Steam Price $11.99
Release Date 12/11/2018
Developer Oscar Brittain
Publisher Akupara Games
Steam App Id 844050

Desert Child

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.

Last Updated: 3/23/2024

1 Players In-Game
Player Score
56
176
132
Platforms
  • Windows
  • Mac
  • Linux
  • Steam Deck (Verified)

About Desert Child

Desert Child is a RPG, Simulation, Action, Indie, and Racing game developed by Oscar Brittain. On 12/11/2018, it was released on the Steam Store by Akupara Games.

It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

It also supports 9 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Japanese. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.

According to Steam’s category system, Desert Child supports the following features:

  • Family Sharing
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Partial Controller Support
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements
  • Single-player
  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen

From the Steam community, Desert Child has been tagged with the following user tags:

  • PvP
  • Fast-Paced
  • Side Scroller
  • Shoot 'Em Up
  • Aliens
  • Pixel Graphics
  • Shooter
  • Retro
  • Action-Adventure
  • Arcade
  • Funny
  • Sci-fi
  • Local Multiplayer
  • Indie
  • Anime
  • Racing
  • Action
  • Singleplayer
  • Space
  • 2D

Media & Sceenshots

Watch the featured video for Desert Child and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.

Desert Child DLC

Desert Child has 1 related app available for download from the Steam store.

ImageNameTypeRelease DateActions
Desert Child - Soundtrack banner image
Desert Child - Soundtrack
Music
12/11/2018Steam Charts

Related Bundles

Desert Child is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store. Purchasing through a bundle can give a large discount off the game's base price if you are willing to purchase multiple apps all at once.

ImageNameAppsPackagesPriceActions
Ripper Aussie Bundle banner image
Ripper Aussie Bundle44$34.16View
Desert Child - Deluxe Edition banner image
Desert Child - Deluxe Edition22$17.98View
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Related Packages

Desert Child is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store. A package (or sub) is simply an item that can be purchased on Steam.

NamePriceActions
Desert Child$2.99View

Supported Languages and Localizations

Desert Child is available in 9 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.

NameInterfaceAudioSubtitles
English
Yes
No
No
French
Yes
No
No
Italian
Yes
No
No
German
Yes
No
No
Japanese
Yes
No
No
Russian
Yes
No
No
Portuguese-Brazil
Yes
No
No
Chinese (Simplified)
Yes
No
No
Spanish (Latin America)
Yes
No
No
true

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Soures & References

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Desert Child data has been sourced from:

  • Valve Corporation. (2024, March 23). Desert Child on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, March 23). Desert Child. Steam Community Hub.
  • Metacritic. (2024, March 23). Desert Child for PC Reviews. Metacritic.
  • Oscar Brittain. (2023, July 8). Desert Child. Desert Child.

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