9 Hardcore games like Nova Drift that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Nova Drift does: punishing difficulty, procedural generation and ranged combat. To that it adds single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings fantasy world and offline play.

It shares the essentials of what Nova Drift does: punishing difficulty, procedural generation and ranged combat. The common ground extends to single-player focus and 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: fantasy world and offline play.

What brings it close to Nova Drift is punishing difficulty, procedural generation and ranged combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world.

Genre puts it alongside Nova Drift, and so does punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: strong narrative focus and a mythological setting.

On paper it is what Nova Drift is — punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to 2D presentation and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: magic-based combat and fantasy world.

Genre puts it alongside Nova Drift, and so does punishing difficulty, procedural generation and ranged combat. Both also lean on single-player focus and 2D presentation. The distance is in game mode and visuals — its own ground is offline play and a top-down view.

Shelved next to Nova Drift for good reason: punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. To that it adds single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

Same family as Nova Drift: punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. Both also lean on single-player focus and 2D presentation. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is magic-based combat and fantasy world.

It resembles Nova Drift most in how it is built: roguelike runs, punishing difficulty and procedural generation. To that it adds ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings card game strategy and fantasy world.