Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

Blackbird InteractiveReleased January 20, 2016

StrategyRTS Singleplayer Multiplayer Real-Time Action

GameValio recommendationMaybe

A fair option right now, though it's not quite compelling enough to jump on immediately.

Losing players
Well received (7,819 reviews)
Great value

Why “Maybe”

The ring is the score: filled up to 64 out of 100. Each colour is what one signal added; the five bands below show where the score landed.

Skip This
Wait for Sale
Maybe
Worth It
Great Deal

Where to buy

7 stores · lowest price first

Steam Cheapest Official store · Price set 20 days agoR$9.09R$90.99−90%Buy

Green Man Gaming Authorized reseller · Price set 18 hours agoR$9.10+R$0.01−90%Buy

GamersGate Authorized reseller · Price set yesterdayR$9.10+R$0.01−90%Buy

Kinguin Key marketplace · Price set 18 hours agoR$9.73+R$0.64−89%Buy

GAMIVO Key marketplace · Price set 19 hours agoR$10.24+R$1.15−89%Buy

Loaded Authorized reseller · Price set 18 hours agoR$19.29+R$10.20−79%Buy

Nuuvem Authorized reseller · Price set 19 hours agoR$90.99+R$81.90Buy

Always sorted by the lowest price, marketplaces included; on a tie the partner store comes first. Marketplace: a Steam key sold by third parties, with the marketplace's buyer protection. Authorized reseller: a store licensed by the publisher.

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Behind the recommendation

How we got to this score: each signal, the factors behind it and the data that feeds it.

Value81/100

R$9.09: very accessible price
90% off: deep discount
Historical low: R$7.42: room for better deals

Source: prices from the stores we track, compared with this game's own price history.

Price history

Now R$9.09Lowest recorded R$7.42Full price R$90.99

Quality79/100

79% positive (7,819 reviews): mostly positive
Metacritic 79/100: generally favorable from critics
7,819 reviews: solid data foundation

Source: Steam reviews and Metacritic, collected daily.

Steam review score 79% · Mostly PositivePositive 6kNegative 2k

Popularity32/100

Players up 52% in recent days
35 concurrent players: niche audience

Source: Steam concurrent players and review volume, collected daily.

Daily peak concurrent players

Players now 22Peak in period 59

Game details

Developers: Blackbird Interactive
Publishers: 2K, Gearbox Publishing
Release date: January 20, 2016
Platforms: Windows, MacOs
Achievements: 48
Steam recs: 7,783
Official website: www.desertsofkharak.com
Supported languages: 7 languages, 1 with full audioSee the list
English (audio) · French · Italian · German · Spanish - Spain · Russian · Polish
Categories: Single-player, Multi-player, Steam Achievements +8See the list
Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Save Anytime · Steam Cloud · Stats · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing