- New update: Story Mode and Steam Cloud Save! - 9 September 2025
Hello summer lovers,To start the school year on the right track, we're coming with an update! We've carefully read your feedback and tried to respond the best we can with an update and a few guides. We've added the Steam Cloud Save, and a "story mode" where you can't instant-win the combat!PatchnoteAddedSteam Cloud SaveDuring combat, an instant win buttonDuring combat, a new pop-upFixed/BalancingIncreased the amount of relationship points gained to unlock relationship episodes more easilyMain content videos unlocked in the gallery appUpdated credits textRemoved some extra text for some sentences in the Brazilian languageGuidesWe've also created a few guides to help you in your stellar journey ✨Relationship mechanicsIf you're curious about how the relationship system works in Nova Hearts, here are some insights and a little explanation on how to unlock some hidden selfies and hot pics 🔥…
- 💖💖Nova Hearts is Now Available!💖💖 - 19 June 2025
It's been a long journey for us to get to this point, and we couldn't have done it without all your support. We want to thank everyone that has stood by us to help us reach this point, especially for a passion project. We're incredibly proud of what we've accomplished with Nova Hearts, and we can't wait for everyone to experience Luce's story!~ Lightbulb Crew & Shoreline GamesTo celebrate Nova Hearts' launch, we're offering, for a limited time, 15% off your purchase! But what if you want more sizzling hot content? Well, if you haven't grabbed Boyfriend Dungeon, why not do it with the bundle we launched with them! If you don't know what Nova Hearts is, here's a quick rundown!✨ What is Nova Hearts?A turn-based combat dating adventure where romance, rivalry, and heroism collide. Text, talk, and team up with allies (or enemies), master your powers, and unleash your emotions in battle.💖 Fli…
- 💖Nova Hearts launches June 19th!💖 - 6 June 2025
Hey folks! If you haven’t caught the news yet, Nova Hearts is launching this June 19th, on all platforms (except NS2)! We’re so excited to have reached this point and couldn’t have done it without the support of all our fans so please do leave us feedback and reviews!!!Here’s the Launch Announcement Trailer!If you need a refresher of what Nova Hearts is all about, it’s all right here (Also you can play the demo to get back into the swing of things 😉) ✨ What is Nova Hearts?A turn-based combat dating adventure where romance, rivalry, and heroism collide. Text, talk, and team up with allies (or enemies), master your powers, and unleash your emotions in battle.💖 Flirt, fight, and forge your fate⚔️ Turn-based combat meets deep storytelling📱 Text, date, and shape your relationshipsThank you and we look forward to having you all try out Nova Hearts on launch!~Team Lightbulb Crew & Team Shor…
- Nova Hearts Joins The Storyteller’s Festival - 23 February 2025
Nova Hearts is part of #TheStorytellersFestival from Feb 18–25 with @TwoHalfStudios! 💖⚔️ A mysterious cosmic force has transformed you — and other highly attractive people in your area — into superheroes and villains! Will you forge deep bonds or face off in high-stakes battles? In Nova Hearts, every text, date, and fight shapes your destiny. ✨ What is Nova Hearts? A turn-based combat dating adventure where romance, rivalry, and heroism collide. Text, talk, and team up with allies (or enemies), master your powers, and unleash your emotions in battle. 💖 Flirt, fight, and forge your fate ⚔️ Turn-based combat meets deep storytelling 📱 Text, date, and shape your relationships ✨ The Storyteller’s Festival✨ This festival celebrates the best in interactive storytelling, bringing together over 400 games that explore romance, drama, mystery, and more. Try out demos, join special streams, and…
- Nova Hearts Dev Diaries Episode 2 - 13 February 2025
The second Dev Diary episode is now available! ✨ We chat with Keltoum Marsli (Narrative Director) and Fabien Lavrand (2D Artist) from the Lightbulb Crew team about the cast and the relationships you can experience in-game! ♥️
- Nova Hearts Dev Diaries Launch - 31 January 2025
We just released the first episode of our Dev Diary series for Nova Hearts!! This series will feature interviews from our team at Lightbulb Crew going over the production of Nova Hearts and their thoughts on the game. Hope you guys can enjoy this sneak peek on the hard work our team has been putting into the game and let us know what you think of the first episode! ❤️
- Thank you for 25,000 Wishlists!! - 10 December 2024
Thank you for getting us to over 25,000 wishlists on Steam! To celebrate, we wanted to share this special gift: free Nova Hearts icons & wallpapers! ✨ This wouldn't be possible without all of you, so please feel free to download and enjoy these icons and wallpapers to your hearts' content (for non-commercial usage only). As more people add Nova Hearts to their wishlists, we'll be able to share a few more surprises with you all, so don't forget to share Nova Hearts with all of your friends! 💜 You can also find us on Discord to keep up with all of the latest news! On behalf of Shoreline Games and Lightbulb Crew, thank you again for your support of Nova Hearts!
