Fit check
Is Lost Frontier worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want a fantasy-western setting with supernatural units
- Fans of campaign-based tactics with commander progression
- Players seeking local multiplayer or customizable AI battles
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for real-time combat rather than turn-based battles
- Those seeking a campaign structure substantially larger than 24 missions plus 20 challenge missions
- Players who do not want to manage varied unit types and battlefield resources
Our take on Lost Frontier
The unusual setting and large unit roster receive much of the attention, while the campaign remains a fixed 24-mission sequence followed by 20 challenge battles. The game’s variety comes from unit and commander choices rather than a broad strategic layer or open-ended campaign structure.
What is Lost Frontier?
A strategy title with alternating turns, Lost Frontier places players in a supernatural, fantasy take on the Wild West, where firearms, mounted troops, artillery, Gatling weapons, strange machinery, and otherworldly creatures share the battlefield.
Its story mode includes 24 assignments about mercenaries pursuing a notorious outlaw. Twenty distinct unit classes, supplies, and battlefield placement determine tactical choices. Nine Living Legends serve as commanders, giving battles different specialties and unlocking perks as the campaign progresses. Beyond the story, 20 demanding scenarios offer additional encounters. Custom battles allow rule adjustments, commander selection, computer-controlled enemies, and local hot-seat matches with other players.
How Lost Frontier plays
- 0124-Mission Campaign
- Follow a mercenary group pursuing a notorious desperado across the game's fantasy-western setting.
- 02Mixed Unit Roster
- Deploy 20 unit types ranging from cavalry and artillery to gyrocopters, zeppelins, werewolves, and necromancers.
- 03Nine Commanders
- Choose from nine Legends who specialize combat styles and gain perks as missions are completed.
- 04Challenge Battles
- Play 20 additional missions built around highly difficult encounters.
- 05Custom Multiplayer
- Set match rules and play against AI or friends through hot-seat multiplayer.
Lost Frontier compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad focuses on World War II battles with direct control over individual units, while Lost Frontier uses turn-based tactics in a supernatural western setting. Shogun Showdown combines turn-based positioning with attack-tile upgrades, deck building, and roguelike progression, whereas Lost Frontier centers on fixed campaign and challenge missions with commander perks. Xenonauts covers a Cold War-era alien defense campaign with persistent soldiers and technology recovery, unlike Lost Frontier’s mercenary story and fantasy unit roster.
Lost Frontier: platforms & release
Is Lost Frontier worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want a fantasy-western setting with supernatural units. Skip it if: players looking for real-time combat rather than turn-based battles.
Where can I download Lost Frontier?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Lost Frontier's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Lost Frontier on?
Windows and macOS.
