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Desert Child

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App ID 844050
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Akupara Games
Franchise Akupara Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies GameMaker Engine
Last Changenumber 31272110
Last Record Update 23 September 2025 – 21:22:36 UTC ()
Release Date 11 December 2018 – 15:50:46 UTC ()
❓ 55.25%
339 reviews
2
In-Game
+5
🏁 Racing 🌄 Action-Adventure 🔫 Shooter 👾 Pixel Graphics 🕹 Shoot 'Em Up

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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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/
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 ()
Store Asset Modification Time 1 July 2025 – 04:58:37 UTC () (1751345917)
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review_score 5
review_percentage 56
Detected Technologies (?) GameMaker Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 16 December 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 4268289
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 9 April 2018 – 00:37:08 UTC (), in changelist #4285005
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

9 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
French Yes
Italian Yes
German Yes
Japanese Yes
Russian Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes

Tags

🏁 Racing 🌄 Action-Adventure 🔫 Shooter 👤 Singleplayer 👾 Pixel Graphics 🕹 Shoot 'Em Up 😃 Funny 📺 Local Multiplayer 📺 Side Scroller 🌸 Anime 🚀 Sci-fi 🌱 Indie 🏽 2D 👾 Retro 🌠 Space 💥 Action ⚡ Fast-Paced 👽 Aliens 🕹 Arcade 🥊 PvP

Categories

Single-player Shared/Split Screen PvP Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Remote Play Together Family Sharing Multi-player Shared/Split Screen PvP Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support Gamepad Preferred

Accessibility Categories

Keyboard Only Option Adjustable Difficulty

Assets

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Trailers
167291 ↴
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
844051 Windows Desert Child Content 122.63 MiB 98.32 MiB
844052 macOS Desert Child MacOS 154.66 MiB 102.80 MiB
844053 Linux Desert Child Linux 116.86 MiB 95.63 MiB
961400 Desert Child - Soundtrack (961400) Depot 136.66 MiB 136.09 MiB

Total size on disk is 530.81 MiB and total download size is 432.84 MiB.

Total size on disk is 259.29 MiB and total download size is 234.41 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 4268289 9 October 2019 – 06:24:31 UTC

Other

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