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Desolate Frontiers
An mildly-apocalyptic solarpunk MMO logistics simulator, with idle gameplay, respecting your time, and wallet.

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Features
MMO
Cross-Platform Multiplayer
In-App Purchases
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Languages:
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English ✔
Content
Includes Interactive Elements

In-game purchases, Online interactivity, In-game chat

Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Desolate Frontiers is still in active development, and the beta phase is a crucial part of refining the game. This means you might encounter bugs, unfinished features, or balance issues as we continue to test and improve the experience with the help of our playerbase. Your feedback is invaluable - whether it's about a bug, a suggestion, or general impressions. Join us in the Desolate Frontiers Discord server's #df-feedback-bugs channel to share your thoughts. Thank you for helping us shape the path to a polished 1.0 release!”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We hope to have a more complete release by Q3 of 2026, but this is ultimately a passion project with a small team behind it, so exact timing is difficult.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“We plan to implement significant improvements to the graphics, menus, and particularly the gameplay systems of Desolate Frontiers. We hope that it can be a living, live service game, which is constantly evolving and expanding.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“This Beta, Early Access version of Desolate Frontiers represents the bare minimum of what we think the gameplay experience should be, with the bones to build an even better game atop it.

That bare minimum "MVP" consists of the basic gameplay loop of managing your convoys, delivering cargo, and upgrading your vehicles, with primitive, placeholder graphics.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“Desolate Frontiers Plus will be discounted for the duration of the Beta, Early Access period, after which it will be at a slightly higher price which we think can sustain the game and us developers.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We integrate and work with our community extensively while building Desolate Frontiers. User feedback has been and will continue to be invaluable to helping shape the eventual form of the game.”
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Planned Release Date: March 2026

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About This Game

Step into Desolate Frontiers, a realistic, solarpunk-inspired MMO set a half-century after a climate catastrophe caused the United States to collapse. Manage convoys of land vehicles that link isolated settlements, navigating a world full of both human and environmental hostilities, as your convoys drive around in real time. Help people survive through strategic trade and resource management, enduring the constant extremes in weather. The game features idle-logistics thoughtfully integrated into game mechanics; You can progress and engage with a living world, all at your own pace.

Desolate Frontiers respects both your time and your wallet. Spend a few minutes, or hours each day. Enjoy a rich, evolving world with no microtransactions - free to try, with a fixed-price subscription to unlock the full potential of the game. Build your logistics network; uncover a rich social and political landscape; form meaningful bonds with both players and NPCs; and shape the future of a recovering world. Be friendly or hostile, and experience a vibrant, solarpunk future where every decision counts and every convoy matters, without being nagged, nickeled, and dimed.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Random encounters and some NPC dialogue are generated to be tailored to an individual player.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 512 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 512 MB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: 15 Sequoia
    • Processor: Apple M1 or Intel Core M
    • Storage: 512 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: 15 Sequoia
    • Processor: Apple M1 or Intel Core M
    • Storage: 512 MB available space
* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.
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