Beginner guide · Lightyear Frontier
How to get started with Lightyear Frontier
Practical tips for getting started—see the buyer overview for context, or jump to the store page.
First session
Install from Steam, run the game once to let shaders cache, then follow any on-screen introduction. Check PC control presets if the game offers them.
From the Steam description
Lightyear Frontier is an open-world mech farming game for 1-4 players. Settle your intergalactic homestead, build a farm, and craft a machine able to provide for the struggling frontier colonies. Work at scale using your powerful mech. Plant vast fields using the rapid-firing Seed Shooter and haul dozens of logs on one shoulder. Crop rotation and fertilizer reward the farmers w…
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