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SoloMultiplayerNarrativeSci-FiIsometric
Steam👍 97%· 3.7K
Year 1997Dev Cavedog Entertainment · GT Interactive SoftwareOn PC · Mac
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We filtered the 50 games similar to Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak down to the 7 that fit the “Narrative” category. Total Annihilation, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising and Offworld Trading Company top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak.
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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is Total Annihilation — scoring 72/100 on our similarity scale. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising and Offworld Trading Company follow close behind.
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The best narrative games like Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
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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.
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SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeSci-FiIsometric
Steam👍 83%· 5.7KRAWG👍 69%· 242MC64IGDB60· 1
Year 2009Dev Electronic Arts Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~1hOn PC
✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, strong narrative focus and melee combat
≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, setting anime and historical setting, while skipping setting space
An expansion to Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 that can be played without the original game. Uprising features additional campaigns for three factions: the Allies, the Soviets, and the Empire of the Rising Sun.
Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak: setting.
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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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SoloMultiplayerNarrativeSci-FiIsometric
Steam👍 61%· 13KRAWG👍 71%· 157MC83IGDB75· 1
Year 2011Dev Blue Byte · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~11hOn PC
✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, strong narrative focus and setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping melee combat
This is the fifth game in a series of Anno games. The game genre remains unchanged - this is a real-time strategy with a variety of elements from other genres included in it: from the city construction and management simulator to submarine battles.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak.
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SoloMultiplayerNarrativeIsometricCo-op
Steam👍 88%· 29KIGDB77· 8OC79· 85
Year 2019Dev Limbic Entertainment · Kalypso MediaOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux
✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping melee combat
Released 3 years after Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak.
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SoloNarrativeSci-FiIsometricDark
Steam👍 93%· 134KRAWG👍 88%· 1.1KMC85IGDB86· 9OC86· 103
Year 2018Dev 11 Bit Studios · 11 bit studiosPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, strong narrative focus and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping melee combat
In an ultimately frozen world, people develop steam-powered technology to oppose the overwhelming cold. The city ruler has to manage both the inhabitants and the infrastracture the citizens live in.
Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak: setting.
Genre100Visuals100Tone55Game mode54Setting46