Novivors

About

"Novivors is a single-player Role Playing game with good gameplay, featuring an auto-battler survival system and roguelite elements. Players plan paths in a 1000+ node passive tree, craft gear for up to six playable characters, and engage in battles with hundreds of mobs on-screen, earning experience points and ability-altering rewards."

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

84%

Audience ScoreBased on 38 reviews

gameplay8 positive mentions

stability2 negative mentions

The game offers a fun and engaging mix of idle mechanics and bullet-hell gameplay, with a lot of potential for character customization and progression.
Players appreciate the depth of the game, with many systems and upgrade options that can be enjoyable for those who like managing character builds.
Despite some rough edges, the game is seen as a passion project that can be enjoyable and rewarding for fans of the genre.

The user interface is cumbersome and requires too many clicks to perform basic actions, making the gameplay experience frustrating.
Performance issues, including lag and low frame rates, detract from the overall enjoyment of the game, especially during later levels.
The game lacks clarity in its mechanics and can be overwhelming due to the amount of information presented, making it difficult for players to engage fully.

gameplay
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36%
50%
14%
The gameplay is primarily focused on progression mechanics, emphasizing character customization and equipment management rather than active, run-to-run action. While the game initially suggests a more hands-on approach, it ultimately favors an idle playstyle, supported by a competent auto-play AI. Players who enjoy RPG building and fine-tuning will find the mechanics engaging, though some may wish for clearer explanations of the systems involved.
- “The core gameplay is more about fine-tuning your character's equipment, abilities, and passives.”
- “This game has a number of progression mechanics and unlocks, a lot of which comes with a good amount of customization.”
- “It has addictive progression mechanics and provides a good amount of dopamine for those who like this kind of thing.”
- “The beginning of the game gives you the impression you should try to play this actively; however, the way you earn gold and upgrades makes the gameplay loop much more suited for automatic idle play instead.”
- “The problem with playing this as a survivor-like game is the sheer number of level-ups you will be dealing with, on top of managing the equipment and abilities. Unless you pause the gameplay when you meddle with these elements, each run will take ages. The auto-play AI does a pretty decent job, so if you like to focus on the equipment side of things, this game may scratch that itch.”
- “Like I said, you need to be more in the mood for progression gameplay over individual run-to-run action gameplay.”
optimization
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
33%
33%
The game's optimization has been criticized for significant performance issues, particularly in specific levels like the bestiary, leading to severe lag even on high-end machines. Many players find the user interface and overall performance detract from the enjoyable gameplay experience, making it nearly unplayable at times.
- “Performance: not very far into the game, the lag is terrible even on a high-end machine.”
- “There are some performance issues on specific levels (bestiary, for example).”
- “I really want to like the game; it's a fun bullet hell idler type game with a lot of potential, but right now the UI and performance make the game almost unplayable.”
- “- Performance: Not very far into the game, the lag is terrible even on a high-end machine.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Overall, users report that the game experiences some stability issues, including minor glitches and quality of life concerns that can hinder gameplay.
- “There are some quality of life issues and little glitches that do impede things a bit.”