Lightyear Frontier
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Critic Reviews for Lightyear Frontier
Cute and chill, homesteading in your giant mech on Lightyear Frontier’s alien world is already some good and simple fun, even if it currently stops a bit short.
There is a bit of a grind to get the materials you need, but it doesn’t feel like it. You can freely explore all areas right away, though accessing the resources involves restoring the land and solving the mystery of the ancient civilization. It’s a great way to unwind at the end of a stressful day, and with the multiplayer function, you can bring friends along on the journey as well.
Lightyear Frontier's development team is determined to bring its debut indie game to life. Despite an indefinite delay, the game's well-defined roadmap for expected updates promises an exceptional, comforting gaming experience. Although there's still room for improvement, the early-access farming simulator could transform into the cooperative game of my dreams.
Despite being in its beta phase, Lightyear Frontier is a very enjoyable game that serves to disconnect and have a good time while you focus on enjoying your peaceful farm life while piloting a giant mecha with a tractor nose that instead of firing missiles is capable of firing multiple seeds at different targets simultaneously. and that instead of carrying a flamethrower to incinerate your enemies, it has a hose that serves you both to water your crops more effectively, and to clean the putrefaction of the other areas of the planet and in this way help to make it a habitable environment for both its fauna and flora, as for us.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Lightyear Frontier advocates living in harmony with nature, understanding that you need to help replenish natural resources if you want to continue harvesting them. I could see how some might not understand the appeal of a game without conflict or survival elements, though. We are so used to our cozy games mirroring the world we live in right now where people fight to survive. Lightyear Frontier shows us something different. Not every day has to be a battle.
Unagitated and endearing mech farming game with motivating core mechanics and bland side quests.
Review in German | Read full review
Lightyear Frontier impresses with its sci-fi setting, non-violent approach and nature-focused gameplay, to say nothing of the gorgeous visuals. It has a ways to go, though, and some issues to iron out.
Lightyear Frontier is a cozy delight that’ll have you exploring a lush new world and taking a ride on the more creative side of life. With the visuals and background music working so well with each other, you’ll find yourself losing hours while building your new homestead away from home. Maybe even a village with several massive farms. There’s endless potential for this Early Access release and even though it’s already great, it can only get better going forward.
