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RTS·STRATEGY·REL 2016.01.20

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak’16

The Verdict GOOD 2 of 3 said it
Aggregate · creator panel
3 scored reviewers
Vote distribution
Positive2 Mixed1 Negative0
Platforms
// facts checked 2026-06-07 · steam, wikipedia

The Consensus: Is It Worth Playing?

Ground-based RTS prequel to the Homeworld series set on a desert planet, following the Coalition of the Northern Gate's expedition to find an alien artifact.

Streamer verdicts

One bucket per creator — explicit picks plus inferred reads from their quotes

Review notes ·3

Verbatim quotes from indexed creators

Mandalore Gaming

GOOD
29:05 positive

it's a good game but I can't help but imagine how great it could be if it just had more time

GOOD
11:59 positive

it's going to scrape through by the skin of its teeth with a with a thumb up because I have had so much fun in the actual combat the the line of sight The High Ground the radio chatter

MEH
10:55 mixed

this is wait for a sale there's really nothing in this game that's bad however there's very little that makes it feel polished