Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

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App ID	281610
App Type	Game
Developer	Blackbird Interactive
Publisher	Gearbox Publishing
Franchise	Homeworld
Supported Systems	Windows macOS
Technologies	Unity Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber	28971263
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 01:17:38 UTC ()
Release Date	20 January 2016 – 17:55:00 UTC ()

😏 77.62%

8k reviews

In-Game

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.

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Additional Information

Developer

Blackbird Interactive

gamedir

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metacritic_name

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

metacritic_score

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/homeworld-deserts-of-kharak?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Gearbox Publishing

eulas

1 ↴
id	281610_eula_1
name	Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak EULA 1
url	http://store.steampowered.com//eula/281610_eula_1
version	2

Store Release Date

20 January 2016 – 08:00:00 UTC ()

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Strategy (2)

Store Genres

Strategy (2)

Steam Release Date

20 January 2016 – 17:55:00 UTC ()

Original Release Date

20 January 2016 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1453276800)

Store Asset Modification Time

24 October 2023 – 17:15:11 UTC () (1698167711)

library_assets

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library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
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height_pct	88.8667082244914

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK, XAudio2 SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 17 August 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 2275907

configuration:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-7.0-3
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

12 February 2014 – 21:22:49 UTC (), in changelist #400518

Supported Languages

7 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes		Yes	Yes
German	Yes		Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes	Yes
Polish	Yes		Yes

Assets

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small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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page_background_path	app/281610
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	3 March 2025 – 17:08:49 UTC

Trailers

256660548 ↴
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256660006 ↴
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256659176 ↴
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Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

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