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Desert Child

📅 Dec 11, 2018
Oscar Brittain
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.
56.3Rating
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About This Game

Desert Child is a action/indie game with both single-player and multiplayer modes, developed by Oscar Brittain and released in 2018. With an estimated 11,000 copies sold, it is considered a niche release on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 56.3/100 — a largely negative reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 2.79 hours, with side content bringing that to 4.41 hours, and a completionist run can reach 6.5 hours. Players commonly describe it as Racing, Action-Adventure, Shooter, Singleplayer and Pixel Graphics.

Media

User Reviews

56.3
Overall Score / 100
5.6/10
Steam (348 reviews)

Playtime Estimates

2.79h
🎯 Main Story
4.41h
⭐ Main + Sides
6.5h
💯 Completionist
Based on 15 player submissions

DLCs (1)

Desert Child - Soundtrack
Desert Child - Soundtrack
$7.99

Game Information

Release Date
December 11, 2018
Developer
Oscar Brittain
Publisher
Akupara Games
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Controller
Full Support
Price
$11.99

Analytics & Metrics

Copies Sold (VISE)
Low Data
VRI ScoreLearning
N/A
VISE (VORYTHIC Intelligent Sales Estimator) intelligent predictive model estimating the number of copies sold on Steam, based on community data analysis and purchase patterns.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.

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System Requirements

🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  • Processor: 2.2 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce 700 Series
  • Storage: 120 MB available space