Jay Claassen
NoobFeedLightyear Frontier Review | Xbox Series X
Published 3/31/2024
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Series X|S / PC - 3/19/2024
Lightyear Frontier
Lightyear Frontier is an open-world farming exploration game with crafting, resource management and base building. 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.
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- Frame Break
- Publisher
- Amplifier Game Invest, Frame Break
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79
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Critic avg
79
6 scored reviews
Total coverage
7
1 unscored review
Score range
70–90
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Score range is 11–20 points
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The critic average is 79 across 6 scored reviews, with a 20-point spread. Critics mostly agree, but there is some useful variation in the individual reviews.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band. 1 unscored review adds coverage context without moving the critic average.
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6 included scored reviews
90–1001 review · 17%
80–893 reviews · 50%
70–792 reviews · 33%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
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Ravi Sinha
GamingBoltLightyear Frontier Early Access Review – To Infinity (Eventually)
Published 3/25/2024
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70
-9 vs critic avg
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Read originalZoë Osik
TheGamerLightyear Frontier Review - I've Never Loved Space So Much
Published 3/15/2024
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80
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Read originalCole Martin
Windows CentralLightyear Frontier early access review: Get in your mech, besties — we're going farming | Windows CentralWindows Central
Published 3/15/2024
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90
+11 vs critic avg
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Read originalJon Bolding
IGNLightyear Frontier Early Access Review
Published 3/15/2024
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70
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Read originalRowan Jones
TwinfiniteLightyear Frontier Review - All Chill, No Fill - Twinfinite
Published 3/15/2024
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80
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalHeather Wald
GamesRadar+Lightyear Frontier review-in-progress: "The mech offers a novel, refreshing approach to the farming sim genre" | GamesRadar+GamesRadar+GamesRadar+NewsaramaTotal FilmEdge
Published 3/15/2024
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