- Demo for TactiCon! - 18 July 2024
Nova Hearts is part of TactiCon from June 18 to 22, 2024! TactiCon is a digital convention celebrating strategy video games, hosted on Steam by Firesquid and Hooded Horse. Discover all the amazing strategy games of this edition: TactiCon 2024 Try the demo now, play the first chapter! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2506290/Nova_Hearts/ The demo is the first chapter of the game Nova Hearts. It is a slightly updated version of the previous demo. We now have a new combat tutorial, quality-of-life changes, and bug fixes! The first chapter lasts around 1h30. Do you like what you see? Good, because there will be more coming soon! In the meantime, play the demo and share your feedback with us on Steam or Discord!
- Nova Hearts is coming to all platforms! - 8 June 2024
We're so proud to participate in the Future of Play this year. For this special occasion, we're coming up with a surprise, a brand-new Character Trailer! Plus, it's official. Nova Hearts is coming to all platforms: PC, Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo Switch! Watch the trailer! Let us know what you think of the trailer and what are the new characters that intrigue you. We might share more info on them soon! We were even featured in the main key art! The Future of Play being a major Summer event, we were so excited when we saw that the main key art is featuring our characters! Can you see Luce and Will in there? What did you think of the trailer? Let us know what you think. In the meantime, play the demo and share your feedback with us on Steam or Discord!
- Teasing chapter 2 for LudoNarraCon! - 10 May 2024
In this Steam news, learn more about LudoNarraCon and some teasing of Chapter 2! Nova Hearts is part of the LudoNarracon from May 9 to 14, 2024! LudoNarraCon is a digital convention celebrating narrative video games, hosted on Steam by Fellow Traveller. It aims to create a platform to showcase and celebrate interesting and innovative narrative games, replicating as many of the aspects and benefits of the physical convention experience as possible within a digital format. Discover all the amazing narrative games of this edition: LudoNarraCon Try the demo now, play the first chapter! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2506290/Nova_Hearts/ The demo is the first chapter of the game Nova Hearts. It is a slightly updated version of the previous demo. We now have a new combat tutorial, quality-of-life changes, and bug fixes! The first chapter lasts around 1h30. In the meantime, it's the right…
- Nova Hearts in Lovecraftian Days - 5 April 2024
Wait, why is Nova Hearts participating in the Lovecraftian Days Steam event? Because the game has some Lovecraft inspirations! As surprising as it may be for Nova Hearts, Lovecraft can take different forms and directions. What is Lovecraft? "H.P. Lovecraft (born August 20, 1890, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.—died March 15, 1937, Providence) was an American author of fantastic and macabre short novels and stories, one of the 20th-century masters of the Gothic tale of terror. Lovecraft was interested in science from childhood, but lifelong poor health prevented him from attending college. He made his living as a ghostwriter and rewrite man and spent most of his life in seclusion and poverty. His fame as a writer increased after his death." H.P Lovecraft, The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, www.britannica.com. The Curious Case of H. P. Lovecraft, Paul Roland The Lovecraftian themes i…
- Why turn based combat and how does it work? - 4 April 2024
We're participating in the Turn Based Thursday Festival! What better than to talk a little bit about the combat of Nova Hearts? You were many to give your feedback on it and we took notes, so thank you! Let's dive into it and reply to some questions we've seen online. Why mixing combat and visual novel/dating sim? Our idea with Nova Hearts was to revisit the genres of visual novels and dating simulations. These games don't often have a combat system implemented. They are mostly based on narration, we wanted to spice it up and add some action into the mix! One great example is Boyfriend Dungeon. We were inspired by the well-balanced relationship between its story, dating, and combat. There are not a ton of games to mix genres like this, so we wanted to do our own and make a game we really want to play: FIGHT and FLIRT! The theme of our game also helps a lot. In Magical Girls the "magical…
- What's in the next update? - 23 February 2024
An update is on the way for the first chapter The Spark! We've been carefully reading your feedback and thanks to your reports and suggestions, a few things will be updated! This update will come in the first week of March. Here is our plan for this update: Fasten the conversation in the Message App Modify the combat pacing to have fewer combats and fasten them Specify the intentions behind dialogue choices Many other quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes! Thanks to YOU, we can improve this game, so don't hesitate to share your feedback and suggestions in the Steam discussions. What would you like to see improved in the game?
