$29.99Lightyear Frontier Farming at mech scale
Farm an alien planet from inside a big, customizable mech. You plant, water and harvest strange crops, tend alien livestock, build a retro-futuristic homestead and send harvests off to remote colonies. Calm, colorful and best taken slowly, alone or with up to three friends.
Is Lightyear Frontier worth it?
Lightyear Frontier is worth it if…
- you like slow, calm farming games with no pressure
- you want to drive a mech instead of swinging a hoe
- you like building and decorating your own homestead
- you want to share the harvest with up to three friends
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Farming with a mech
You do all the farm work from the cockpit. Your mech plants, waters and harvests wide fields of alien crops, and you learn crop rotation to get better yields from the soil. Upgrades and mod chips tune how it handles everyday jobs, so larger plantings get easier over time. Days stay calm and unhurried, with no enemies chasing you off the field. You drop seeds, watch odd-colored sprouts come up, then haul the bounty to a cannon bound for distant colonies.
A homestead on a green planet
You settle on a verdant exoplanet and shape the farm piece by piece. Build a retro-futuristic homestead, pick color palettes, add decorations and make room for alien livestock. Gathered crops and materials feed into crafting, building and further expansion. Beyond the fence there is open country to explore, with new regions, materials and neighbors to meet. Befriend the locals, take on delivery requests and put the harvest toward helping the colonies around you.
Good to know?
Can you play it solo?
Yes. You can run the whole farm alone, and the pace suits it. Playing with friends splits the chores and speeds up deliveries, but solo works if you prefer a slower routine.
How do deliveries work?
You grow crops and gather resources, then send them to remote colonies to unlock more buildings and gear. The requested amounts grow over time, so planning fields and rotations matters.
Is there automation?
Some, but late. Pipes, pumps, drones and storage help with watering and hauling once unlocked, so the early hours are hands-on work with the mech.
