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 ta...
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.
Follow's standard rules of the RTS at times, build units from your base (which is mobile) and destroy the enemy etc. Different units, different tactics.
Graphics still hold up very well. 8/10.
Gameplay is solid and witness very few issues. 8/10
Story was good, adding an element of mystery. 8/10
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak brings the Homeworld series to the ground in a refreshing way for the franchise. The gameplay has a solid foundation: the units have a good variety and have clear strengths and weaknesses, the UI along with the song design helps keep hectic battlefields managable (and enjoyable), and there's the use of terrain to help make positioning feel more tactical.
The overall feel of the gameplay itself seemed a bit lacking. I was left wanting more interaction with unit commands, though what is there is very good. You'll just have trouble with micromanaging as units don't have much automation so it feels like you have to tell them to do EVERYTHING, and I found the ctrl group system was, while very helpful, it didn't satisfy my needs to create groups of units. It would be nice if making groups of varried unit types would respond differently, e.g., LAV's in a group with Railguns wouldn't just run at full speed, but only charged when the Railguns could fire on an enemy. In the end, I only grouped units based on type: LAV group, AAV group, Railgun group, etc.
What really excells in this game, however, is the atmoshpere and general level design. The maps feel very disctinct, which is impressive given it all takes place in a desert. The use of terrain such as large canyon walls, tall dunes, and wide open spaces all create a great space to think about tactical positioning while also looking amazing. Just stopping in the middle of a battle to look at your units speed across these massive dunes, while Railgun fire lands all around, hearing the amazing Arabic inspired soundtrack...truly amazing!
I've never felt stars were a good metric for ratings, or #/10's for that matter, so instead just think look at this: Homeworld: Desterts of Kharak has a wonderfully realized atmosphere with a solid foundation to enjoy for hours of gameplay, both single and multiplayer. Definity get this game if you're an RTS fan!
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