A pilot approaches the spectral Nexus in Anchor

ONLINE SPACE RPG · WINDOWS ALPHA

The universe moved on.
You found a way back.

Slip into a machine-built ship. Follow strange signals into alternate Layers of the same universe. Bring back a better ship—or the knowledge to build one.

Download & take the helm ↓See the universe

Free alpha · Windows 10 / 11 · 0.108.0-alpha · release 228
Extract the ZIP, launch LFOUpdater.exe, then create your pilot in-game.

UPLINK AVAILABLEPersistent pilot knowledgeShared online universePhysics-driven ship combat

YOUR SHIP. YOUR NEXT BAD IDEA.

A quiet signal can become
a very interesting evening.

Start with a Viper and a nearby contact. What you bring home determines what you can do next.

01 / FOLLOW THE UNKNOWNThe spectral Nexus

Find somewhere new.

Chart installations, enter Frequency Rifts and recover physical tuning patterns. Learn a Frequency to unlock another Layer—or trade a duplicate to someone who needs it.

How discovery works →

02 / MAKE IT YOUR SHIPFalchion destroyer

Fit a purpose.

Choose weapons, shields, propulsion and tools around your hull’s limits. Build a miner, a fast courier or a gunship that makes its intentions unmistakable.

Meet the fleet →

03 / PICK YOUR FIGHTSScrap raider hull

Look before you fire.

Passively inspect a contact’s strength. Hunt raiders, ambush a loaded miner, or challenge the wrong scrap collector. A secure Layer protects you from pilots, not your own decisions.

Rules of engagement →

ONE UNIVERSE. MANY FREQUENCIES.

The machines cannot see
your way home.

Humanity’s AI descendants built civilizations in separated Layers of space. The Nexus lets human pilots cross between them—and disappears from the machines’ perception.

It is your Hangar, Vault and passage between realities. Beyond its harmonic field, you are flying their hardware in their territory.

The story and the factions →
The phased human Nexus with subtle spectral rings

FROM THE COCKPIT

Places worth leaving
the safe field for.

Captured in the actual alpha client. Open a frame for the full view.

Someone else’s wreck. Your next find.: actual Lost Frequency client capture
Someone else’s wreck. Your next find.Qirk’s Graveyard holds respawning junk hulls, territorial collectors and an unusually good chance of finding Frequency tunings.
Industry with teeth.: actual Lost Frequency client capture
Industry with teeth.Faction Forges sell distinctive hardware and build learned ship designs. Their capital defenses make poor targets.
A hull is only the beginning.: actual Lost Frequency client capture
A hull is only the beginning.Compare hardware, manage fitting space and shape the ship around the job. Bigger classes bring different opportunities and heavier handling.
A detour with a view.: actual Lost Frequency client capture
A detour with a view.Qirk’s Casino, a Trading Post and Training Grounds share a remote Anchor Layer.
The same center. A different universe.: actual Lost Frequency client capture
The same center. A different universe.Return to the Nexus to manage stored possessions and calibrate your next inter-Layer journey.

Promotional scenes use the game’s renderer and generated Layer layouts, with the fictional pilot CIPHER from the existing NPC name pool.

MORE THAN THE NEXT TARGET

Choose what brings you back.

Work the system.

Mine actual ore, haul resources, watch market prices and sell unwanted equipment for Burst. Learn valuable blueprints; trade the copies you already know.

Fly together.

Join a four-digit Squadron at the Nexus. Keep in touch across Layers, share waypoint pins and protect squadmates from friendly damage.

Take a side trip.

Explore hostile Rift depths, test a fit at Training Grounds, escort a convoy, or dock at Qirk’s for a game away from the guns.

YOUR FIRST SIGNAL IS ANCHOR · 1.1840 THz

There is room for another pilot.

Lost Frequency is an actively developed alpha. Expect a small population, evolving balance and rough edges. Your discoveries—and your bad ideas—help shape what comes next.

Download the free Windows alpha ↓Your first flight

No purchase required. Online account created in-game. See what changed in release 228.