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Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

Blackbird Interactive·Released Jan 20, 2016·Single player

Platforms
PC
Genres
Strategy
Critic85/100
Across 5 reviews
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Before you can find your Homeworld, you must first unlock the secrets of the desert. Blackbird Interactive and Gearbox Software invite you to visit the deserts of Kharak in this new Homeworld story, where danger lurks behind every dune. Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is set for release on January 20th on Windows PC. The planet is dying, but deep in the southern sands of Kharak, an anomaly has been discovered. Could Kharak’s salvation lie in the desert? Led by chief science officer Rachel S’jet, the Coalition of the Northern Kiithid sends an expedition deep within enemy-controlled territory to investigate the finding, which could forever alter the fate of humanity.

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8 reviews
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Paul Dean·Feb 1, 2016
Critic75/100
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If Deserts of Kharak's development mutation was a difficult, complex or painful one, it certainly doesn't show. Origina…

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Daniel Starkey·Jan 22, 2016
Critic90/100
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Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is a prequel to the famed Homeworld Strategy series. It follows its inspirations closely, but adds its own touches to create something new and wonderful.

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Kotaku
Luke Plunkett·Jan 21, 2016
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“It’s Homeworld, but with sand” was my first thought when I saw Deserts of Kharak, a brand new prequel set in the same universe as Relic’s classic space

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