
124
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.