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 Here)   We’re so proud of this and hopefully Oscar can bring home the hardware […]

This guide is intended to inform you of the gameplay controls, as well as basic tips on how to play Desert Child. Please note, all gameplay descriptions are based off of an Xbox One controller, and it is highly recommended you use a controller to play this game. Basic Controls Movement – Use the Left […]

Rev your hoverbikes! The highly anticipated hoverbike racing shooter, Desert Child, by Australian indie developer Oscar Brittain and publisher Akupara Games is now available!     In Desert Child you are broke, but talented, hoverbike racer who needs to find a way off Earth to get to Mars to compete in the Grand Prix, the […]

We are excited to announce the launch date of the hoverbike racing adventure, Desert Child, coming on December 11, 2018 for $11.99.     In Desert Child you are broke, but talented, hoverbike racer who needs to find a way off Earth to get to Mars to compete in the Grand Prix, the greatest race […]

By Kyle Holmquist   Whispering Willows took inspiration from a variety of sources, but probably one of its greatest sources of inspiration is the show American Horror Story, which was still in its first season when the game was being conceptualized. Many of the members on the team were watching the show, as it had […]

We have arrived at the last card type of the game! Though Party Favors are the last to be introduced, they are probably the easiest to understand. They are essentially your spell or trap cards of the game to give you advantages or deal disadvantages to the other Hosts.   When drawing from the main […]

Just when you thought you had enough to think about – your own Aliens, your fellow Hosts’ Aliens, winning VIP challenges – there is even more havoc this side of the galaxy! The third card type is the Galactic Event Cards. These ones are special in that they add game-wide rules for as long as […]

Continuing our dive into the cards of this game, let’s take a look at the VIP Card. If you are just joining us on this card series, go back and read the Alien Card post (we’ll still be here when you get back)!   VIP Cards are all different challenges in the form of a […]

Let’s delve deeper into the mechanics of the game by looking at the most abundant, and important, card type of the game – the Alien Cards! Aliens each have their own rules and customs that Hosts must follow in order to keep them at their party.   These cards are your points and will help […]

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