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Akupara Games Celebrates 8 Year with Sales and Livestream
Hey Akuparians! Guess what, it’s our birthday!, Akupara Games is turning 8 years old and to celebrate, we have put Desert Child on sale for 78% off! Be sure to grab those deals, check out our lovely event page, and chec…
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Halloween is here on Mars!
Hey, Racers! Spooky month is here which means it is time to decorate, dress up, and eat some candy! We take the celebration of Halloween a million miles away from Earth and incorporate it into Desert Child! Load up Dese…
Announcement - Desert Child
Even Mars Celebrates Halloween!
Hey, Racers! Just because we're not on Earth anymore doesn't mean we don't celebrate All Hallow's Eve! Everyone enjoys a good pumpkin, even if it's gotta be grown in red sand under a sun 150 million miles away. Load up…
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Desert Child - Remote Gameplay Feature!
Check out [AG] Buddy & Chris go head to head on Remote Play! Grab the game right now at 60% off here! In Desert Child you are broke, but talented, hoverbike racer who needs to find a way off Earth to get to Mars to comp…
Announcement - Desert Child
Trading Cards and Badges Available Now!
Hey Racers! We hope you've been enjoying those quality of life updates. We're very happy to announce that trading cards are now available! You can unlock exclusive emoticons and backgrounds by completing sets. If you ha…
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Patch 1.1.1 Notes
Hey Racers, Happy Halloween month! We hope you've been enjoying the new updates to the game (see 1.1.0 Patch Notes). New Olympia is feeling festive this month only, so you should come see before it disappears like a gho…
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Patch 1.1.0 Notes
Hey Racers, long time! Have you been cravin' a race or a little ramen? Big Changes Added Gun Shop - You can now purchase new guns at any point while in New Olympia 3 New Podcast Episodes added to the Record Shop Hallowe…
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Desert Child Nominated for NAVGTR Awards
We're excited to announce that Desert Child has been nominated for the NAVGTR Awards in the categories of: • Game, Original Racing • Song Collection • Song, Original or Adapted (Mega Ran and Bag of Tricks Cat - Love is…
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1.0.3 Patch Notes
Hey Racers, a few more bugs were found and fixed after the 1.0.2 patch! Thanks to user jabberwok for discovering a few of these. Patch Notes: Balanced Bounty Hunting job for shotgun Fixed issue in tutorial when starting…
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1.0.2 Patch Notes
Hi Racers! Happy 2019! We have been gathering feedback since Desert Child has launched and we have a patch with new features and a few fixes. Patch Notes: Increased difficulty for New Game + Added 1 second delay between…
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Game Runs Very Fast on High Refresh Monitor - Bug (and Fix!)
Hello! We're currently experiencing an issue where users with high refresh monitors will run some races insanely fast, 2-4 times the intended speed. This results in the racer crossing the finish line very quickly, and e…
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Desert Child Released
Rev your hoverbikes! The highly anticipated hoverbike racing shooter, Desert Child, by Australian indie developer Oscar Brittain and publisher Akupara Games is now available! https://youtu.be/h_g2ikGNTjM In Desert Child…
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Desert Child - Coming Soon
We are excited to announce the launch date of the hoverbike racing adventure, Desert Child, coming on December 11, 2018 for $11.99. https://youtu.be/nyFZAD4Ek2o In Desert Child you are broke, but talented, hoverbike rac…
Announcement - Desert Child
Desert Child Arcade Cabinet
We had been keeping this a secret for a while and E3 was our debut party! Some of you may have already seen it at E3, but if you missed it, here’s more information about all the love that went into creating a custom arc…
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