Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Price History and Player Count

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

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Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

Blackbird InteractiveDec 1, 2015Strategy

$49.99 Mostly PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Strategy
  • RTS
  • Sci-fi
  • Multiplayer
  • Story Rich
  • Great Soundtrack
  • Space
  • Female Protagonist
  • Atmospheric
  • Singleplayer
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Playing now
37
Updated 1 hour ago
24-hour peak
37
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
7,339
Jan 20, 2016
Steam reviews
79%
Mostly Positive

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Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak player count chart

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak has very few players on Steam right now (37). Its all-time peak was 7,339.

History from Dec 1, 2015

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026n/a-10-18.87%43
October 202624-1-4%53
September 202625-14-19.18%59
August 2026n/a+0+0%73
July 2026n/a+7+10.61%73
June 2026n/a-17-20.48%66
May 2026n/a+14+20.29%83
April 2026n/a+12+21.05%69
March 2026n/a-9-13.64%57
February 2026n/a+1+1.54%66
January 2026n/a+6+10.17%65
December 2025n/a-2-3.28%59
November 2025n/a-5-7.58%61
October 2025n/a+4+6.45%66
September 2025n/a+9+16.98%62
August 2025n/a-1-1.85%53
July 2025n/a+0+0%54
June 2025n/a+1+1.89%54
May 2025n/a-7-11.67%53
April 2025n/a-3-4.76%60
March 2025n/a-40-38.83%63
February 2025n/a-15-12.71%103
January 2025n/a+49+71.01%118
December 2024n/a-11-13.75%69
November 2024n/a+15+23.08%80
October 2024n/a-11-14.47%65
September 2024n/a+14+22.58%76
August 2024n/a-19-23.46%62
July 2024n/a-52-39.1%81
June 2024n/a-77-36.67%133
May 2024n/a+121+135.96%210
April 2024n/a-35-28.23%89
March 2024n/a-12-8.82%124
February 2024n/a+22+19.3%136
January 2024n/a-2-1.72%114
December 2023n/a+5+4.5%116
November 2023n/a+3+2.78%111
October 2023n/a-144-57.14%108
September 2023n/a-7-2.7%252
August 2023n/a+88+51.46%259
July 2023n/a-67-28.15%171
June 2023n/a+162+213.16%238
May 2023n/a-27-26.21%76
April 2023n/a-23-18.25%103
March 2023n/a+18+16.67%126
February 2023n/a-78-41.94%108
January 2023n/a-22-10.58%186
December 2022n/a+45+27.61%208
November 2022n/a+34+26.36%163
October 2022n/a-128-49.81%129
September 2022n/a-367-58.81%257
August 2022n/a+474+316%624
July 2022n/a-305-67.03%150
June 2022n/a+342+302.65%455
May 2022n/a+0+0%113
April 2022n/a+10+9.71%113
March 2022n/a-98-48.76%103
February 2022n/a-74-26.91%201
January 2022n/a-2-0.72%275
December 2021n/a+86+45.03%277
November 2021n/a+88+85.44%191
October 2021n/a-9-8.04%103
September 2021n/a-4-3.45%112
August 2021n/a-97-45.54%116
July 2021n/a-527-71.22%213
June 2021n/a+652+740.91%740
May 2021n/a-18-16.98%88
April 2021n/a-11-9.4%106
March 2021n/a-27-18.75%117
February 2021n/a-65-31.1%144
January 2021n/a+17+8.85%209
December 2020n/a-60-23.81%192
November 2020n/a+155+159.79%252
October 2020n/a-14-12.61%97
September 2020n/a-12-9.76%111
August 2020n/a-175-58.72%123
July 2020n/a-12-3.87%298
June 2020n/a+52+20.16%310
May 2020n/a-629-70.91%258
April 2020n/a+759+592.97%887
March 2020n/a-2-1.54%128
February 2020n/a-32-19.75%130
January 2020n/a-11-6.36%162
December 2019n/a-3-1.7%173
November 2019n/a+8+4.76%176
October 2019n/a-1,048-86.18%168
September 2019n/a+281+30.05%1,216
August 2019n/a+636+212.71%935
July 2019n/a+85+39.72%299
June 2019n/a+132+160.98%214
May 2019n/a+1+1.23%82
April 2019n/a-23-22.12%81
March 2019n/a-48-31.58%104
February 2019n/a-88-36.67%152
January 2019n/a-75-23.81%240
December 2018n/a+87+38.16%315
November 2018n/a+87+61.7%228
October 2018n/a+38+36.89%141
September 2018n/a+7+7.29%103
August 2018n/a-139-59.15%96
July 2018n/a-53-18.4%235
June 2018n/a+198+220%288
May 2018n/a-37-29.13%90
April 2018n/a+9+7.63%127
March 2018n/a-20-14.49%118
February 2018n/a-95-40.77%138
January 2018n/a+3+1.3%233
December 2017n/a-117-33.72%230
November 2017n/a+261+303.49%347
October 2017n/a-2-2.27%86
September 2017n/a-38-30.16%88
August 2017n/a-670-84.17%126
July 2017n/a+527+195.91%796
June 2017n/a+185+220.24%269
May 2017n/a-7-7.69%84
April 2017n/a-38-29.46%91
March 2017n/a-32-19.88%129
February 2017n/a-359-69.04%161
January 2017n/a-107-17.07%520
December 2016n/a-14-2.18%627
November 2016n/a+517+416.94%641
October 2016n/a-17-12.06%124
September 2016n/a+5+3.68%141
August 2016n/a-688-83.5%136
July 2016n/a+3+0.37%824
June 2016n/a+658+403.68%821
May 2016n/a-90-35.57%163
April 2016n/a-296-53.92%253
March 2016n/a-271-33.05%549
February 2016n/a-6,519-88.83%820
January 2016n/a+7,303+20286.11%7,339
December 2015n/an/an/a36

