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Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

Jan 20, 2016

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3.65 average rating based on 63 ratings

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Before you can find your Homeworld, you must first unlock the secrets of the desert. Blackbird Interactive and Gearbox Software invite you to visit the deserts of Kharak in this new Homeworld story, where danger lurks behind every dune. Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is set for release on January 20th on Windows PC. The planet is dying, but deep in the southern sands of Kharak, an anomaly has been discovered. Could Kharak’s salvation lie in the desert? Led by chief science officer Rachel S’jet, the Coalition of the Northern Kiithid sends an expedition deep within enemy-controlled territory to investigate the … More
Before you can find your Homeworld, you must first unlock the secrets of the desert. Blackbird Interactive and Gearbox Software invite you to visit the deserts of Kharak in this new Homeworld story, where danger lurks behind every dune. Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is set for release on January 20th on Windows PC. The planet is dying, but deep in the southern sands of Kharak, an anomaly has been discovered. Could Kharak’s salvation lie in the desert? Led by chief science officer Rachel S’jet, the Coalition of the Northern Kiithid sends an expedition deep within enemy-controlled territory to investigate the finding, which could forever alter the fate of humanity. Less
Release Dates
Jan 20, 2016 (North_America)
Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jan 20, 2016 (Worldwide)
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jun 22, 2016 (Worldwide)
Mac
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User Stats
859
In Collection
45
Wish Listed
9
Playing
552
Backlogged
How Long Is Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak?
Main story: 16.9 hours
Total completions: 6
V1CGaming
V1CGaming gave Dec 5, 2023 (edited)
V1CGaming gave Dec 5, 2023 (edited)
V1CGaming's review of Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

In my opinion this game had potential and the idea behind it was and still is very creative, but the developers seemingly rushed the game and took way less care of it than they should've. This was immediately visible because of the lack of variation in the ships. The lack of customization in the normal battles also got me bored rather quickly.

You can't decide your own starting position and always start right next to your teammates and this always turns into a race for whoever can gather the most and is the most money-hungry player. A result of this is that teammates can turn into enemies and can block you from winning as much as the actual enemy would.

It goes without saying that I also find there are far too little resources on the maps for longer games. Nevertheless, I still think that the aircraft mechanics deserve a mention because they were amazingly handled.

Aleosha
Aleosha gave Jul 8, 2020
Aleosha gave Jul 8, 2020
Aleosha's review of Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

What a shame that by the time the games starts to get interesting, it's over.
Most of the game you have units that die from a couple of hits. And you get to play with cruisers only for 3 final missions.

TheCorbeauxKing
TheCorbeauxKing updated their status Aug 27, 2025
TheCorbeauxKing updated their status Aug 27, 2025

Oh man this game had no right being as good as it was.

TheCorbeauxKing
TheCorbeauxKing updated their status Aug 27, 2025
TheCorbeauxKing updated their status Aug 27, 2025

Why is the best Homeworld game the one that has nothing to do with space?

anarchistica
anarchistica updated their status Aug 24, 2023
anarchistica updated their status Aug 24, 2023

This is free in the Epic store this week:

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/homeworld-deserts-of-kharak

Next week we get Cave Story+ (again).