Lightyear Frontier invites you to grow a cornucopia of cosmic resources and use your fresh harvest to improve your mech equipment. As you become a seasoned farmer with a souped-up mech, you’ll soon be able to grow rare plants and further explore previously inaccessible environments… and maybe uncover a mystery on this new planet. 

Blending farming features with crafting, resource management, and base building, Lightyear Frontier’s alien planet is yours to transform and mould. While you’ll be safe on this new planet (thanks to the advice of PIP-3R, your trusty scanner satellite), your crops will need all the help they can get: from dealing with the ever-changing weather to keeping the local wildlife away, you will need to take a few precautions to safeguard your home on this new frontier.

Play 1-4 players in online co-op, discover and grow alien plants, domesticate wildlife, endure the elements and build your new home away from home.

Make use of the environment to craft and build your farm.  Find and grow new resources on your own.  Cultivate your crops with farming mechanics like you’ve never seen before. Use your harvest to improve your mech and venture further into the planet’s exotic ecosystem.

Lightyear Frontier, the intergalactic open-world farming adventure from FRAME BREAK and Amplifier Studios, is set to rev things up a gear with the free Trailblazer update, available now on Steam and coming soon to Xbox Series X|S and via the Microsoft Store. Exofarmers can now speed across the planet as the all-new Trailblazer Mode brings faster mobility for mechs, along with a host of customisation options, quality-of-life improvements, and the highly requested addition of a third-person farmer mode.

With the new Trailblazer Mode, life on the homestead takes on a thrilling pace. Unlockable via the upgrade depot, this new ability allows players to transform into a four-wheeled mode, adding speed and ease to planetary travel. From racing through the wilderness to perfecting boosts and drifts, players can also use their paths to provide faster movement along custom-built roads.

A wealth of customisation options also arrive in the Trailblazer update, with the new Outfit Locker allowing players to put a personal touch on their intergalactic exofarmers via a selection of elegant helmet styles and colours. Day lengths have also been increased and the introduction of the Seed Splicer blueprint allows for seed splicing galore as avid exofarmers can build as many seed splicers as desired, boosting their production and increasing the chance of cultivating rare crops.

The Trailblazer update enriches every aspect of life on the frontier. Players now have the option to switch to third-person mode while exploring the world outside their mech, offering a whole new way to experience the planet and enhancing interactions in the worlds. The exploration has also been streamlined even further, giving the player the ability to instantly return home to their farm via the map once per day.

As the journey towards the 1.0 launch continues, Lightyear Frontier will continue to expand with new updates and additions. FRAME BREAK CEO, Joakim Kopriva Hedström, states: “We’re excited for players and newcomers to dive into the Trailblazer update and discover new ways to to traverse their planet and express themselves. This is the next step towards our full launch, and we can’t wait to share more exciting news and updates as we head into a monumental 2025.”

Lightyear Frontier is available via Xbox Game Preview on Xbox Series X|S, PC (Steam), and with Game Pass at $24.99/ £20.99/€24,99

Key Features:

• Venture into the unknown, discover ancient ruins, and uncover the secrets of your planet to decipher a message that has waited for eons to be heard.
• Customize and improve your very own tractor mech with an assortment of unique mech parts to overcome the planet’s obstacles and maintain your exofarm.
• Play solo or with up to 3 friends with online crossplay, making it easy to build your exofarm together or simply give a tour of your planet.
• Discover and cultivate a wide range of exotic plants to grow your own resources and create a sustainable lifestyle.
• Domesticate different species of alien wildlife with a complete breeding and genetics system.
• You are free to build anywhere and customize your farm to your liking. A plethora of constructs and cosmetic tools allow you to build the exofarm of your dreams. Don’t forget to take a break between exploration and farmwork.
• Endure a multitude of weather conditions and other environmental hazards through four distinct seasons and take the necessary precautions to save your harvest. 
• Join an interstellar neighborhood, partner up with your local scanner satellite and befriend your off-planet neighbors.
• Follow a mystery-driven narrative and explore ruins left behind by unknown entities.
• Relax to a chill cosmic country soundtrack with just the right mix of space and country vibes to immerse yourself in the exploration of the Lightyear Frontier.

Lightyear Frontier is coming to Early Access/Game Preview on Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam) in March 19, 2024, and will be available day one via Game Pass.