How many people are playing Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak?

Right now, 37 players are in Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak on Steam. That makes it the #5,420 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 37 players. That is in line with its 30-day average daily peak of 36.

Is Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak averaged a daily peak of 36 players, up 3% compared with the 30 days before (35). Its highest point this month (53) is 13% below the same period last year (61). In its first month after release (Dec 1, 2015) it peaked at 36 players. Today's player count is 1% of its all-time peak of 7,339, set on Jan 20, 2016.

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About Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game for PC from Blackbird Interactive.

Developer
Blackbird Interactive
Publisher
Gearbox Publishing, 2K
Released
Dec 1, 2015
Genre
Strategy
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
7 languages, 1 with full audio

Screenshots

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Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak price history

$49.99
price now (US)
$4.99
lowest recorded (-90%) · Oct 13, 2026
-90%
typical sale discount · 7 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is at its full price of $49.99. It usually goes on sale for about 90% off (around $5.00), and the lowest we have recorded is $4.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

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Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak reviews over time

79% Mostly Positive79% of 8,519 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak achievements

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak has 48 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 14.6% of them; the rarest, Multiplayer: Artifact Hunter 500 Khaaneph, is held by 0.4% of players.

  • Epsilon BaseHidden achievement75.1%
  • Campaign TutorialHidden achievement70.7%
  • The BoneyardHidden achievement67.6%
  • Cape WrathHidden achievement57.0%
  • Kalash SiteHidden achievement48.5%
  • Kalash WreckHidden achievement43.2%
  • Beladin Dune SeaHidden achievement39.4%
  • Gaalsien BaseHidden achievement36.7%
  • Tombs of the AncientsHidden achievement35.0%
  • The Whispering GalleryHidden achievement33.5%
  • Khashar ApproachHidden achievement32.1%
  • Khashar PlateauHidden achievement31.3%
  • Torin CraterHidden achievement30.2%
  • Khar-Toba SiteHidden achievement28.5%
  • Expedition complete, EasyHidden achievement28.4%
  • Expedition complete, MediumHidden achievement23.4%
  • Are you classified as human?Hidden achievement5.7%
  • Multiplayer: Carrier Annihilation CoalitionWon 10 Carrier Annihilation games as Coalition0.7%
  • Multiplayer: Carrier Annihilation GaalsienWon 10 Carrier Annihilation games as Gaalsien0.5%
  • Multiplayer: 1v1, BronzeAchieved Bronze in 1v1 Ranked Automatch0.5%
  • Multiplayer: Carrier Annihilation SobanWon 10 Carrier Annihilation Games as Soban0.5%
  • Multiplayer: Artifact Retrieval CoalitionWon 10 Artifact Retrieval games as Coalition0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Artifact Retrieval Master CoalitionWon 100 Artifact Retrieval games as Coalition0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Artifact Retrieval GaalsienWon 10 Artifact Retrieval games as Gaalsien0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Artifact Retrieval Master GaalsienWon 100 Artifact Retrieval games as Gaalsien0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Annihilation CoalitionWon 10 Annihilation games as Coalition0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Annihilation GaalsienWon 10 Annihilation games as Gaalsien0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Carrier Annihilation Master CoalitionWon 100 Carrier Annihilation games as Coalition0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Carrier Annihilation Master GaalsienWon 100 Carrier Annihilation games as Gaalsien0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Artifact Hunter 50 CoalitionRetrieved 50 Artifacts as Coalition0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Artifact Hunter 500 CoalitionRetrieved 500 Artifacts as Coalition0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Artifact Hunter 50 GaalsienRetrieved 50 Artifacts as Gaalsien0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Artifact Hunter 500 GaalsienRetrieved 500 Artifacts as Gaalsien0.4%
