Desert Child

 PC
Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. SpazioGames
    Jan 11, 2019
    78
    Desert Child is a real tribute to some of the greatest in 90s pop culture, and it is also a good and innovative racing game.
  2. CD-Action
    Mar 25, 2019
    75
    This relaxing arcade game with some light micromanagement gave me the joy of figuring out its mechanics by myself and kept me blissfully stuck in the “one more race syndrome”. [02/2019, p.46]
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  3. Everyeye.it
    Jan 2, 2019
    67
    Lightweight, carefree and minimal, perhaps excessively contained and not always adequately focused, Desert Child is certainly an original and rewarding experience for those looking for titles with a high artistic and stylistic value.
  5. The Indie Game Website
    Jan 13, 2019
    60
    A decent little game, tightly designed with some laughs along the way, as well as offering really good audio and visual design. However, it does fall down under more prolonged scrutiny, with undercooked world-building and a tendency to push you towards grinding out money by means of repetition meaning that some may lose interest before reaching the finale.
  6. The Overpowered Noobs
    Jan 9, 2019
    50
    Desert Child attempts to capitalize on nostalgia with a mish-mash of references from different decades. There are some mildly funny moments, but other than that it’s a side-scrolling shooter dressed up in a cyberpunk motif.
  7. Gamer.nl
    Dec 25, 2018
    50
    Desert Child stands out because of its charming style. The combination of racing and light RPG elements is loads of fun, but the repetitive gameplay that lacks depth does not make this game very enjoyable.
  8. GameSpot
    Dec 11, 2018
    50
    By the end of it you'll realize that there's not much more to Desert Child than what you got in those opening minutes.

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User Score
6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10
  1. grihajedy
    May 11, 2022
    6
    Игра не может состоять из одной лишь музыки
    Увы, но основной "гоночный" геймплей состоит из пары примитивных механик, и повторять 50 раз одни    Игра не может состоять из одной лишь музыки
    Увы, но основной "гоночный" геймплей состоит из пары примитивных механик, и повторять 50 раз одни и теже гонки невыносимо трудно, я прошёл игру с нескольких заходов, сюжета тут также никакого нет, вам просто надо накопить 10к $, благо если класть всё в банк, то копится всё достаточно быстро, сумел пройти за 3,5 часа, а казалось, что играю уже часов 6.

    Между 1-минутными гонками у нас тут небольшой симулятор выживания, вам надо ходить, покупать еду, чинить байк, можно прокачивать его (но эти апгрейды ничего существенного не дают), можно попытаться как-то ещё заработать деньги, взяв гонку на убийство оппонента или развоз пиццы. "Киберпанковский" пиксельный город сделан более менее.

    Эту игру спокойно рефандите, даже в финале будет просто 3 обычные гонки и титры, а вот соундтрек у игры действительно необычный, хоть и "не дожатый", ну неудивительно, идейно то игра мало из себя что-то представляет, просто талантливый композитор решил ну напишу чёт прикольное, и сделаю максимально простую игру под это, ну чёт получится, для "чилла" сойдёт, купите лучше соундтрек отдельно)

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    A game cannot consist of music alone.

    Alas, the main "racing" gameplay consists of a couple of primitive mechanics, and repeating the same races 50 times is unbearably difficult, I completed the game with multiple runs, there is also no plot, you just need to save up 10k $, relief - if you put everything in the bank, then $ is accumulating quite quickly, I managed to pass the game in 3.5 hours, but it felt like I had been playing for 6 hours already.

    Between 1-minute races we have a small survival simulator here, you have to walk, buy food, fix the bike, you can upgrade it (but these upgrades do not give anything significant), you can try to earn money somehow differently, by taking the race to kill the opponent or delivery of pizza. "Cyberpunk" pixel city is made ok.

    Refund this game calmly, even in the final there will be just 3 ordinary races and credits, but the game’s soundtrack is really unusual, although it’s not “perfected”, well, it’s not surprising, the game has no idea, just a talented composer decided, well I’ll write something nice, and I’ll make the most simple game for it, well, something will come of it, such a "chill-game", better buy the soundtrack separately)

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  2. Xzenor
    Mar 4, 2020
    1
    No.. just no. I hate it.. it's just not fun. The races are the worst and it appears that that is one major part of the game so no. Not my typeNo.. just no. I hate it.. it's just not fun. The races are the worst and it appears that that is one major part of the game so no. Not my type of game. It also looks terrible which makes it even less fun to play for me.
    I don't understand where all the positive steam-reviews come from.    … Full Review »
  3. thedaarkbatty
    Dec 27, 2019
    9
    I really liked this game. Had a lot of fun exploring the world! keep up the good work!
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