The Game Census
Desert Child cover art

Desert Child

Oscar Brittain · Akupara Games · 2018-12-11

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndieRacingRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Dec 11, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 11, 2018 (Mac), Dec 11, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 12, 2018 (Xbox One), Dec 11, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Dec 11, 2018 (Linux)

You are a hungry, young hoverbike racer who needs to get off Earth before it E-X-P-L-O-D-E-S. Hunt bounties, throw races, and do whatever you can to get to Mars and win the Grand Prix.

0
playing now
56%
positive of 355 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
52/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
47/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$11.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 50% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 8.9k–21k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 355 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.19-65%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.19-65%
Microsoft Store$11.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.23 at GameBillet (2022-07-11) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 129 of 172 observed days · $2.96 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

202026-08-12 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.17$2.272018-12-112026-08-302018-12-11 — best price $11.992019-06-17 — best price $11.392019-10-30 — best price $11.752020-01-16 — best price $5.992020-03-07 — best price $9.992020-07-09 — best price $11.992020-10-12 — best price $5.392021-01-07 — best price $4.802021-05-19 — best price $11.992021-09-16 — best price $14.172021-11-26 — best price $4.072022-02-04 — best price $11.992022-05-06 — best price $2.992022-07-29 — best price $10.772022-10-08 — best price $10.532022-12-13 — best price $2.402023-02-22 — best price $9.492023-04-28 — best price $4.802023-06-24 — best price $11.992023-08-30 — best price $4.802023-11-20 — best price $2.272024-01-30 — best price $11.992024-03-25 — best price $11.992024-05-16 — best price $4.792024-07-17 — best price $8.992024-10-02 — best price $2.642024-12-11 — best price $3.412025-02-24 — best price $11.992025-04-24 — best price $4.792025-06-16 — best price $8.992025-08-16 — best price $11.992025-10-29 — best price $8.812025-12-11 — best price $2.392026-02-23 — best price $11.992026-04-29 — best price $11.992026-06-15 — best price $9.952026-08-30 — best price $4.19
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
39.8%
earned "Two Baboons at once"
4.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable DifficultyGamepad Recommended1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America

Player tags

2DAnimeFunnyIndieRetroSpaceRacingSci-fiShooterShoot 'Em Up

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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