I still vividly remember those first few missions in Homeworld 1 and how shocked I was with the scope of the devastation. Some people equate the Homeworld series with great multiplayer battles but to me it always about the story and the characters. The same goes for the gameplay, it should be easily recognizable to anyone that played Homeworld as some units are essentially a more rudimentary version of the ones in the future and serve the same exact role.

While you don't need to play through Homeworld 1 to enjoy Deserts of Kharak long time fans of the series will find plenty of small details and story points that gain immense significance when you know what will happen a hundred years in the future. Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is a prequel to the excellent Homeworld 1 which released back in 1999 and redefined the RTS genre with a focus on large scale conflicts, compelling storytelling and persistence between missions.ĭeserts of Kharak set out to continue that legacy and despite the fact that the cool darkness of space has been replaced with the ever-encroaching desert it does an excellent job of embodying everything Homeworld stood for.