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The Cycle: Frontier
The Cycle: Frontier is a free-to-play PvPvE Extraction Shooter driven by suspense and danger. Prospect for resources and other riches on an abandoned alien world ravaged by a deadly storm, inhabited by monsters and other ambitious Prospectors.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
14 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“Before this game shut down i never understood people who had depression up until the game shut down, it was like just getting shot by a bullet (you dont feel the pain immediately but you feel shocked). I did not feel…”
“I randomly happened across this game in my library and man it suddenly hit me how bad it sucked it died back then. I played it in the early early betas when it was still a battle royale and it was a blast. Then it got…”
5 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“one of the best games, I still think if they continued to work on it, made it payed(less cheaters), and implement some of the things arc did with there wipes. Arc raiders, tarkov, and the cycle, would be the top of the…”
3 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“If you still want to play this game, you can! Theres a dedicated discord server that has the rights to have servers up. Theres already a decent amount of people that still play and everything! Its call The Last…”
“Look into The Cycle Project, private servers will thrive <3”
3 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“Before this game shut down i never understood people who had depression up until the game shut down, it was like just getting shot by a bullet (you dont feel the pain immediately but you feel shocked). I did not feel…”
17 of the 99 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
9 of the 99 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“one of the best games, I still think if they continued to work on it, made it payed(less cheaters), and implement some of the things arc did with there wipes. Arc raiders, tarkov, and the cycle, would be the top of the…”
6 of the 99 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Was a good idea for a game, and seeing what we have now, Arc raiders did it a lot better, I wish we could get something like it again”
5 of the 99 reviews raise this.
3 of the 99 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“one of the best games, I still think if they continued to work on it, made it payed(less cheaters), and implement some of the things arc did with there wipes. Arc raiders, tarkov, and the cycle, would be the top of the…”
Counted across 99 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 63.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“3 years later and i still miss this game, rip man”
— a player, Steam review · 148 hrs played“if u still want to play cycle look up recycle or project recycle and join discord. yes its multiplayer. yes its exactly the same. u are welcome...”
— a player, Steam review · 517 hrs played“For thos wishing it was back, there is a community that is bringing it back, search up "project recycle frontier" and youll find it. Updated there's been a dcma it seems”
— a player, Steam review · 246 hrs playedPrice 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.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
The Cycle: Frontier - Sunset Announcement
Greetings, Prospectors. Today we sadly have to deliver difficult news that we are sharing with a rather heavy heart. Despite our best efforts and meaningful improvements brought to the game since laun
The Cycle: Frontier - Sunset FAQ
When will servers for The Cycle: Frontier be closed? We will close down our servers on September 27, 2023 at 9 AM CEST / 3 AM EDT. After that, the game won’t be accessible anymore. Why is The Cycle: F
Patch Notes - 3.5.0 - June 28th
Hey there, Prospectors. Community Team here, under some circumstances that are a bit different from our usual patch notes, since we have some news that isn't particularly grand: The Cycle: Frontier wi
Patch Notes - 3.4.0 - June 7th
Hello Prospectors! Patch 3.4.0 has been cooking behind the scenes for a little while now, and it's finally ready to be served. Complete with seasonings, a tall drink, and a few changes that might catc
Patch Notes - 3.3.0 - May 10th
Hey there Prospectors! If you've been wondering if today is a patch day or if this week is patch week, the answer is yes! Patch 3.3.0 is coming in hot and in typical fashion, we're going to dive into
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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.
| Genres | Action, Free To Play, Massively Multiplayer |
| Player tags | Extraction Shooter · Survival · Loot · Free to Play · Multiplayer · Crafting · Looter Shooter · Shooter · Tactical · PvP · First-Person · FPS (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · In-App Purchases · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German, French, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Japanese, Korean * |
| Estimated owners | 5,000,000 – 10,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://thecycle.game/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel i5-4590 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R9 270; 2GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 37 GB available space Additional Notes: Target framerate for minimum requirements: 30FPS