Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak shall be free on the Epic Video games Retailer later this month. The well-received 2016 prequel to 1999 real-time technique basic Homeworld arrives forward of Homeworld 3, due early next year after multiple delays. The (normally $50) Deserts of Kharak shall be accessible to say on Epic’s storefront from August twenty fourth to thirty first.
The 2016 recreation takes place over a century earlier than the occasions of Homeworld on the desert world of Kharak. The arid planet is the once-home of the Kushan individuals, protagonists of the 1999 unique and central figures within the collection. It’s the one Homeworld installment to maneuver the motion from area to the bottom as you navigate the terrain to achieve the benefit over the Kiith Gaalsien. This cult-like faction believes anybody who goals of flying to the celebrities deserves harsh punishment — one thing they’re all too completely satisfied to dole out. Its gameplay honors the collection’ strategic roots whereas adapting to floor play’s diminished axes of motion by making elevation (navigating the desert’s plateaus and valleys) a core focus.
Snagging the sport totally free may give the franchise’s followers one thing to tide them over forward of Homeworld 3 in February 2024 — and writer Gearbox Software program would absolutely like to lure some youthful players into the practically quarter-century-old collection.
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The Homeworld collection has ridden an IP curler coaster because the RTS style’s late 90s / early 00s heyday. After the primary recreation’s critically acclaimed reception, unique developer Relic Leisure made two extra (additionally well-received) video games: an growth and a correct sequel. Nonetheless, after 2003’s Homeworld 2, THQ purchased Relic and failed to supply a single Homeworld recreation underneath its possession.
The collection solely acquired one other lease on life after THQ folded and Gearbox Software program received a 2013 public sale to safe its rights. The Borderlands maker revived the saga with remastered versions of the basic titles. Deserts of Kharak adopted quickly after, and Homeworld 3 was lastly introduced in 2019, utilizing a crowdfunding marketing campaign to boost cash and gauge client curiosity. After a number of delays, the long-awaited third installment will (hopefully) arrive subsequent winter.
Claiming the PC recreation from August twenty fourth to thirty first would require an Epic Video games account. Throughout that point, you’ll be able to navigate to the Deserts of Kharak store page in a browser or use the Epic Video games Launcher to redeem it.
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