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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.
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Mostly Positive (72) - 75% of the 72 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date:
Dec 11, 2018
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Akupara Games

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Fantasy Violence
Mild Sexual Themes
Strong Language
Use of Alcohol and Tobacco

Age rating for: ESRB
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Feature List

  • Hunt bounties, deliver pizzas, throw races - do anything you can to earn cash
  • Explore a pixel-art solar system inspired by Cowboy Bebop, Akira and Redline
  • Customize your beloved bike with Guns, Amplifiers and shameless advertising
  • Dine on a range of interplanetary cuisine with sweet buffs to help you win
  • Master deep combat and racing mechanics and define your own style
  • Race, shoot, and get better! Designed for replayability, with secrets that keep you coming back
  • Chill to an original lo-fi hip-hop soundtrack
  • Challenge your friends through local multiplayer

About This Game



You’re broke, you’re hungry, and your only friends are a vintage hoverbike and a bowl of ramen noodles.

In Desert Child, you are a young and talented hoverbike racer who needs to figure out how you can scrape enough cash together through racing and odd jobs to punch your one-way ticket to the Red Planet to enter the biggest race in the universe, the Grand Prix.




The world as we know it is slowly starting to become unhabitable, as many people on Earth have moved to Mars for a better quality of life, thanks to a government subsidy that assisted in relocating citizens by providing affordable passage. After several years of running this program, the government announces that in two weeks, tickets to Mars would go up in price, making the exodus to the Red Planet unobtainable for regular citizens.

You’ll deliver pizzas, collect gun parts, hunt bounties, and make some fans along the way. In between races, you’ll explore colorful cities where you can repair and upgrade your bike, dine on the local cuisine, and fight your way through gangsters, bounty hunters, and all sorts of interesting characters, just so that you can have a decent meal and keep your bike running.

Nothing’s free in Desert Child.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

The game has some strong language, and use of tobacco and alcohol.

System Requirements

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    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: 3rd Gen i3/AMD FX-4100 Series
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce 7 Series/Radeon R7 Series
    • Storage: 150 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: 5th Gen i5/1st Gen Ryzen (or better)
    • Graphics: GeForce 7 Series/Radeon R7 Series (or better)
    • Storage: 150 MB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: Mac OS X 10.7.3 (Lion)
    • Processor: 2.2 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce 700 Series
    • Storage: 120 MB available space
* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
    • Processor: 2.2 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce 700 Series
    • Storage: 120 MB available space
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