Status TheCorbeauxKing Aug 27, 2025
Oh man this game had no right being as good as it was.
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak (2016)
3.65 from 63 ratings
861 members have it in their collection · 9 playing now · 556 backlogged · 46 wish listed
How long? Main story 15h (from 6 logged playthroughs)
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 …
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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 finding, which could forever alter the fate of humanity.
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Details
- Developers
- Blackbird Interactive
- Publishers
- Gearbox Software
- Genres
- Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
- Themes
- Science fiction
- Series
- Homeworld
- Steam
- View on Steam
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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4 stars
27
3 stars
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Community All Reviews Statuses
Status TheCorbeauxKing Aug 27, 2025
Why is the best Homeworld game the one that has nothing to do with space?
Review V1CGaming 2/5 · Dec 5, 2023
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 …
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.
Status anarchistica 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).
