Desert Child

Desert Child is a Racing RPG set in a dusty world where your only friends are a vintage hoverbike and a bowl of ramen noodles. It's the rags-to-riches story of a broke young racer who fights through gangsters, bounty hunters, and pancake cravings to enter the Championship and get off Earth before it E-X-P-L-O-D-E-S (metaphorically). The player begins their story on a ruined Earth, with just a few days to get to Mars. From there, you'll win races, customize your bike, and earn fans, but at the same time, you'll have to work jobs, eat dinner, and pay rent.

Racing
The bread and butter of the game, racing is what you live for. It's your ticket off Earth and the key to a better life. You'll start small, hustling on the underground circuit, but always with an eye on the Solar Championship Cup.

Side Jobs
Sometimes, racing just won't be enough. Sometimes, you'll have to lie, cheat, and steal. Sometimes you'll have a pound of horse in the trunk when you get searched at the boarder. When that happens, you'll have to decide what kind of man you are.

Explore the City
The hub cities of Mullahoe, New Olympia and Europa Uno are all havens for someone like you. Bursting with colour and culture, you'll never be short of something (or someone) to keep you busy. If you want to make it big, you'd better learn their streets like the back of your hand.

Wheelin' & Dealin'
Nothing's free in Desert Child, but everything has it's price. Upgrade and customize your hoverbike by sourcing rare and exotic Amplifiers from shops and characters around the city. You might have to get your hands dirty, call in favors, or even throw a race or two, but I'm sure it'll all be worth it.

Customization
Need dat speed? How about bullets so big they fill half the screen with fiery death? Oh, I see, you're more into stripping back your bike to lessen your drag! Tweak your setup with Amps and Units 'till your hearts content in the ONLY game that lets you build your own vintage hoverbike.

Tunes
As you progress through the story, new music will become unlocked at the in-game record store, Ding Ding's. You can customise your own soundtrack with this music. Not into Choc Bomb's beats? That's cool, just fill your playlist with Ice Cream Sandwich tracks.

History
Desert Child was a Kickstarter project that ran from October 16, 2017 to November 20, 2017, raising AU$14,427 (USD $10,895) of its AU$12,001 (USD $9063) goal from 545 backers. Prior to the Kickstarter campaign, the game had been in development for 16 months. A playable demo was released on Gamejolt on September 17, 2017.