Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak isnāt just a great game, itās a gorgeous one to boot. Those carriers, those tanks...but the best unit of all is probably your Baserunner, which has been recreated here perfectly by a fan.
In 2007, Rob Cunningham (of Homeworld fame) formed a brand new studio called Blackbird Interactive. By 2009, work had begun on an ambitious new strategy game strongly inspired by Homeworldās art design and setting. In 2013, everyone working there was laid off.
Most Fine Art posts on Kotaku tend to show stuff like environment art and character design because theyāre the best fit for a website. Sadly, this often ignores a lot of the great work done in other areas of games development that are just as important in determining how pretty a video game looks.
I liked a lot of things about Homeworld: Deserts Of Kharak, but the thing I liked most was just how awesome the gameās unit design (and overall aesthetic) was.
āItās Homeworld, but with sandā was my first thought when I saw Deserts of Kharak, a brand new prequel set in the same universe as Relicās classic space strategy games. After actually playing it, thatās...about the gist of it. Homeworld, but with sand.
Well, this is a surprise. Homeworld: Deserts of Kharakāa game we heard nothing about for years until it broke cover in Octoberāis coming out soon. Very soon.
