• Novafront is a new real-time strategy RPG from Kakao Games and Pixeltribe.
• The game transports you to a distant future for a showdown against the alien Quasers.
• Lead your Novas in auto-battles by directing their actions and steering them to victory.

Scantily-clad fighters unleash gunfire with barely a care for safety. Monstrous technological horrors from beyond are assaulting the planet. And who stands in their way? No, it’s not Goddess of Victory: Nikke—instead, it’s Kakao Games’ upcoming RTS RPG Novafront, currently in soft launch for Android in the Philippines.

As the somewhat cheeky description suggests, Novafront follows many familiar gacha tropes. You take on the role of the commander, battling the otherworldly Quasers while leading a force known as the Novas. It’s ground we’ve covered before, though that’s not necessarily a drawback.

Where Novafront distinguishes itself from titles like Nikke—arguably the most recognized cheesecake gacha today—is in its gameplay. Instead of adopting a third-person cover-shooter style, it returns to basics with a classic auto-battler RTS RPG format, giving you limited but meaningful control over your Novas' actions.

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In practice, this delivers mechanics you’ve likely encountered before. Tap to move units across compact battlefields, tap again to unleash an ultimate skill—complete with all the flashy visuals you’d expect. While perfectly functional, it remains to be seen how Novafront will carve out its own identity.

Coming from Kakao Games, the publisher behind major releases like Lionheart Studio’s Odin: Valhalla Rising and Pixel Tribe’s tag-team RPG Goddess Order, Novafront feels modest by comparison. Still, these might just be early growing pains—there’s time yet before the global launch to see how this newcomer stacks up.

If you’re outside the Philippines, you can still get your strategic fix and hone your skills as a world dominator. Why not explore our picks for the top strategy games on Android to get started?