6 Games with a space setting like Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak down to the 6 that fit the “Space” category. Star Wars: Empire at War, Offworld Trading Company and Stellaris top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak.

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The best games with a space setting like Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak. Each one has been evaluated across 8 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Star Wars: Empire at WarClosest overall match

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiSpaceIsometric

Steam👍 98%· 42KIGDB73· 2

Year 2006Dev Petroglyph Games · LucasArtsOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, melee combat and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, combat tactical and historical setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak: combat.

It predates Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Offworld Trading CompanyClosest on tone

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SoloMultiplayerNarrativeSci-FiSpaceIsometric

Steam👍 77%· 5.7KRAWG👍 58%· 122MC78IGDB89· 3OC81· 21

Year 2016Dev Mohawk Games · Stardock EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, strong narrative focus and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, survival mechanics and co op, while skipping melee combat

In the sci-fi game Offworld Trading Company, the player can lead an interplanetary corporation in a futuristic trade war for control of Mars. ###Gameplay The game mixes resource mining and construction used in real-time strategies with a stronger economic element.

Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak: game mode.

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SoloMultiplayerNarrativeSpaceSci-FiIsometric

Steam👍 86%· 194KRAWG👍 84%· 693MC78IGDB79· 11OC81· 42

Year 2016Dev Paradox Development Studio · Paradox InteractivePlaytime ~10hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, strong narrative focus and setting space

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, turn-based strategy and sandbox freedom, while skipping melee combat

Nova Edition Stellaris Nova Edition includes:Digital Original SoundtrackThe Stellaris soundtrack delivers two and a half hours of original music, including bonus tracks and alternate versions not included in the game.

Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak: combat.

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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiSpaceIsometric

Steam👍 89%· 3.1KIGDB76· 3

Year 2007Dev Hellbent Games · THQOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, setting scifi and setting space

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, co op and base building, while skipping strong narrative focus

It predates Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiSpaceOffline

Steam👍 90%· 964RAWG👍 70%· 43IGDB90· 1

Year 2001Dev Mucky Foot Productions · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, setting scifi and setting space

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping strong narrative focus

A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse. Into this age of darkness comes light.

Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak: tone and visuals.

It predates Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Maia

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SoloSci-FiSpaceProceduralSandbox World

Steam👍 44%· 1.1K

Year 2013Dev Simon Roth · Machine StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, setting scifi and setting space

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom, while skipping strong narrative focus

About This Game Maia is a strange and hostile alien world, toxic to humans, yet lush with new life. Your mission is to colonise this poison eden, survive it's dangers and establish humanity's first foothold in the stars.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak.

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