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Crash-land on an island world, gather resources, build bot-run production lines, and explore new islands at your own pace.
Released 22 Jun 2023
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Nova Lands is a factory building, exploration, and island management game. Explore, engage in combat, and automate your industry. The planet you’re on is full of mysteries, creatures, people, and things to do. Welcome to your new home amongst the stars!
Developed by BEHEMUTT · Published by HypeTrain Digital









After crash-landing on an alien planet, you build a home and production base across a chain of islands. Gather resources, meet other arrivals, and uncover new places to explore.
Collect materials and craft buildings, then set up bots and transport systems to automate harvesting, manufacturing, and moving goods. Expand your production network as you unlock new recipes and technologies.
Produce resources to reach additional islands and progress through quests and upgrades. Explore different biomes, encounter creatures, and choose whether to fight boss creatures or seek peaceful alternatives; later, visit a space station and mine asteroids.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its approachable automation, satisfying production chains, and steady sense of unlocking and expanding. Some also appreciate its relaxed pace and charming pixel presentation. Recurring criticisms focus on late-game crafting waits and grind, limited room for machinery on islands, and occasional frustrations with logistics systems or controls.






| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 24 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |