Nova Hearts News

Thank you for getting us to over 25,000 wishlists on Steam! To celebrate, we wanted to share this special gift: free Nova Hearts icons & wallpapers! ✨

This wouldn't be possible without all of you, so please feel free to download and enjoy these icons and wallpapers to your hearts' content (for non-commercial usage only).

As more people add Nova Hearts to their wishlists, we'll be able to share a few more surprises with you all, so don't forget to share Nova Hearts with all of your friends! 💜 You can also find us on Discord to keep up with all of the latest news!

On behalf of Shoreline Games and Lightbulb Crew, thank you again for your support of Nova Hearts!

[h3]Nova Hearts is part of TactiCon from June 18 to 22, 2024![/h3]
TactiCon is a digital convention celebrating strategy video games, hosted on Steam by Firesquid and Hooded Horse. Discover all the amazing strategy games of this edition: TactiCon 2024


[h3]Try the demo now, play the first chapter![/h3]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2506290/Nova_Hearts/

The demo is the first chapter of the game Nova Hearts. It is a slightly updated version of the previous demo. We now have a new combat tutorial, quality-of-life changes, and bug fixes! The first chapter lasts around 1h30.

Do you like what you see? Good, because there will be more coming soon! In the meantime, play the demo and share your feedback with us on Steam or Discord!

We're so proud to participate in the Future of Play this year. For this special occasion, we're coming up with a surprise, a brand-new Character Trailer!

Plus, it's official. Nova Hearts is coming to all platforms: PC, Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo Switch!

[h3]Watch the trailer![/h3]
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Let us know what you think of the trailer and what are the new characters that intrigue you. We might share more info on them soon!

[h3]We were even featured in the main key art![/h3]
The Future of Play being a major Summer event, we were so excited when we saw that the main key art is featuring our characters! Can you see Luce and Will in there?


What did you think of the trailer? Let us know what you think. In the meantime, play the demo and share your feedback with us on Steam or Discord!

[h2]In this Steam news, learn more about LudoNarraCon and some teasing of Chapter 2![/h2]

[h3]Nova Hearts is part of the LudoNarracon from May 9 to 14, 2024![/h3]
LudoNarraCon is a digital convention celebrating narrative video games, hosted on Steam by Fellow Traveller. It aims to create a platform to showcase and celebrate interesting and innovative narrative games, replicating as many of the aspects and benefits of the physical convention experience as possible within a digital format.

Discover all the amazing narrative games of this edition: LudoNarraCon


[h3]Try the demo now, play the first chapter![/h3]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2506290/Nova_Hearts/

The demo is the first chapter of the game Nova Hearts. It is a slightly updated version of the previous demo. We now have a new combat tutorial, quality-of-life changes, and bug fixes! The first chapter lasts around 1h30.

[h3]In the meantime, it's the right moment for a Chapter 2 sneak peek, right?[/h3]

Since some of you are here for the flirt, here is one of the new characters you will meet in the second chapter... SHADY!



There will be new environments, people, and mysteries... and still a ton of flirt!



After kicking the first boss' a**, what adventures await our super trio? Many! At the end of our first chapter, you could have a glimpse of a new character...



And what an arrival, very mysterious... if you did not get it yet, this is our new bad guy! And a villain always comes with their little companions... so discover the new goons of your next enemy.



Do you like what you see? Good, because there will be more coming soon! In the meantime, play the demo and share your feedback with us on Steam or Discord!

Wait, why is Nova Hearts participating in the Lovecraftian Days Steam event? Because the game has some Lovecraft inspirations! As surprising as it may be for Nova Hearts, Lovecraft can take different forms and directions.

[h3]What is Lovecraft?[/h3]
"H.P. Lovecraft (born August 20, 1890, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.—died March 15, 1937, Providence) was an American author of fantastic and macabre short novels and stories, one of the 20th-century masters of the Gothic tale of terror. Lovecraft was interested in science from childhood, but lifelong poor health prevented him from attending college. He made his living as a ghostwriter and rewrite man and spent most of his life in seclusion and poverty. His fame as a writer increased after his death." H.P Lovecraft, The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, www.britannica.com.


The Curious Case of H. P. Lovecraft, Paul Roland

[h3]The Lovecraftian themes in the game are: a cosmic mystery, the unknown/unknowable, an otherworldy influence on humanity, everything happening in a small town, and Fate.[/h3]

In Nova Hearts, Sailor Moon is a clear visual influence on the game, but more subtly Lovecraft's artworks too! We wanted to pay homage to the author by adding our own sense of Lovecraft to the game. The entry point to that is exploring the horror of non-existence and the influence of otherworldly beings when they are deprived of human intention. The game has taken a softer point-of-view to match the joyful pop feel of a queer narrative based on magical girls but retained these notions of what lies hidden and the consequences of powers wielded without conscience.



Lovecraft's artworks are an important part of the game's story. Who are these enemies and "monsters", where are they coming from, and why are they here? This mystery is part of the fantasy we wanted to create. There was never supposed to be a horror tone on things, though, it's more this underlying element to build the whole setting, that would become clear at the end to make the stakes higher. In the first chapter Nova Hearts: The Spark, these enemies look cute on paper, but when you're facing them, you discover there is something wrong. There is a deeper meaning there and the why is what you will have to discover in the full game!

Research for the "Chapter 1 Goon attack"

Final asset "Chapter 1 Goon attack"

More to discover about why the game has some Lovecraft inspirations in the full game! We can't be too explicit about it yet as we don't want to spoil anything! We can't wait for you to play Nova Hearts and discover it by yourself to understand where we're going with it!

[h3]Not convinced yet? Play the first chapter for free on our Steam page! [/h3]