Steam game

Hypernova

Progression-driven space survival. Launch sorties, survive hazards and escalating enemy waves, and gather stars, fragments, crystals, and rare world resources. Unlock new worlds, build your ship with research, utilities, and weapons, and chase quests, achievements, and cosmetics.

Coming soon July 10, 2026

By Livius Hoffmann

Windows
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Hypernova - Livius Hoffmann. Popular. Released July 10, 2026
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About This Game

Hypernova is a progression-driven space survival game where every sortie is a fight for time, resources, and control. Dive into hostile sectors, collect stars and rare materials, and turn each run into permanent power through research, world unlocks, and long-term collection.

Survive The Sortie

You start from the Command Center, launch into a world, and push your luck:

  • Collect stars, fragments, scrap, crystals, and world-specific resources

  • Survive hazards and escalating enemy waves as difficulty ramps up

  • Chain combos and clutch close calls for bonus score and better payouts

Build A Ship That Feels Yours

Upgrade your loadout and playstyle with weapon and utility choices:

  • Primary/secondary weapon progression with branching upgrades

  • Utilities like magnet pulls, dashes, cloaks, and time manipulation to turn bad situations around

  • Persistent upgrades that carry forward between runs

Expand The Galaxy

Unlock new worlds on a connected Galaxy Map and face fresh challenges:

  • World unlock costs combine multiple resources, some destinations require prerequisite worlds

  • Different worlds bring different hazards, pacing, and reward profiles

Research, Industry, And Long-Term Progress

Turn raw loot into long-term momentum:

  • Research upgrades for ship systems, weapons, utilities, galaxy bonuses, and infrastructure

  • Planet buildings with limited slots per world (Relays, Mines, Factories)

  • Crafting categories unlocked through factories and improved via research

Goals Beyond A Single Run

There’s always a reason to do “one more run”:

  • Achievements and quest cadences (daily/weekly/seasonal, plus event quests when active)

  • Cosmetic collection: skins, trails, thrusters, badges, titles, and more

  • Leaderboards and personal highlights to chase cleaner routes and bigger payouts

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