Nova (English Patch) NEC PC-98

Warning: Explicit content and adult themes.

The protagonist of the game awakens in the cryogenic chamber of a spaceship, unable to remember anything from his past and only vaguely recalling his name. Something strange is happening on board the ship, and it is possible that unknown creatures have found their way into it. The protagonist meets other crew members and together they try to find out what exactly is going on.

Nova is a visual novel. The player has a limited ability to move between various parts of the ship via a map, as well as occasionally make decisions and choose dialogue lines during conversations. All these choices alter the course of the storyline, unlock different scenes, influence the hero's relationship with the predominantly female crew, and change the game's ending.

Translation Credits:

Released by: Fuzion
Language: English
Status: Fully Translated
Patch Version: v3
Date: 21 March 2026

Source and details: Comment about patch on PC-98 Central Discord (the invite link for the server is here)

This patch is completely translated. It's just the author shared it on Discord instead of Github or a romhacking site. (Took me a while to figure out the source)

v3 changes as described by Fuzion:
"This version fixes a lot of small text/colour display issues, and should be the final version. Please report to me any further issues or bugs you find, although unless a significant amount are reported, there most likely will not be a v4 release. I've also included two versions of the HDI - one with the original text window at @notimp's request (I can understand why people would want it), and the other with the window from the FM Towns version, which is significantly better in my opinion."

I highly recommend the emulator Neko Project 21/W for playing on Windows. It's the most feature complete emulator for the NEC PC-9801 and is in active development receiving frequent updates. Use this guide for help on how to obtain and configure the emulator.

It can also play fine using the Neko Project II Kai core in RetroArch. Just make sure you have all the PC-98 bios files in the System folder. (C:\RetroArch-Win64\system if using default install location on Windows) I shared them in this comment.

This game primarily uses the arrow keys and enter/space and the mouse since it's just basic visual novel controls. To capture the mouse in NP21W press F12.