- 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
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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. Crafted by Blackbird Interactive, a studio founded by veterans of Homeworld and Company of Heroes, Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak takes players to the deserts of Kharak where danger lurks over every dune.
EXPERIENCE AN ORIGIN STORY
In Deserts of Kharak’s campaign, an anomaly is discovered deep in the southern desert. An expedition is sent, but the story is not that simple. Discover the story of Rachel S'jet as she leads her people on a quest to find their destiny in an exciting campaign.
HEAVY DUTY HARDWARE
Take control of fleets of land and air vehicles – from nimble light attack vehicles to massive heavyweight cruisers – built to conquer the desert.
MASSIVE ENVIRONMENTS
Fight your way across massive dune seas, deep craters, and hostile canyons in sprawling maps – all in unprecedented fidelity and scale.
TACTICAL COMBAT
Position your fleet to take advantage of the high ground or create ambushes across dune lines in terrestrial combat. Attack your enemies’ resource operations, or assault their military head-on.
STRATEGIC DECISIONS
Meaningful choices in resource management, fleet composition, and technology research directly impact your chances of survival.
ONLINE MULTIPLAYER
Compete online solo or with friends in a variety of game modes, including ranked play, to rise through the ranks and become the most powerful Fleet Captain on Kharak.
Before you can find your Homeworld, you must first unlock the secrets of the desert.
Game features
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Stats
- Steam Leaderboards
- Custom Volume Controls
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Save Anytime
System Requirements
Swipe- OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-950 (3.0 GHz) / AMD FX-4300 (3.8 GHz)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 770 (2048 MB) / Radeon HD 7770 (1024 MB)
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 12 GB available space
Player reviews
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amazing campaign, the game is worth it for the single-player alone
A really nice short RTS
Forces Online Connection to even access Campaigns or Skirmishes, regardless of it being Single-player. This exact same behavior happens if you have Epic Online Services being blocked via hosts file or some other metho...
Love the story and the game is actually good, its chill enough and challenging enough too be replayable.
one of my favorite rts games
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HOMEWORLD: DESERTS OF KHARAKA 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. Crafted by Blackbird Interactive, a studio founded by veterans of Homeworld and Company of Heroes, Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak takes players to the deserts of Kharak where danger lurks over every dune. EXPERIENCE AN...
- Platform
- Steam (PC)
- Developer
- Blackbird Interactive
- Publisher
- Gearbox Publishing, 2K
- Release date
- 20 Jan, 2016
- Languages
- Genres
- Strategy
- Product type
- Digital key / activates on Steam
Supported languages
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Description
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. Crafted by Blackbird Interactive, a studio founded by veterans of Homeworld and Company of Heroes, Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak takes players to the deserts of Kharak where danger lurks over every dune.
EXPERIENCE AN ORIGIN STORY
In Deserts of Kharak’s campaign, an anomaly is discovered deep in the southern desert. An expedition is sent, but the story is not that simple. Discover the story of Rachel S'jet as she leads her people on a quest to find their destiny in an exciting campaign.
HEAVY DUTY HARDWARE
Take control of fleets of land and air vehicles – from nimble light attack vehicles to massive heavyweight cruisers – built to conquer the desert.
MASSIVE ENVIRONMENTS
Fight your way across massive dune seas, deep craters, and hostile canyons in sprawling maps – all in unprecedented fidelity and scale.
TACTICAL COMBAT
Position your fleet to take advantage of the high ground or create ambushes across dune lines in terrestrial combat. Attack your enemies’ resource operations, or assault their military head-on.
STRATEGIC DECISIONS
Meaningful choices in resource management, fleet composition, and technology research directly impact your chances of survival.
ONLINE MULTIPLAYER
Compete online solo or with friends in a variety of game modes, including ranked play, to rise through the ranks and become the most powerful Fleet Captain on Kharak.
Before you can find your Homeworld, you must first unlock the secrets of the desert.
Game features
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Stats
- Steam Leaderboards
- Custom Volume Controls
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Save Anytime
System Requirements
- 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
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-950 (3.0 GHz) / AMD FX-4300 (3.8 GHz)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 770 (2048 MB) / Radeon HD 7770 (1024 MB)
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
- OS
- OSX 10.10.5 (Yosemite)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-3470S
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics
- GeForce GT 640M
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
- OS
- OSX 10.11 (El Capitan)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-4570
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Graphics
- GeForce GT 755M
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
Best Reviews
👍 Recommended · Steam player · 29 Jun 2026
amazing campaign, the game is worth it for the single-player alone
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👎 Not Recommended · Steam player · 14 Jul 2026
Forces Online Connection to even access Campaigns or Skirmishes, regardless of it being Single-player. This exact same behavior happens if you have Epic Online Services being blocked via hosts file or some other method. Let alone how it also installs those trash services upon first launch script without being listed by Steam as something that would happen. I have zero interest in ever buying anything again from Blackbird Interactive because of this behavior.
4 found this helpful
👍 Recommended · Steam player · 25 Jul 2026
A really nice short RTS
1 found this helpful
Recent Reviews
👍 Recommended · Steam player · 25 Jul 2026
A really nice short RTS
1 found this helpful
👍 Recommended · Steam player · 24 Jul 2026
Love the story and the game is actually good, its chill enough and challenging enough too be replayable.
0 found this helpful
👍 Recommended · Steam player · 20 Jul 2026
one of my favorite rts games
0 found this helpful



