Nova Swarm

Dodge the swarm. Crack the boss. Chase the board.

A fast arcade space shooter where the screen gets crowded, the bosses get mean, and one cleaner run can push you up the leaderboard.

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Survive the swarm. Break the boss. Tune your ship. Launch again.

Nova Swarm gameplay with dense enemy fire

Outnumbered, not finished.

Enemy waves shift, bullets stack up fast, and the best moments come from spotting one tiny gap before it closes.

Dense waves Tight dodges Screen-filling bosses

A Nova Swarm ship diving through a neon rift with the swarm behind it

Why it works

A good run starts ugly, then suddenly clicks.

You learn the patterns by almost dying to them. Then the same wave that wrecked you becomes free points.

A Nova Swarm ship streaking above a planet after defeating the swarm

Afterburn Survive long enough to make the run yours.

A vertical Nova Swarm boss corridor packed with red projectiles

Overrun The screen fills up. You find the gap anyway.

Unlock ships. Make them dangerous.

Find your ship.

Each ship changes how you move, shoot, and survive. Pick the one that fits your hands, then upgrade it until the swarm starts to look manageable.

Nova Swarm unlockable ships in an orbital hangar

Varied weapons Lasers, burst fire, piercing shots, drones, and more.

Meaningful upgrades Small choices can save the next minute.

Different builds Speed, shields, damage, greed, or pure survival.

Nova Swarm boss fight with a colossal red boss core

Big bosses.

Bigger problems.

Bosses shove you out of your rhythm. Learn the tells, dodge the mess, and punish the opening.

Watch a boss fight

See it in motion.

Watch the swarm build, the ships fire back, and the run fall apart in the best possible way.

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Climb the board.

Make someone chase your score.

Score is the point. Push a little farther, squeeze out one better route, and make the next pilot work for it.

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Rank Pilot Score

01Acephoenix9,876,540

02Voidstrike8,432,110

03Starscream6,912,870

04Nebula_Nine6,045,220

05Lightspeed5,678,990

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Nova Swarm ship dodging through a bright rift chase scene.

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Nova Swarm is a fast arcade space shooter about tight dodges, nasty bosses, and chasing one better score.

Nova Swarm player ship lineup with neon arcade lighting.

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I'm building Nova Swarm: a fast arcade space shooter with unlockable ships, huge bosses, and leaderboard score chasing. Wishlist it on Steam.

Nova Swarm boss eclipse key art with a huge enemy silhouette.

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Tiny Foundry's first game is a focused arcade space shooter about dense enemy waves, boss fights, unlockable ships, and leaderboard runs.

Tiny Foundry

Made by people who still chase high scores.

Tiny Foundry makes small, sharp arcade games for people who like tight controls, short runs, and scores they can beat by just a little more.

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