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The Cycle: Frontier

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.

Released Jun 8, 2022 Developer YAGER Platforms Windows Extraction ShooterSurvivalLootFree to PlayMultiplayer
View on Steam ↗ Free (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.

63.6%positive45,422 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 99 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 99 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 63.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 52 found this helpful

“3 years later and i still miss this game, rip man”

— a player, Steam review · 148 hrs played
Recommended · 19 found this helpful

“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
Not recommended · 8 found this helpful

“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 played
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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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
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Latest official news

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

Jun 28, 2023
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

Jun 28, 2023
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

Jun 28, 2023
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

Jun 07, 2023
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

May 10, 2023
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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Facts & details

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GenresAction, Free To Play, Massively Multiplayer
Player tagsExtraction Shooter · Survival · Loot · Free to Play · Multiplayer · Crafting · Looter Shooter · Shooter · Tactical · PvP · First-Person · FPS (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · In-App Purchases · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German, French, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Japanese, Korean *
Estimated owners5,000,000 – 10,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://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