Nova Island

Name: Nova Island
Rating: 4.3 (236 reviews)
Author: Thirteen Games, LLC

By: Thirteen Games, LLC

Card Battle Strategy

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Features & Capabilities

Discover friends and card duels in this strategic anime-inspired game. Nova Island blends fast online PvP with a rich single-player journey and rotating challenges, letting you build decks from 100+ cards and personalize them with 1500 cosmetics.

Join the growing Nova Island community, collect Pros and Friends, explore districts, and climb the leaderboard. Best of all, it’s free to play and ad-free, with tips, tricks, and active players ready to welcome you.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Thirteen Games, LLC

Rating:

4.30

(236) 2 new ratings

Version:

1.9.0 Last updated: 2026-07-06

Version code:

887060784

Creation date:

2021-08-05

Compatible devices:

Size:

261.14MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-12

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 108,252 ▲ 4,683

Other rankings

#12 in Can You Build a Winning Deck?

Other platforms

Nova Island (v1.9.0)

153,264 3.81

(760)

For Developers

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Developed by:

Thirteen Games, LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nova-island/id1526357111

Website:

https://novaisland.com/

User Reviews

Nova Island is praised for its charming visuals, music, and strategic deck-building with multiple modes and solid ongoing development. Its monetization is considered fair and low-friction. Common downsides across reviews include heavy RNG impacting outcomes, balance concerns with overpowered cards, and grindy progression. Players also frequently request more content like additional characters and customization to keep the experience fresh.

Pros

Distinct, cute art style and charming world with strong music and animation
Engaging, strategic deck-building with dynamic board interactions and multiple play modes
Fair monetization: not pay-to-win, minimal ads, and mostly cosmetic microtransactions
Active development with regular updates, new cards, balance changes, and a story campaign
Accessible and casual-friendly gameplay that still offers depth and strategy

Cons

RNG/ luck can heavily influence outcomes, making some games feel unfair or random
Certain cards or decks (e.g., Boom/leader) can dominate the meta, causing balance issues
Progression can feel grindy or gated (Nova Juice costs, Research Road) and slow to unlock content
Desire for more content: more characters, cards, and customization options to expand variety

Recent reviews

Once you get the hang of it it’s pretty fun! I wish there were more events or mini games to play rather than online matches. Would also be nice for more tasks added to get more rewards.

by in*****, 2026-07-05

Love this game, so unique , unlike any other card game have played, very fair and based on skill not on other factors

by Si*****, 2025-12-06

Will there be an offline version of this game in the future? I enjoy it a lot and would like an offline, paid, and full version of this game in case it ever gets taken off from the App Store in the future.