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Lightyear Frontier

Lightyear Frontier

In Lightyear Frontier you use your powerful trusty mech to farm on a large beautiful alien planet. Settle your homestead, farm and deliver produce to remote colonies, gather and manage resources, build, craft, explore, expand, improve your mech, meet neighbors, and make a place to call your own.

Released Mar 19, 2024 Developer FRAME BREAK Publisher FRAME BREAK, Coffee Stain Publishing Platforms Windows Early AccessOnline Co-OpSingleplayerFarming SimMechs
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

88.4%positive2,490 reviews
Recommended · 94 found this helpful

“Great game. Unlike a lot of reviewers, I loved the direction the devs took it. They got rid of claustrophobic map in favour of way more expansive one. They clearly took page from Satisfactory and sandboxed the hell out of it instead of a tighter, more railroad'y questline of…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 38 found this helpful

“Saw all of the negative reviews about this game and not sure why? Just recently purchased this and I am loving it so far - Coming from Satisfactory and people on here are complaining about the world being too large with nothing within it and needing to run far to get the…”

— a player, Steam review · 47 hrs played
Recommended · 23 found this helpful

“A lot of the negative reviews are due to them apparently changing how the game was (apparently more casual?) into something closer to a Satisfactory. Conveniently, more Satisfactory is something I'll take any day, and for $15, it has been well worth its money so far. Automation…”

— a player, Steam review · 69 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:49 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

350playing at last check
35524-hour peak
4,243all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2025 2026 1.4k avg · Mar 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

45achievements
22.9%median completion
2.0%rarest: Color Me Impressed
88.1% of players 72.4% of players 70.9% of players 69.5% of players 61.4% of players 59.8% of players 58.2% of players 56.8% of players 51.1% of players 51.0% of players 49.6% of players 47.8% of players 44.2% of players 43.8% of players 41.2% of players 36.0% of players 35.1% of players 34.0% of players 29.1% of players 28.6% of players 26.2% of players 24.7% of players 22.9% of players 21.5% of players 19.3% of players 18.6% of players 16.2% of players 16.1% of players 15.9% of players 15.8% of players 14.8% of players 12.9% of players 12.4% of players 12.0% of players 9.2% of players 9.0% of players 8.7% of players 8.7% of players 8.2% of players 5.9% of players 5.7% of players 5.1% of players 5.0% of players 4.2% of players 2.0% of players 88.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
88.1%Ballistic Agriculture — Plant your first seed.
72.4%Fledgling Mech-Mechanic — Craft a Part at the Mech Depot.
70.9%Xenoarchaeology — Find an artifact.
Rarest badges of honor
2.0%Color Me Impressed — Discover 20 Paints.
4.2%Put a Bow on Them — Put an Accessory on a Farm Animal.
5.0%Born Lucky — Have 5 rare Farm Animals at once.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99−40% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$24.99base price
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-12
US14.99 USD−40%
EU14.39 EUR−40%
UK12.59 GBP−40%
Australia22.17 AUD−40%
Canada19.19 CAD−40%
Japan1,734 JPY−40%
Brazil44.99 BRL−40%
China55.20 CNY−40%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.2 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 20, 2026
Frontier News #4 - 1.0 Story Ending & Neighbor Content

Howdy, Exofarmers! We've got a lot of gameplay additions and improvements coming in 1.0, but we also have new story stuff! Let's get into it. New story content and ending The 1.0 release will wrap up

Jul 10, 2026
Frontier News #3 - Expanded Map Markers

Howdy, Exofarmers! We're in the dog days of summer, so how about taking a break from the sun to read about what's coming in 1.0?Today, we're talking map marker improvements! We've got a big world with

Jun 26, 2026
Frontier News #2 - 1.0 Day Transition & Weather Overhaul

Howdy, Exofarmers! We're back with another look at what's coming in 1.0 later this year. This next change is one many of y'all have been asking for since day one, so we're excited to announce... We ar

Jun 13, 2026
Frontier News #1 - Seed Minigun

Howdy, Exofarmers! In the words of a certain early 2000's band, it's been a while. After the launch of the Automation Update we've been heads down working hard on the 1.0 release. We're making good pr

Apr 17, 2026
PATCH APRIL 17TH I v. 0.8.2176

Oh don't mind us, we're just dropping off a lil' fix on the way to the weekend. ːsteamthumbsupːFull Patch Notesv. 0.8.2176 Bug fixesGameplayFixed an issue where the game would crash for clients joinin

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresEarly Access
Player tagsEarly Access · Online Co-Op · Singleplayer · Farming Sim · Mechs · Crafting · Casual · Relaxing · Base-Building · Exploration · Sandbox · Agriculture (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese *
Achievements45
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://lightyearfrontier.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3-4170 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon RX 460 Storage: 10 GB available space Additional Notes: Low settings, 720p, 30 fps