Blackbird Interactive

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

2016 real-time strategy · real-time tactics · action game^* +1^*

At a glance

Genres

real-time strategy
real-time tactics
action game^*
strategy video game^*

Play modes

single-player video game
multiplayer video game

Game facts

Developers

Blackbird Interactive

Publishers

Gearbox Software
Gearbox Publishing^*

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Platforms

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
6^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
E - Everyone^*

Compatibility and community reports

Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold^*
Reports
72^*
Community confidence
strong^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*

System requirements

Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows 7/8/10^*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1 GHz) / AMD A10 5800k (3.8 GHz)^*
Memory
3 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
GeForce GT 440 (1024 MB) / Radeon HD 4890 (1024 MB)^*
Network
Broadband Internet connection^*
Storage
8 GB available space^*
macOS · Minimum^*
Operating system
OSX 10.10.5 (Yosemite)^*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core i5-3470S^*
Memory
4 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
GeForce GT 640M^*
Storage
8 GB available space^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Graphics alternatives
GeForce GTX 770 (2048 MB) / Radeon HD 7770 (1024 MB)^*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core i7-950 (3.0 GHz) / AMD FX-4300 (3.8 GHz)^*
Memory
8 GB^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
8 GB^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
No^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*
French^*
Italian^*
German^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Russian^*
Polish^*

Audio languages

English^*
Polish^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Multi-player^*
Steam Achievements^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Custom Volume Controls^*
Adjustable Difficulty^*
Save Anytime^*
Steam Cloud^*
Stats^*
Steam Leaderboards^*
Family Sharing^*

Store genres

Strategy^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

Screenshot 2 from Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

Screenshot 3 from Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

* Provisional data