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Lightyear Frontier

Open-world mech farming and crafting on an alien planet

FRAME BREAK · Published by FRAME BREAK, Coffee Stain Publishing · Released Mar 19, 2024 · Early Access

Reviews
Very Positive
83% of 4,550
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
79% of 110 in 30 days
Players
2,428
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 day ago
Nov 6, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 1050
12 GB RAM · 10 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Lightyear Frontier?

An Early Access open-world farming and crafting game set on an alien planet. You use and customize a mech to plant and harvest crops, gather resources, build a homestead, and explore alone or with up to three friends.

For you if...

  • +you want relaxed farming with little emphasis on combat
  • +you enjoy base building, resource gathering, and crop rotation
  • +you prefer cooperative sandbox play with up to three friends

Not for you if...

  • −you want a guided story in a densely packed world
  • −you dislike repetitive resource grinding before automation unlocks
  • −you expect automation to replace most manual farm work

What players say

83% of 4,550 reviews are positive · 79% of 110 in the last 30 days

Players praise the relaxed farming and building loop, crop rotation, co-op, and the current version's polish. After the major overhaul, many complain that the larger world feels empty, progression is grindy, and automation arrives too late and remains limited; returning players also miss the earlier story direction.

Players over time

▲ +228% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 2,428 players on Nov 7, 2026.

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Nov 7, 20262,428
Nov 6, 20261,608
Nov 5, 20261,376
Nov 4, 2026313
Nov 3, 2026179
Nov 2, 2026175
Nov 1, 2026284
Oct 31, 2026176
Oct 30, 2026125
Oct 29, 2026109
Oct 28, 2026101
Oct 27, 2026133
Oct 26, 2026123
Oct 25, 2026157
Oct 24, 2026131
Oct 23, 2026116
Oct 22, 2026113
Oct 21, 2026136
Oct 20, 2026131
Oct 18, 2026172
Oct 17, 2026128
Oct 16, 2026148
Oct 15, 2026162
Oct 14, 2026158
Oct 13, 2026181
Oct 11, 2026224
Oct 10, 2026189
Oct 9, 2026197
Oct 8, 2026202
Oct 7, 2026198
Oct 6, 2026250
Oct 4, 2026353
Oct 3, 2026345
Oct 2, 2026274
Oct 1, 2026317
Sep 30, 2026271
Sep 29, 2026232
Sep 27, 2026267
Sep 26, 2026183
Sep 25, 202698
Sep 24, 2026102
Sep 23, 202687
Sep 23, 2026136
Sep 22, 2026107
Sep 21, 2026198

How many players finish Lightyear Frontier?

15% of Steam players have unlocked «What Lies Beneath», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Lightyear Frontier screenshot 1

Lightyear Frontier system requirements

Minimum: GTX 1050, 12 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i3-4170 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Graphics
NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon RX 460
Memory
12 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
Notes
Low settings, 720p, 30 fps

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i7-4790K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 6600 / NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1660 Ti
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
Notes
SSD Recommended - (High settings, 1080p, 60fps)

Does Lightyear Frontier have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Lightyear Frontier run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
45
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Does Lightyear Frontier use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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