Early Access · March 19, 2024

Lightyear Frontier (2024)

Lightyear Frontier (2024) scores 88% positive on Steam from 2.5k reviews, developed by FRAME BREAK.

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Lightyear Frontier (2024) is a Early Access title from FRAME BREAK available on Windows. The title carries a 88% Steam positive rating across 2.5k reviews, 732 peak concurrent players, and 45 Steam achievements — making it a measurable reference point when comparing to peers in the Early Access category.

Settle your interstellar homestead in this open-world mech farming adventure! Build your farm, customize your mech, grow alien crops, and explore a vast new world full of promise with up to three friends! Farm, build, and explore in a customizable mech! Craft new parts and mod chips to tweak your mech’s performance to your specifications. Choose from an array of options to build your trusty all-purpose vehicle. Settle on a verdant exoplanet in the Lightyear Frontier, a cluster of habitable worlds in the far reaches of the galaxy. Overcome its environmental challenges in order to thrive on your new home. Take farming to a new level with the power of the mech. Use its mighty tools to plant, water, and harvest vast fields of alien crops with ease. Mastering crop rotation is key to optimize your yield! Create the exofarm of your dreams! Make your mark on the world as you build your homestead piece by piece into a handcrafted retro-futuristic farm. Make your place your own with alternative color palettes and decorations. Send resources to remote colonies, befriend interplanetary neighbors, and build a stable of alien livestock. Use the bounty of your harvest to benefit those around you and create a better tomorrow. While your mech can handle anything the world throws at you, feel free to invite up to three friends to join you on this journey of settling and exploration! Pool your resources to create the perfect homestead, and share the rewarding feeling of a good harvest with your pals!

Release & Availability

Release date Mar 19, 2024
Developer FRAME BREAK
Base price $14.99 -40%
DLC / Add-ons 2 released
Platforms Windows
Estimated owners 100k–1M
External links Official site · [email protected]

Release timeline

Lightyear Frontier launched on Mar 19, 2024.

Studio and publishing

The title was developed by FRAME BREAK.

Platform support

Playable natively on Windows.

Packages & editions

  • Buy Lightyear Frontier

Reception & Reviews

Steam community score

Steam users rate Lightyear Frontier 88% positive across 2.5k reviews — categorised as Very Positive.

2.2k positive · 299 negative

Critic consensus

Critic reception data on Metacritic is limited for this post-2021 title — Steam user reviews are the primary reception signal.

Curator & community recommendations

Steam curators and players have issued 3.2k recommendations for this title.

Peak concurrent players

Peak concurrent Steam players reached 732 — a measurement of how active the playerbase got at launch or during a surge.

Press quotes

“A novel, refreshing approach to the farming sim genre” GamesRadar “My favourite comfort game.” Twinfinite “As with any survival-crafting-farming game in early access, Lightyear Frontier will only grow and evolve – but unlike many of its contemporaries, it already feels like a complete experience.” GodIsAGeek

Gameplay Profile

Genres

  • Early Access

Community tag consensus

  • Early Access · 1.4k
  • Online Co-Op · 1.3k
  • Singleplayer · 1.2k
  • Farming Sim · 1.1k
  • Mechs · 1.1k
  • Crafting · 1.1k
  • Casual · 1.1k
  • Relaxing · 1.1k
  • Base-Building · 1.1k
  • Exploration · 1.1k
  • Sandbox · 1.1k
  • Agriculture · 1.1k

Playtime profile

Community average playtime is 12 hours, with a median of 11 hours — a short (5–15 hours) commitment. Two-week average sits at 9 hours per active player.

Steam achievements

The title ships with 45 Steam achievements to unlock.

Languages supported

Interface / subtitles: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish – Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese – Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Full audio: English, Traditional Chinese.

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Lightyear Frontier released?

Lightyear Frontier was released on Mar 19, 2024 by FRAME BREAK.

Is Lightyear Frontier worth playing?

Based on 2.5k Steam reviews, Lightyear Frontier holds a 88% positive rating (Very Positive) — suggesting the game resonates with most players who try it.

What platforms does Lightyear Frontier support?

Lightyear Frontier runs natively on Windows.

How much does Lightyear Frontier cost?

Base price on Steam is $14.99 (before seasonal discounts).