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Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game for PC from Blackbird Interactive.

Released Jan 20, 2016 Developer Blackbird Interactive Publisher Gearbox Publishing Platforms Windows · Mac StrategyRTSSci-fiMultiplayerStory Rich
View on Steam ↗ $49.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

79.7%positive8,519 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Please make some sort of user friendly and easy to use map/scenario editor which the player will able to add building and others infrastucture which will make this homeworld version as the best ever with an endless replayability. Heck please make infantry as well if you dont…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“An alright game. Bought it for the campaign. The story is shallow but presentation, theming and dialogues are very all good. I don't think that the game is difficult however the later mission often include enemy carriers that endlessly spawn-in units which is anoying and can get…”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Not recommended · 19 found this helpful

“Updates broke the game so that it is now impossible to control grouped units. We also now have to put up with Epic Service spyware which is NOT mentioned anywhere in the installation details.”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:53 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

39playing at last check
5524-hour peak
7,251all-time peak
0 500 1k 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 618 avg · Jan 2016

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

48achievements
0.4%median completion
0.4%rarest: Multiplayer: Artifact Retrieval Master Soban
75.2% of players 70.8% of players 67.6% of players 57.0% of players 48.6% of players 43.2% of players 39.4% of players 36.7% of players 35.0% of players 33.5% of players 32.1% of players 31.3% of players 30.2% of players 28.5% of players 28.4% of players 23.4% of players 5.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 75.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
75.2%Epsilon Base — Hidden achievement
70.8%Campaign Tutorial — Hidden achievement
67.6%The Boneyard — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Multiplayer: Artifact Retrieval Master Soban — Won 100 Artifact Retrieval Games as Soban
0.4%Multiplayer: Artifact Retrieval Soban — Won 10 Artifact Retrieval Games as Soban
0.4%Multiplayer: Artifact Retrieval Master Khaaneph — Won 100 Artifact Retrieval Games as Khaaneph

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$49.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US49.99 USD
EU45.99 EUR
UK29.99 GBP
Australia69.95 AUD
Canada54.99 CAD
Japan4,980 JPY
Brazil90.99 BRL
China133.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$18 China Japan Canada UK Australia US EU≈$52

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $50 $100 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

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Oct 04, 2023
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak 1.4.4 Update

Hello, Homeworld fans. We’re happy to share a new update is available now for Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak. This update should download automatically; if you’re having trouble, try restarting your Ste

Oct 04, 2023
Patch 1.4.4

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak 1.4.4 Update Hello, Homeworld fans. We’re happy to share a new update is available now for Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak. This update should download automatically; if you’

Sep 27, 2023
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak 1.4.3 Update

A new update is available today for all Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak players. The 1.4.3 Update makes further progress on our commitment to improve online stability for multiplayer matchmaking by addre

Sep 27, 2023
Patch 1.4.3

A new update is available today for all Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak players. The 1.4.3 Update makes further progress on our commitment to improve online stability for multiplayer matchmaking by addre

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresStrategy
Player tagsStrategy · RTS · Sci-fi · Multiplayer · Story Rich · Great Soundtrack · Space · Female Protagonist · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · Action · Futuristic (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Save Anytime · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish *
Achievements48
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.desertsofkharak.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10 Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1 GHz) / AMD A10 5800k (3.8 GHz) Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GT 440 (1024 MB) / Radeon HD 4890 (1024 MB) Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 8 GB available space