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Desert Child

Desert Child
Steam Deck Verified 🖥 Windows 🍎 macOS 🐧 Linux 17+
Mixed · 56% of 352
DeveloperOscar Brittain
GenreAction
ControllerFull
$4.79 −60% near all-time low
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A modest discount on a decent game.

Quality56/100
Mixed
  • 56% positive of 352 reviews
Value100/100
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  • Now $4.79 — 60% off $11.99
  • Lowest we've recorded: $4.79

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About

You are a hungry, young hoverbike racer who needs to get off Earth before it E-X-P-L-O-D-E-S. Hunt bounties, throw races, and do whatever you can to get to Mars and win the Grand Prix.

Feature List

  • Hunt bounties, deliver pizzas, throw races - do anything you can to earn cash
  • Explore a pixel-art solar system inspired by Cowboy Bebop, Akira and Redline
  • Customize your beloved bike with Guns, Amplifiers and shameless advertising
  • Dine on a range of interplanetary cuisine with sweet buffs to help you win
  • Master deep combat and racing mechanics and define your own style
  • Race, shoot, and get better! Designed for replayability, with secrets that keep you coming back
  • Chill to an original lo-fi hip-hop soundtrack
  • Challenge your friends through local multiplayer


About the Game

You’re broke, you’re hungry, and your only friends are a vintage hoverbike and a bowl of ramen noodles.

In Desert Child, you are a young and talented hoverbike racer who needs to figure out how you can scrape enough cash together through racing and odd jobs to punch your one-way ticket to the Red Planet to enter the biggest race in the universe, the Grand Prix.

The world as we know it is slowly starting to become unhabitable, as many people on Earth have moved to Mars for a better quality of life, thanks to a government subsidy that assisted in relocating citizens by providing affordable passage. After several years of running this program, the government announces that in two weeks, tickets to Mars would go up in price, making the exodus to the Red Planet unobtainable for regular citizens.

You’ll deliver pizzas, collect gun parts, hunt bounties, and make some fans along the way. In between races, you’ll explore colorful cities where you can repair and upgrade your bike, dine on the local cuisine, and fight your way through gangsters, bounty hunters, and all sorts of interesting characters, just so that you can have a decent meal and keep your bike running.

Nothing’s free in Desert Child.

Review sentiment over time
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Media

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System requirements

System requirements platform
Minimum
Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: 3rd Gen i3/AMD FX-4100 Series
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce 7 Series/Radeon R7 Series
  • Storage: 150 MB available space
Recommended
Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: 5th Gen i5/1st Gen Ryzen (or better)
  • Graphics: GeForce 7 Series/Radeon R7 Series (or better)
  • Storage: 150 MB available space
Minimum
Minimum:
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.7.3 (Lion)
  • Processor: 2.2 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce 700 Series
  • Storage: 120 MB available space
Minimum
Minimum:
  • OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  • Processor: 2.2 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce 700 Series
  • Storage: 120 MB available space

Achievements

Showing the 16 most-earned of 23 achievements

  • 15
    39.9% of players
  • 23
    10.4% of players
  • 26
    9.3% of players
  • 18
    9.2% of players
  • 24
    7.8% of players
  • 17
    5.5% of players
  • 1
    5.0% of players
  • 16
    4.9% of players
  • 10
    4.8% of players
  • 11
    4.2% of players
  • 22
    4.2% of players
  • 9
    4.2% of players
  • 4
    4.1% of players
  • 25
    3.9% of players
  • 14
    3.8% of players
  • 19
    3.5% of players

Age rating & content

dejus12
Drogas lícitasConteúdo sexualLinguagem imprópria
esrbm
Fantasy ViolenceMild Sexual ThemesStrong LanguageUse of Alcohol and Tobacco
igrs18
Rokok dan/atau rokok elektronik, minuman beralkohol, narkotika, psikotropika, dan/atau zat adiktif lainnyaPenampilan TokohPenggunaan bahasa
oflcma15
Strong coarse language
pegi16
Bad Language
steam_germany12
Alkohol / TabakSexuelle AndeutungenSchimpfwörte
usk12
Explicit Language, Abstract Violence, Sexual Innuendo, Alcohol Use, Tobacco Use

Price history

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All-time low $4.79
2026-06-27
Current $4.79
3-month low $4.79
12-month low $4.79
All-time low $4.79
2026-06-27

Game info

Developer Oscar Brittain
Publisher Akupara Games
Platforms Windows, Mac, Linux
Age rating 17+
Compatibility
Steam Deck Verified
Controller Full
Features
Multi-playerSingle-playerSteam AchievementsShared/Split ScreenFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsShared/Split Screen PvPRemote Play TogetherPvPGamepad RecommendedFamily SharingKeyboard Only OptionAdjustable Difficulty