Underplayed Gems

Blood Nova (2022)

Blood Nova cover
Developer
Cosmic Void, Ross Joseph Gardner
Publisher
Cosmic Void
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.6 of 5, 120 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.3 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A slow-paced, atmospheric point-and-click adventure with retro pixel graphics, driven by exploration and puzzles in a mysterious sci-fi conspiracy story.

atmosphericmysteriousexploration-drivenpixel-artpoint-and-clickstory-richretropuzzling

What players say

Players praise the pixel art, music, and worldbuilding, but are split on the writing: some find it gripping and funny, others say the characters are shallow and the plot feels rushed. The game is short, around 3 to 7 hours, and its interface uses a map grid for navigation instead of clicking on exits.

Trailer

Screenshots

Blood Nova screenshot 1Blood Nova screenshot 2Blood Nova screenshot 3Blood Nova screenshot 4Blood Nova screenshot 5Blood Nova screenshot 6

More games like this

More by Cosmic Void

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like playing and it picks from the whole catalog, or browse by platform and genre.