Lightyear Frontier
- 4+players
- PC
- Xbox
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.
Who can play
Store (how we check facts)- Split-screen is not confirmed.
- Online on PC. Steam lists 4-player online. Not confirmed on Xbox.
- Steam lists cross-platform play; which platforms play together is not confirmed.
- Whether one copy is enough is not confirmed.
How it plays
Is it good
83%
Very positive on Steam
- 78Top criticsOpenCritic · Jun 2024 (OpenCritic top critic average, 16 reviews, as of Jun 2024; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 60%RecommendOpenCritic · Jun 2024 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 18 reviews, as of Jun 2024; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
Steam Deck Verified
Every way to play together
Steam lists online co-op for PC. Player counts and console play are not confirmed yet. 83% positive of 4,300 Steam reviews.
- 4+
- Xbox, not confirmed
Quick facts
- Developer
- FRAME BREAK
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox Series X|S
- Released
- Nov 4, 2026 on PC
- Early access
- Still in early access on Steam
- Controllers
- Partial controller support on PC
- Languages
- Text in 12 languages, voices in English
In these lists
Answers
- Does Lightyear Frontier have couch co-op?
- No same-screen play is confirmed. The Steam listing does not include it on PC. Not confirmed yet on Xbox. Online play is the way to play it together.
- Is Lightyear Frontier crossplay?
- Steam lists cross-platform multiplayer; which platforms play together is not yet confirmed.
- Do you need two copies of Lightyear Frontier?
- No one-copy option is listed, so expect each player online to need their own copy.
- Does Lightyear Frontier work on Steam Deck?
- Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
- Is Lightyear Frontier free?
- No, it's a paid game.
