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; 84% of 4,714
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 36 in 30 days
Playing now: 136; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 1 week ago; Sep 9, 2026

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

84% of 4,714 reviews are positive · 77% of 36 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.

Screenshots and trailer

Lightyear Frontier system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 45
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.