Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Bugs: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 118 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 101 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise29% are divided14% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
43 of 101 sampled reviews raised it
Novus Orbis is a striking entry in the roguelike deck-builder genre, offering a thoughtful blend of familiar card-based mechanics with several inventive twists that give the experience a sharp identity of its own.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
10 of 101 sampled reviews raised it
Absolutely an easy recommend for anyone not put off by relatively high-difficulty deckbuilding games, and clearly a game made by a keen fan of the genre and an extremely competent developer to boot.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
9 of 101 sampled reviews raised it
Even in its Early Access state, Novus Orbis feels surprisingly refined, supported by a cleverly layered combat system and a strong foundation of cards, blessings, pets, and enemies that establish its long-term potential.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
9 of 101 sampled reviews raised 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.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay43 reviews
Difficulty10 reviews
Combat9 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Divided opinion
Audio83% still recommend
Characters100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs67% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$14.99
The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.
5 points recordedtoday · $14.99
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