Desert Child
| App ID | 844050 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | Oscar Brittain |
| Publisher | Akupara Games |
| Franchise | Akupara Games |
| Supported Systems | Windows macOS Linux |
| Technologies | GameMaker Engine |
| Last Changenumber | 29835807 |
| Last Record Update | 1 July 2025 – 04:58:48 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 11 December 2018 – 15:50:46 UTC ( |
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.
Additional Information
| Developer | Oscar Brittain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_name | Desert Child | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| controller_support | full | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_score | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_fullurl | https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/desert-child?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_visible_stats | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ReleaseState | released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Akupara Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Release Date | 11 December 2018 – 15:50:55 UTC ( |
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| osarch | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Social Media | https://www.facebook.com/akuparagames/ https://www.twitch.tv/akuparagames https://x.com/akuparagames https://www.youtube.com/akuparagames/ |
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| Primary Genre | Action (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Genres | Action (1), Indie (23), Racing (9), RPG (3), Simulation (28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steam Release Date | 11 December 2018 – 15:50:46 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 1 July 2025 – 04:58:37 UTC ( |
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| review_score | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | GameMaker Engine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Content Descriptors | General Mature Content (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| controllertagwizard | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First seen on SteamDB | 9 April 2018 – 00:37:08 UTC ( |
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| Content Descriptors (Including DLC) | General Mature Content (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supported Languages
| 9 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
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| English | Yes | ||
| French | Yes | ||
| Italian | Yes | ||
| German | Yes | ||
| Japanese | Yes | ||
| Russian | Yes | ||
| Portuguese - Brazil | Yes | ||
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | ||
| Spanish - Latin America | Yes |
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Categories
Single-player
Shared/Split Screen PvP
Steam Achievements
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Family Sharing
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PvP
Cloud Gaming
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Steam charts
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- 0 players right now
- 2 24-hour peak
- 78 all-time peak
7 December 2019
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Store data
- 1,956 followers
- 190 positive reviews
- 143 negative reviews
- 57.06% positive reviews
Twitch stats
- 0 viewers right now
- 0 24-hour peak
- 9,221 all-time peak
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Owner estimations
- ~3.3 k by Gamalytic
- ~4.5 k by VG Insights
- ~22.0 k by SteamSpy
- ~893.1 k by PlayTracker
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Markers
| Date | Label | 30-day Peak |
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| 11 December 2018 – 15:50 | Steam Release | - |
| 3 January 2020 – 17:57 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: December 2019 Humble Choice (#1) | - |
| 25 June 2020 | ⇄ itch.io: itch.io Summer Selects 2020 | - |
| 21 January 2022 – 19:00 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: Indie Houses Bundle | - |
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