# Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Summer DB entity ID: 4df98ffd\-1c86\-43d3\-842f\-f4a21867c95b Steam App ID: 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\. 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 information - Type: game - Developer: Blackbird Interactive - Publisher: Gearbox Publishing, 2K - Release date: Jan 20, 2016 - Coming soon: false - Free to play: false - Parent Steam app: Not collected - Genres: Strategy - Categories: Single\-player, Multi\-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Save Anytime, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing - Platforms: windows, mac - Website: Not collected - Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/281610/ss\_ac948cb76a6157e20bec0302f76bd5ef5afb9d68\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1781819254, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/281610/ss\_6d1b6f5b00137dda53e98dad305210fc5ea5d171\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1781819254, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/281610/ss\_30a7199aa03e2af6e5d495a6a84abe6df1398b64\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1781819254, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/281610/ss\_466dedb61352f95e0dc52a589a2b29320db6ebbd\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1781819254, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/281610/ss\_c1a087b0fcff4450a0b510430a0df567a9001085\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1781819254, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/281610/ss\_036ec527ea63f8604c65d22c70f9d3db7f233fd2\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1781819254, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/281610/ss\_d7c7d61bacbb48d44193ed01023717fcd5c6aa6a\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1781819254, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/281610/ss\_b4f7fd3278aaead961faf25ee2cbbe451f4c39f6\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1781819254, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/281610/ss\_f3a6e19207bc0ea8d537380ffdc8a142fd474b19\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1781819254 - Price: 4999 minor units USD; discount 0% - Price country: US ## Observed metrics - Current players: 20 - Steam review count: 8940 - Steam positive reviews: 7089 - Steam negative reviews: 1851 - Steam positive percentage: 79.29530201342281% - Summer DB rating: No native votes Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\} ## Player history [Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/4df98ffd-1c86-43d3-842f-f4a21867c95b/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/4df98ffd-1c86-43d3-842f-f4a21867c95b/player-metrics?days=7) Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown. ## Sources and freshness - Catalog membership: store\_catalog - Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-24T19:57:04\.362365\+00:00 - Details observed: 2026\-09\-21T23:08:24\.806969\+00:00 - Player count observed: 2026\-09\-21T23:08:25\.774106\+00:00 - Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-21T23:08:25\.52431\+00:00 Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/281610/","catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/281610/","players":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=281610","reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/281610"\},"price":"2026\-09\-21T23:08:24\.806969\+00:00","source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-24T19:57:04\.362365\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-21T23:08:24\.806969\+00:00","players":"2026\-09\-21T23:08:25\.774106\+00:00","reviews":"2026\-09\-21T23:08:25\.52431\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":"84feeb11\-d698\-4b15\-949d\-8d54bf368c81","catalog":"2de61feb\-e597\-456f\-a0dd\-2cf182ff45b0","details":"fbc0ff12\-90e5\-4330\-a5dc\-bf646e2771c3","players":"a1f141db\-4c9a\-4227\-b1a2\-82031198734f","reviews":"f767eb4d\-0e79\-47bd\-9b7b\-31966dd35359"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\} Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"4df98ffd\-1c86\-43d3\-842f\-f4a21867c95b","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\} Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted. [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/281610/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/4df98ffd-1c86-43d3-842f-f4a21867c95b)