Play Nova Blaster online
Nova Blaster is an original arena shooter: you pilot a lone starfighter against a rising swarm of drifters, chasers, and golden comets.
Move with WASD or Arrow keys, aim with the mouse, and hold fire to shred the swarm. Chained kills within 3 seconds build a combo bonus up to +100 per kill, but one hit resets the streak — survival and aggression pull in opposite directions.
You have 3 lives and 90 seconds. Reach 2,500 points before the clock runs out to win. Your best score is saved in your browser.
How to control Nova Blaster
- Move: WASD or Arrow keys, touch drag
- Aim: mouse
- Fire: hold Space, mouse button, or touch
- Restart: R, Mute: M
How to play
- 1
Press START — your starfighter launches at the center of the arena.
- 2
Move with WASD or Arrow keys (or drag on touch), aim with the mouse, and hold Space, the mouse button, or your touch to fire.
- 3
Blast drifters (100), two-hit chasers (150), and golden comets (300); kills within 3 seconds chain a combo bonus up to +100.
- 4
Reach 2,500 points in 90 seconds to win. Enemy contact costs a life and resets your streak; 3 hits or timeout below 2,500 ends the run. Your best score is saved in your browser.
Tips for a better run
Keep moving in wide arcs: chasers telegraph their hunt by turning toward you, and a drifting ship is a dead ship.
Chain your kills: wait for two enemies to line up near your aim, then burst them within 3 seconds for the combo bonus.
Comets pay 300 but cross fast — lead them by aiming ahead of their path, not at their hull.
Your bullets are faster than every enemy; kiting backward while firing keeps chasers at arm's length.
One hit costs a life and your whole streak, so trade a kill for safety whenever a chaser closes in.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move, aim, and shoot?
Move with WASD or Arrow keys (or drag on touch), aim with the mouse, and hold Space, the mouse button, or your touch to fire. Your ship auto-aims nowhere — bullets fly toward your aim point.
What enemies will I face?
Drifters drift across the arena (100 points), chasers hunt you down and take two hits (150 points), and rare golden comets streak through fast (300 points).
How does the combo bonus work?
Kills within 3 seconds of each other build a streak: each chained kill adds +10 per streak step, up to +100. Getting hit resets your streak, so staying alive pays twice.
How do I win or lose?
Reach 2,500 points within 90 seconds to win. Lose all 3 lives to enemy contact, or run out of time below 2,500, and the run ends.
What is saved as my best?
Your highest score is saved in your browser as your best. It never leaves your device.
