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NOVA IMPERIUM

Early development · Closed alpha early 2027

NOVA
IMPERIUM

4X strategy MMO · in your browser

Build your galactic empire from a single outpost. Colonize worlds, forge alliances and wage war across the stars, all from your browser.

star systems
25star systems
planets
172planets
technologies
30technologies
pay-to-win
0pay-to-win

Gameplay

See it in motion

Gameplay trailer, development build: what you see may still change before the alpha.

Core gameplay

Four moves to rule the galaxy

Explore, expand, research, conquer. Your empire keeps growing between sessions, in a persistent universe shared with every other player.

The galaxy map of Nova Imperium: star systems and the lanes between them

Chart a living galaxy

25 star systems and 172 planets, joined by lanes. Send probes, scan uncharted worlds and choose where your empire will grow.

  • Probe planets for scan data before you commit
  • Fleets and trade routes move across the map in real time
  • Zoom from the whole galaxy down to a single star system

The lore

The year is 2387

Earth's resources have been exhausted. Humanity's survival depends on one thing: expansion beyond the solar system.

The Terran Confederation has developed faster-than-light travel. So have three other civilizations. The galaxy is vast, but the best planets are finite. And everyone wants them.

“The stars were never ours by right. They must be taken, held, and defended, or lost forever.”

Commander Elara Voss, First Colonization Fleet

Temperate

Rich biosphere, high food yields. Prime colonization targets.

Volcanic

Extreme mineral density. Dangerous, but enormously profitable.

Oceanic

Vast water resources. Key for long supply chains.

Dead world

Barren but uncontested. Strategic chokepoints.

Choose your side

The factions

Two factions are available in the closed alpha. The others unlock in the open beta.

Alpha access

Terran Confederation

“Unity through survival”

Born from the ashes of Earth's collapse, the Confederation is humanity's last organized hope. Disciplined, adaptive, and ferociously determined to secure a future among the stars.

  • Balanced
  • Strong industry
  • Adaptive
Alpha access

Zha'Kari

“The ocean remembers all”

Born from the abyssal depths of a dying ocean world, the Zha'Kari harness bio-energy to fuel an empire that heals as fast as it expands. Their vessels regenerate in the thick of battle. Underestimate them at your peril.

  • Bio-energy
  • Ship regeneration
  • Ocean world
Coming in beta

???

“Conquest over diplomacy”

A faction that thrives in conflict. Their empire expands through conquest and the spoils of war.

  • Aggressive
  • Pillage bonus
Coming in beta

???

“Beyond known space”

An enigmatic civilization from the outer reaches. Their motives remain unknown; their power, undeniable.

  • Mysterious
  • Unique mechanics
Nova Imperium on a phone: a colony on a temperate worldNova Imperium on a phone: a colony on an oceanic world

Desktop and mobile

Your empire, in any browser

Nothing to install. The same game and the same empire on a desktop or on a phone: touch controls, pinch zoom and a layout made for small screens.

The state of the game lives on the server, so you can start a construction at your desk and check on it from your phone.

The model

Free to play. Never pay-to-win.

No premium units. No resource packs. No stamina timers. A player who spends nothing can conquer the galaxy as well as anyone else.

If the game earns money one day, it will be through cosmetics: things that change how your empire looks, never how it performs.

Development timeline

The road to launch

  1. Done, 2026

    Core development

    Colonies, research tree, fleets and combat, galactic map, trade routes, guilds. Two playable factions.

  2. Now, Q4 2026

    Mobile and polish

    The game now runs in your phone's browser: touch controls, pinch zoom, a layout made for small screens.

  3. Early 2027

    Closed alpha

    The first 50 waitlist members on the Eden (PvE) server. Terran Confederation and Zha'Kari. A direct feedback loop with the community.

  4. Later in 2027

    Open beta

    More factions. PvP servers. Guild wars.

Devlog #2 · November 10, 2026

Late, and sorry

The alpha was meant to open in Q3 2026. It did not, and for months this devlog said nothing about it. Personal matters, a move, what changed since, and what comes next.

Read the devlog

Closed alpha · Early 2027

Be among the first to shape the galaxy

The first 50 people on the waitlist get access to the closed alpha. Waitlist members also get the devlog first and a founder badge in game.

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