  • Multiplayer: 2v2, BronzeAchieved Bronze in 2v2 Ranked Automatch0.4%
  • Multiplayer: 3v3, BronzeAchieved Bronze in 3v3 Ranked Automatch0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Annihilation SobanWon 10 Annihilation games as Soban0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Carrier Annihilation Master SobanWon 100 Carrier Annihilation Games as Soban0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Artifact Retrieval SobanWon 10 Artifact Retrieval Games as Soban0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Artifact Retrieval Master SobanWon 100 Artifact Retrieval Games as Soban0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Artifact Hunter 50 SobanRetrieved 50 Artifacts as Soban0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Artifact Hunter 500 SobanRetrieved 500 Artifacts as Soban0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Annihilation KhaanephWon 10 Annihilation games as Khaaneph0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Carrier Annihilation KhaanephWon 10 Carrier Annihilation Games as Khaaneph0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Carrier Annihilation Master KhaanephWon 100 Carrier Annihilation Games as Khaaneph0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Artifact Retrieval KhaanephWon 10 Artifact Retrieval Games as Khaaneph0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Artifact Retrieval Master KhaanephWon 100 Artifact Retrieval Games as Khaaneph0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Artifact Hunter 50 KhaanephRetrieved 50 Artifacts as Khaaneph0.4%
  • Multiplayer: Artifact Hunter 500 KhaanephRetrieved 500 Artifacts as Khaaneph0.4%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak DLC

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak has 4 DLCs and soundtracks on Steam, newest first.

DLCReleasedPrice (US)
Khaaneph Fleet Pack ↗Apr 26, 2016$6.99
Soban Fleet Pack ↗Mar 22, 2016$6.99
Deserts of Kharak Expedition Guide ↗Jan 21, 2016$5.99
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak, Soundtrack ↗Jan 20, 2016$7.99

Latest Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak FAQ

Is Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak dead?

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak has very few players on Steam right now (37). Its all-time peak was 7,339.

How many people play Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak?

37 people are playing Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 37 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak?

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak reached its all-time Steam peak of 7,339 concurrent players on Jan 20, 2016.

Is Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak growing or declining?

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 36, up 3% compared with the previous 30 days.

How much does Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak cost?

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak costs $49.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak on Steam is $4.99 (90% off), on Oct 13, 2026. It costs $49.99 right now.

Is Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak on sale right now?

No, Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is at its full price of $49.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 90%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 90%.

Is Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak good?

Steam players rate Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Mostly Positive: 79% of 8,519 reviews are positive.

When did Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak come out?

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak was released on Steam on Dec 1, 2015.

Who made Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak?

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak was developed by Blackbird Interactive and published by Gearbox Publishing, 2K.

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