Game
App 281610
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.
Price
$49.99
US store
Reviews
79%
7,829 · Mostly Positive
Playing now
22
sampled 19h ago
24h peak
22
all-time seen 28
Followers
—
Steam community hub
Owners (est.)
~391K
196K – 626K
YouTube activity
1
videos · 30 d51
creators7.8K
views · 1 yTwitch activity
0
avg viewers · 30 d8
hours watched · 30 d1
streamers · 30 dProduct info
from Steam's PICS · read 3d ago- Change number
- 37,432,709
- Public build
- 12,339,551 · Oct 4, 2023 (3y ago)
- Operating systems
- windows, macos
- Architecture
- —
- Install size
- 20 GB · 11 GB download
- Install folder
Deserts of Kharak- Controller support
- —
- Metacritic
- 79
- Homepage
- www.desertsofkharak.com
- Release state
- released
- Community
- hub · stats
Steam Deck
PlayableTested Aug 17, 2022 on build 2,275,907
- !Default controller config not fully functional
- !Controller glyphs do not match deck device
- !Text input does not automatically invokes keyboard
- !Interface text is not legible
- ✓Default configuration is performant
Branches · 2
every build Steam serves for this app| Branch | Build | Updated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 12,339,551 | Oct 4, 2023 · 3y ago | |
| local | 910,678 | — | Local Content Server |
Build history
every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)| Build | Branch | Released | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12,339,551 | public | Oct 4, 2023 15:00 | 3d ago |
| 910,678 | local | — | 3d ago |
Depots · 9
content of the public branch| Depot | Name | OS | Language | DLC / shared | Size | Download | Manifest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281611 | windows | 8.6 GB | 4.3 GB | 5210092107733013038 | |||
| 281612 | windows 32-bit | 155 MB | 127 MB | 2202974001492067414 | |||
| 281613 | windows 64-bit | 164 MB | 130 MB | 7207157799389788718 | |||
| 281614 | windows | DLC Deserts of Kharak Expedition Guide | 808 MB | 635 MB | 3792884669909128939 | ||
| 281615 | macos | 8.2 GB | 4.2 GB | 5591641159003219646 | |||
| 281616 | macos | DLC Deserts of Kharak Expedition Guide | 810 MB | 629 MB | 8548008470451474605 | ||
| 436550 | all | DLC Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak - Soundtrack | 1.3 GB | 1.3 GB | 9154155049379705947 | ||
| 228988 | windows | shared from #228980 | — | — | |||
| 229003 | windows | shared from #228980 | — | — |
Launch options · 8
| Executable | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|
DesertsOfKharak.exe--steam |
windows | Deserts of Kharak (Beta) |
TechnicalManual\DoK_Manual.exe |
windows | Launch Expedition Guide |
DesertsOfKharak32.exe-force-d3d9 |
windows 32-bit beta: qa_testing | DoK (32bit, d3d9) |
DesertsOfKharak.app\Contents\MacOS\DesertsOfKharak |
macos | Deserts of Kharak |
DoKManual.app |
macos | Launch Expedition Guide |
DesertsOfKharak.exe |
windows beta: kumquat | Deserts of Kharak (Beta) |
DesertsOfKharak.exe |
windows beta: kumquat_debug | Deserts of Kharak (Beta) |
DesertsOfKharak64.exe--steam |
64-bit beta: qa_testing | Deserts of Kharak (old) |
Languages · 7
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| German | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Polish | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| English | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Italian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Russian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Spanish | ✓ | — | ✓ |
Packages · 1
all packages| Sub | Name | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38647 | Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak | Store or CD key | $49.99 |
Bundles · 2
all bundles| Bundle | Games | Bundle discount | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Deluxe Edition | 1 | — | $77.95 |
| Homeworld Remastered Collection and Deserts of Kharak Bundle | 2 | — | $84.98 |
DLC in product info · 4
includes DLC not sold separatelyUpdates · patch notes
Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
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