Escape Velocity Nova

Escape Velocity Nova: 2D Space Trading and Combat Games

Explore a vast universe, trade goods, battle pirates, complete missions, and uncover an expansive storyline in Escape Velocity Nova, a 2D space trading and combat game developed by Ambrosia Software.

What is Escape Velocity Nova?

Escape Velocity Nova is a 2D space trading and combat game developed and published by Ambrosia Software for Mac OS and Windows. First released in 2002, it's the third game in the Escape Velocity series.

In Nova, players pilot various spacecraft as they travel between star systems, engaging in activities like trading goods, battling pirates and alien races, completing missions, and uncovering an expansive, open-ended storyline. The game drops the player into a vast universe with freedom to fly anywhere they choose at their own pace.

Key features of Escape Velocity Nova include:

• A vast open-ended universe with hundreds of star systems to explore
• Over 200 spacecraft across 7 factions, each with unique attributes
• Complex economic system with over 100 trade goods
• Epic storylines that the player uncovers at their own pace
• Ability to land on planets and space stations to interact with characters
• Customizable ships and weapons
• Strategic ship-to-ship combat
• Challenging AI enemies including pirates, rebels, and alien races

With its open-ended gameplay, freedom to explore, and layers upon layers of content, EV Nova offers an immersive galaxy that pulls players deeply into its richness and depth. It's widely considered one of the best classic space trading/combat games ever made.

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