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Homeworld 3
Tactical, beautiful, and wholly unique, the GOTY-winning sci-fi RTS returns with Homeworld 3. Assume control and battle through fleet combat in dazzling, fully 3D space while the award-winning story unfolds on a galactic scale.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
26 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“Is the game fun? Yes, it can be under the right circumstances. Wargame is fun, especially with the boys. The graphics are pretty, but that is expected in this day and age. The game starts to fall down if you are…”
“The game is visually top notch, gameplay is smooth and easy to cope with, audio effects and radio chatter are also in good shape, but the characters and behavior are something out of Homeworld league, horrible, just…”
“Never played the previous Homeworlds. But I really enjoyed the singleplayer campaign. I honestly liked that if you barely made it out of the last level you need spend time rebuilding. If you don't feel like it you can…”
20 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“Sorry to say this is as bad as you expect. A hollow travesty of a game that tries to walk around in the clothes of a far better title. Literally no redeeming features other than looking nice if you line up the camera…”
“Is the game fun? Yes, it can be under the right circumstances. Wargame is fun, especially with the boys. The graphics are pretty, but that is expected in this day and age. The game starts to fall down if you are…”
“Improved Graphics but hollow SP and story. Felt like a rushed game with a short campaign.”
9 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“Never played the previous Homeworlds. But I really enjoyed the singleplayer campaign. I honestly liked that if you barely made it out of the last level you need spend time rebuilding. If you don't feel like it you can…”
“While the story could generally have been better (I am looking at you cringy enemy protagonist without giving us a clear idea why you are so salty), there were actually also some moments in the story that I thought were…”
“I love this game! Yes it is not perfect. But the game is still fun to play! I would rate a tie for 2nd in the series. What I Like: -Similar game mechanics to the previous. -large armada of ships you can control…”
4 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“Never played the previous Homeworlds. But I really enjoyed the singleplayer campaign. I honestly liked that if you barely made it out of the last level you need spend time rebuilding. If you don't feel like it you can…”
“I love this game! Yes it is not perfect. But the game is still fun to play! I would rate a tie for 2nd in the series. What I Like: -Similar game mechanics to the previous. -large armada of ships you can control…”
4 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“The game is visually top notch, gameplay is smooth and easy to cope with, audio effects and radio chatter are also in good shape, but the characters and behavior are something out of Homeworld league, horrible, just…”
“While the story could generally have been better (I am looking at you cringy enemy protagonist without giving us a clear idea why you are so salty), there were actually also some moments in the story that I thought were…”
40 of the 105 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“Read the other reviews. Don’t bother buying this game. The developers have abandoned it and all future releases. Fractions are locked even though you’ve bought the dlcs. Story is written by a 13 year old child. Do not…”
“Boy, what a disappointment. Another good series that bites the dust.”
26 of the 105 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Play the Originals, this is absolutely atrocious. To make matters worse instead of staying to try fix their issues they just dipped. To add insult to injury they locked the DLC factions you can buy behind their…”
“Is the game broken or just bad? Nothing works properly, units don't respond to movement commands, formations don't work properly, selecting units as a group often doesn't work if they are different types. There are…”
“EDIT: I finished it, ~10 hours of gameplay that could've been much shorter likely with riskier tactics. If you're a Homeworld fan, be aware this is little more than gruel wearing the skin of a Homeworld game; if you're…”
15 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“Play the Originals, this is absolutely atrocious. To make matters worse instead of staying to try fix their issues they just dipped. To add insult to injury they locked the DLC factions you can buy behind their…”
“Read the other reviews. Don’t bother buying this game. The developers have abandoned it and all future releases. Fractions are locked even though you’ve bought the dlcs. Story is written by a 13 year old child. Do not…”
“Is the game broken or just bad? Nothing works properly, units don't respond to movement commands, formations don't work properly, selecting units as a group often doesn't work if they are different types. There are…”
13 of the 105 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“EDIT: I finished it, ~10 hours of gameplay that could've been much shorter likely with riskier tactics. If you're a Homeworld fan, be aware this is little more than gruel wearing the skin of a Homeworld game; if you're…”
“not the vibes from homeworld 1 or 2.. something is missing.. no replay value.. Played it, completed it.. my 13 hours playtime says it all.”
“Improved Graphics but hollow SP and story. Felt like a rushed game with a short campaign.”
11 of the 105 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The fact their still selling this game after abandoning it so fast is shameless. The game will forever now be a husk left rotting under the shadow of Era One. The only thing that stands out about this game other then…”
“way to short of a campain for AU$100. Can't find any MP games”
Counted across 105 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 40.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I almost didn't buy this even though I love the other two games because of the terrible reviews and I have to say I am surprised. I just don't get why there is so much negativity regarding this game , i think the graphics are excellent, even on my admitted under powered laptop…”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“After the reviews I was prepared for the awful writing - what I wasn't expecting was broken and absent basic features. Units don't keep formation, wandering off during battle and getting completely scattered. It's impossible to see from the UI where selected units are.…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Going to boycott backrooms as well. Blackbird will never receive money from my household again. Tarnished the best scifi RTS to ever grace the PC, then refused to fix it. Cowards.”
— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:17 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Homeworld 3 Update 1.31 Notes
This small update addresses an issue reported after the release of Update 1.3. Addresses an issue causing players equipped with Intel Arc GPUs to crash on boot.
Update 1.3 Available Now! Somtaaw and Taiidan faction DLCs Available Now!
Read more about this update in the Dev Blog here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1840080/view/6634459680135446653 Read the Patch Notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1840080/view/44
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Space · RTS · Strategy · Sci-fi · Story Rich · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · Tactical · Co-op · Rogue-like · Atmospheric · Combat (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish * |
| Achievements | 35 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://homeworlduniverse.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64-bit/Windows 11 64-bit Processor: Intel i5-6600/AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060/AMD RX 480/Intel ARC A380 Storage: 40 GB available space Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card