由Chimeric公司开发、Pixeljam公司发行的rogue类太空射击游戏《新星漂移》（Nova Drift）即将迎来玩法更新，此次更新将于6月5日正式发布。据VG Insight平台显示，自2024年8月上线以来，《新星漂移》于Steam平台的好评率达95.8%，总收入达340万美元。
《新星漂移》是一款融合经典街机体验与现代动作角色扮演元素的现代 2D 太空射击游戏，强调构建组合和深度自定义，玩家可在击败敌人过程中实现飞船的快速进化。《新星漂移》本次更新将引入每日挑战模式。该模式每日提供全新独特挑战，包含 “首领连战”（Boss Rush，连续面对所有首领）、“蜿蜒漂移”（Sepentine Drift，类似经典贪吃蛇且不能撞到自身的迷你游戏）、“20 分选秀”（20-Point Draft）、“宇宙之蛋”（Cosmic Egg）等玩法。
为制作原声带实体版本，Pixeljam公司计划于5月20日在 Kickstarter 平台启动众筹活动。《新星漂移》原声带由 Pixeljam 联合创始人迈尔斯・蒂尔曼（Miles Tilmann）创作，涵盖丛林乐、鼓打贝斯、电子乐等多种音乐风格。原声带自2019年游戏抢先体验版发布时推出，现已发展为包含41首曲目、时长超2小时的音乐合集。此次众筹将为双乙烯基唱片专辑和 CD 版本原声带筹集资金，其中双乙烯基唱片将采用生物乙烯基材料，这种材料不使用石油或化石燃料。专辑的乙烯基部分将有一张由迈尔斯・蒂尔曼挑选曲目的唱片，以及一张由众筹支持者挑选曲目的唱片。此外，众筹还将为不想要实体商品的支持者提供仅数字版奖励。
The roguelike space shooter "Nova Drift", developed by Chimeric and published by Pixeljam, is about to a gameplay update, and this update will be officially released on June 5. According to the VG Insight platform, since its launch in August 2024, "Nova Drift" has a positive rating of 95.8% on the Steam platform and has achieved a total revenue of $3.4 million.
"Nova Drift" is a modern 2D space shooter that combines classic arcade experiences with modern action role-playing elements, emphasizing build crafting and deep customization. Players can achieve rapid evolution of their ships while defeating enemies. The upcoming update of "Nova Drift" will introduce the Daily Challenge Mode. This mode will provide brand-new and unique challenges every day, including gameplay such as "Boss Rush" (facing all bosses in a row), "Sepentine Drift" (a minigame similar to the classic Snake where you can't run into yourself), "20-Point Draft", and "Cosmic Egg".
To produce the physical version of the soundtrack, Pixeljam plans to launch a crowdfunding campaign on the Kickstarter platform on May 20. The soundtrack of "Nova Drift" was composed by Miles Tilmann, the co-founder of Pixeljam, and covers various music styles such as jungle music, drum and bass, and electronic music. Since the release of the game's early access version in 2019, the soundtrack has developed into a music collection consisting of 41 tracks with a duration of over 2 hours. This crowdfunding will raise funds for the double vinyl album and CD version of the soundtrack. The double vinyl album will use bio-vinyl material, which does not rely on petroleum or fossil fuels. The vinyl part of the album will include one record of tracks selected by Miles Tilmann and another record of tracks selected by crowdfunding supporters. In addition, the crowdfunding will also offer digital-only rewards for supporters who do not desire physical goods.