Desert Child

Wait56%

Mixed · 358 player reviews · Low confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Oscar Brittain · Racing · Dec 11, 2018

Player review score
56%
Mixed
Price
$11.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
23
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio0 of 9
Subtitles0 of 9

Should I buy Desert Child?

Buy it if you like
  • Audio: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 91 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 358 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 249 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise30% are divided30% are complaints
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
44 of 249 sampled reviews raised it
The sound effects are more subdued, and as expected, and I have no complaints with them.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
30 of 249 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals of DC aren't too bad as it incorporates decent pixel graphics.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
18 of 249 sampled reviews raised it
Overall Score 6.5/10 [Gameplay 12/20. Graphics 13/20. Music 13/20. Story 10/20. Replayability 15/20.]
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
7 of 249 sampled reviews raised it
Controls are clearly overall optimized for controller, but for racing the keyboard is way easier because its much better for maintaining fine control.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Audio44 reviews
Graphics30 reviews
Story18 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
80% still recommend
Characters
67% still recommend
Performance
33% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
48% still recommend
Difficulty
58% still recommend
Interface
0% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support
  • Gamepad Recommended

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Family Sharing
  • Keyboard Only Option
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$11.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

9 points recordedtoday · $11.99

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