Games like Nova Hearts
If Nova Hearts is your kind of game, the closest matches are Starbright Agency, Herotome and Royal Alchemist — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and cozy. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
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Players who liked Nova Hearts also play
Steam players who put hours into Nova Hearts also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Starbright Agency
WHY THIS
Top pick for Nova Hearts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Nova Hearts.
Get messy on social media, smooch hot heroes and top the charts in this intricately crafted, route-based visual novel & social media sim. Every choice matters, whether to send haters to your DMs, leak your secret identity to the press, or turn your fake date into a genuine connection.
Herotome
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Nova Hearts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Nova Hearts.
Be a hero or be a menace! Herotome is a choice-heavy visual novel with a colorful cast of characters. Seize the moment to find love and worldwide renown, or use your gift of gab to annoy your heroic peers.
Royal Alchemist
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nova Hearts.
Third-strongest match for Nova Hearts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Nova Hearts.
Intrigue, betrayal, deaths! An Otome / BxB survival Raising Simulation in a high-fantasy royal court setting with RPG elements.
Sweetcore Brews - an otome game inspired by witchy sitcoms
WHY THIS
Shares relationship building, visual novel style, slice of life and a cozy mood with Nova Hearts.
Ranked #4 for Nova Hearts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Nova Hearts.
An anime, choice-driven witchy otome visual novel where you bond and interact with two romance-able characters to unlock romantic scenarios in the story! Play minigames to experience branching relationship routes (GxB or GxG)
Royal Order
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nova Hearts.
Ranked #5 for Nova Hearts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Nova Hearts.
Intrigue, betrayal, deaths! A LGBT+ survival Raising Simulation in a high-fantasy royal court setting with RPG elements.
Corona Borealis
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Nova Hearts.
Ranked #6 for Nova Hearts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Nova Hearts.
June Pinegar is forced to spend the summer working at her father’s quaint country café, far away from her urban home. Will romance spark with the dutiful barista or friendship form with the bubbly cashier? Or perhaps she’ll mend the strained relationship between her and her quirky father.
Hustle Cat
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Nova Hearts.
Ranked #7 for Nova Hearts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Nova Hearts.
You are Avery Grey, the newest employee at a popular cat cafe called A Cat's Paw. The coffee's good and the staff is friendly (and kinda cute!) but mysterious. One day, you find a strange book in the basement, with letters you can't quite read...
Arcadia Fallen
WHY THIS
Shares dialogue choices and an atmospheric mood with Nova Hearts.
Ranked #8 for Nova Hearts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Nova Hearts.
Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nova Hearts at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Nova Hearts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nova Hearts.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nova Hearts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nova Hearts.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nova Hearts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nova Hearts.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nova Hearts on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Nova Hearts.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Nova Hearts on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Nova Hearts.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Nova Hearts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nova Hearts.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nova Hearts.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nova Hearts.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nova Hearts.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nova Hearts.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
A Date with Death
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nova Hearts.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Nova Hearts.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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More from Lightbulb Crew
Other recommendable Steam games by Lightbulb Crew, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Othercide
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nova Hearts.
Another title from Lightbulb Crew, the studio behind Nova Hearts. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nova Hearts.
As Humanity’s last hope, lead your army to combat in an intricate dance of spectacular actions and counters, using an original Dynamic Timeline System, and face fearsome bosses in epic battles.
Games of Glory
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Nova Hearts.
Another title from Lightbulb Crew, the studio behind Nova Hearts. Shares Strategy with Nova Hearts.
Games of Glory is a top-down action team shooter set in a science fiction universe. Fight alongside your friends to earn fame and fortune in the epic intergalactic arenas of the Synarchy!
Ex Sanguis
WHY THIS
Another title from Lightbulb Crew, the studio behind Nova Hearts. Shares Strategy with Nova Hearts.
Bleed the world back to life in a series of tactical, turn-based bloodbaths! Lead your STILLAE, elite warriors in the fight to save a dying world from the forces of STASIS. Slay foes, kick them back on the timeline, and trigger chain events where elegance and blood flow as one.
Frequently asked about Nova Hearts
- Is Nova Hearts verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Nova Hearts is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Nova Hearts cost?
- Nova Hearts is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Nova Hearts?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nova Hearts are Starbright Agency, Herotome, Royal Alchemist.
- Who developed Nova Hearts?
- Nova Hearts was developed by Lightbulb Crew.
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