Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Reviews

An interesting RTS game, a little gem of sorts. Whilst this game isn't as technical as some RTS's of era, it has some interesting ideas and game mechanics that it utilises well. I confess that I never saw a huge appeal in OG Homeworld, the open expanse of space always seemed like a dull battlemap choice, so the deserts of Karak were a welcome change. Suspect the DLC adds an extra few chapters of story, but felt like the devs could've easily made a few more maps adding a few extra hours to the campaign length. I got this game on sale for a couple of quid (4$ish ?) so I shouldnt complain too much about it's relatively short length of gameplay. I'll look into the virtues of the dlc at some point, though I suspect it doesn't add much in the scheme of things; Prolly spend some time trying the hardest difficulty too, at least until the repetition of doing the same missions gets boring.

Beautiful Game. Love the story, gameplay and the graphics, and the whole idea of Sensors Array.

Although every mission is in essence a variation of "go attack the people to get the stuff" the lore and storytelling is so excellent you can easily overlook this. The game mechanics/units unfold naturally as the story evolves so you always feel like you've got something new to play with. Have never played a HomeWorld game before but might go give some of the others a go now.

it is a fun engaging game and you keep your stuff every round so you can capture something and have it for the rest of the game it is really fun and with the summer deal you can get it and homeworld 1 and 2 and homeworld 1 and 2 remasterd for 3 bucks so cheap

A really fun and simple RTS. Definitely recommend on a sale. Best strat is spamming artillery and rushing the enemy with your carrier and a ton of support vessels (when facing AI). It is very fun.

like the main series, but on ground. Just as fun. I would love a sequel. Oh and if you play this, remember, you can absolutely wreck your enemy with your air force.

good game but uses the epic games laucher with is spyware with no option to dissable it just lauch the game via the exe file to avoid A and thear illgal practices

Its a fun game Shame that I am unable to play it because it can't detect steam or the epic stuff keeps crashing or i'm offline or I turn of cloud sync.

I really enjoy this game because it is has the right blend of strategy and enthralling visuals to be great. I especially like how the sand dunes are 3D, so you can use them as cover from enemy rail gun fire, and how there are so many different strategies that you can use, so it fits countless different play styles.

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak: Small game with limited playability (very few unit types). Recommended as a technology demonstration for possible Homeworld 3 engine characteristics. Positives: The atmosphere and visual effects are excellent. Deserts of Kharak feels like the spiritual successor to Westwoods Tiberian Sun - a dark, militaristic, no-nonsense RTS.