- Play the first chapter "Nova Hearts - The Spark" now! - 25 January 2024
MAGICAL GIRLS - DATING - EPIC FIGHTS The first chapter "Nova Hearts - The Spark" is available right now FOR FREE on Steam! The Spark is the first chapter and introduction to the world of Nova Hearts. As the main character Luce, players will meet the game’s flirty and thirsty cast of characters and their cosmic alter-egos, learn the basics of the stylish turn-based combat, and embark on a quest to unravel the magical mystery at the heart of it all. TEXT, DATE and FIGHT! The full game will then be available in 2025! Play the game now! Click on "Install Game" on Nova Hearts's Steam page! Watch our release trailer! When returning to your hometown, you don’t expect things to be much different than when you left but now, you and other hot singles in the area have transformed into heroes and villains! Reconnect with old friends, meet new ones and pursue the strange origins of the new cosmic ma…
- New release date for first chapter "The Spark" - 22 January 2024
The first chapter Nova Hearts: The Spark will be officially playable for free on January 25, 4pm CET / 7am PST. The full game will then be playable in 2025. In this first chapter, you play Luce, a positive and funny 21yo who loves being around her friends and helping others. You're back in this city you left some years ago. Discover more about your new life, new old friends, and powers! Support us, don’t forget to wishlist Nova Hearts! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2506290/Nova_hearts/ We can't wait to know what you think of the game, its characters and soul!
- Meet our iconic trio! - 20 January 2024
The cool kids are here! Luce is coming back to Vermillion after a while. She's meeting with Will and CJ, her long-time friends. As she starts remembering her life there, everything seems to have changed. But she's well accompanied and always gets support from her two besties. You play Luce, the main character of Nova Hearts Luce just left university. She needs to take time for herself to find who she really is. And you're here to help her! Get to know Will and CJ, opposites who love each other very much! They are this iconic duo of friends who always know how to make fun of a situation and who love gossiping! Learn to know more about Will and CJ, become their best friend or even more... It's up to you to decide! The first chapter Nova Hearts - The Spark will be playable in a couple of days, wishlist the game to receive all the news! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2506290/Nova_Hearts/
- First Chapter delayed - 16 January 2024
Dear players, We would like to inform you that the free first chapter "Nova Hearts - The Spark" will be postponed from its initial launch on January 17, 2024. The release date is moved by a few days. The first chapter, downloadable for free, will be officially playable end of January. One of our core values is to be transparent and to make honest communications. We want your game experience to be the best possible and believe that postponing its release is the best decision we can make. We are sorry for the inconvenience and are pleased to see that so many of you are excited to play the game. We ask you for some patience and thank you for your understanding. The Lightbulb Crew team
- Discover Nova Hearts! - 13 December 2023
After three years of development, we’re proud to announce our new game Nova Hearts! A mysterious force of power transforms you and other highly attractive people in your area into superheroes and villains! TEXT, DATE and FIGHT your friends and enemies alike. Do you like Sailor Moon? Texting, dating and fighting? Then Nova Hearts is the game for you! First Chapter "Nova Hearts: The Spark" available for free on January 17th, 2024. Then, the full game will be available in Summer of 2024. https://youtu.be/UFjAvu_0_jw Support us, don’t forget to wishlist Nova Hearts! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2506290/Nova_hearts/ Join our Discord to chat with us and other players! https://discord.gg/UrbUgkVrMj - Lightbulb Crew devs
- The creators of Othercide, the grimmest TRPG ever made, are making a superhero dating sim - 13 December 2023
Othercide from French developer Lightbulb Crew is one of my favourite recent tactics RPGs . It's an atmospheric and rewardingly meticulous experience that typically pits you against overwhelming numbers, where victory comes about by carefully exploiting reaction abilities, positioning your troop of weary warriors just-so, and manipulating the initiative bar. At times, for me, it's up there with Into The Breach . But I do acknowledge that it's an acquired taste , not least because the narrative and extra-dimensional setting are relentlessly unpleasant - a terrible soup of mother metaphors and Penny Dreadful imagery, in which you pit clones against Silent Hill monsters, then liquefy the survivors to spawn new characters. What's the appropriate way to follow up a game like that? Ah yes, with an episodic dating sim. Read more
- The creators of Othercide, the grimmest TRPG ever made, are making a superhero dating sim - 12 December 2023
Othercide from French developer Lightbulb Crew is one of my favourite recent tactics RPGs . It's an atmospheric and rewardingly meticulous experience that typically pits you against overwhelming numbers, where victory comes about by carefully exploiting reaction abilities, positioning units just-so, and manipulating the initiative bar. At times, for me, it's up there with Into The Breach . But I do acknowledge that it's an acquired taste , not least because the story and setting are relentlessly unpleasant, a terrible soup of mother metaphors and Penny Dreadful imagery, in which you pit clones against Silent Hill monsters, then liquefy the survivors to fuel new characters. What's the appropriate way to follow up a game like that? Ah yes, with an episodic dating sim. Read more
