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Homeworld Remastered Collection
Experience the epic space strategy games that redefined the RTS genre. Control your fleet and build an armada across more than 30 single-player missions. Choose unit types, fleet formations and flight tactics for each strategic situation.
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
76 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“negative:Does not contain Homeworld Cataclysm - which is the best one in the series. positive: this was it, this was the major first RTS in full 3d that everyone got into”
“Great two strategy games. Must play classic for every RTS enthusiast. Remaster came out great adjusting old games to semi-modern standard. I played through both Homeworld 1 and 2 two times on GOG and bought it on Steam…”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I never played the original Homeworld when it first released. I only discovered the franchise recently after the announcement of Homeworld 3. Because of that, I went into the Remastered Collection without nostalgia…”
“Homeworld 1 is one of the best games ever made in my opinion. The remastered collection upgrades it to modern graphics/resolution. Get it and play it!”
“If you want to play Homeworld 1, I really can't recommend this. HW1RM looks beautiful, but there are so many bugs and problems that have been introduced as a result of porting the game into the HW2 engine that there are…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The very best of space RTS as well as a good story. Especially fond of HW1 and HW2. HW3 is to fast pased for my taste.”
“Probably the best $4 I have spent in my entire life. From somone who usually avoids RTS games for being too complicated, this one was that I couldnt help but keep on playing. Its setting, story, music, sound design,…”
“Such a good story and unique rts gameplay”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A great, high quality, classic space RTS with full 3D movement, remastered. HW1 campaign took me 21 hours to complete, which is pretty good value for money. The final mission is a ♥♥♥♥♥. Haven't played HM2 yet.”
“Probably the best $4 I have spent in my entire life. From somone who usually avoids RTS games for being too complicated, this one was that I couldnt help but keep on playing. Its setting, story, music, sound design,…”
“it is awsome and you can get all three games for a steam sale durning the summer for 3 bucks”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Probably the best $4 I have spent in my entire life. From somone who usually avoids RTS games for being too complicated, this one was that I couldnt help but keep on playing. Its setting, story, music, sound design,…”
“Once Star Wars: Empire at War started feeling stale, I was still craving tactical space combat. Homeworld Remastered delivered. A lot of space combat is about tasking ships to fight the opponents that they are strongest…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“After watching for 15 minutes as a single kadeshi mothership took a pounding from 21 frigates..... 6 multibeam, 4 ion 4 destroyers and god knows how many others and just instantly regenerating to 30k health every time…”
“Gearbox broke Homeworld Classic by patching in an ancient bug that the original developer, Relic, fixed ages ago. Homeworld Remastered is less buggy but just loses a lot of the charm of the original game by basically…”
“If you want to play Homeworld 1, I really can't recommend this. HW1RM looks beautiful, but there are so many bugs and problems that have been introduced as a result of porting the game into the HW2 engine that there are…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“After watching for 15 minutes as a single kadeshi mothership took a pounding from 21 frigates..... 6 multibeam, 4 ion 4 destroyers and god knows how many others and just instantly regenerating to 30k health every time…”
“If you want to play Homeworld 1, I really can't recommend this. HW1RM looks beautiful, but there are so many bugs and problems that have been introduced as a result of porting the game into the HW2 engine that there are…”
“Sucks harder than vacuum (3/10) I admit that there's wide variety of ship types which plays nicely and audio is cool except there's so much chatter some critical info can drown in ceaseless blabering and hum of radar…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I never played the original Homeworld when it first released. I only discovered the franchise recently after the announcement of Homeworld 3. Because of that, I went into the Remastered Collection without nostalgia…”
“Gearbox broke Homeworld Classic by patching in an ancient bug that the original developer, Relic, fixed ages ago. Homeworld Remastered is less buggy but just loses a lot of the charm of the original game by basically…”
“pro: 1: It is better then homeworld 3. 2: it has better graphics then 2 when it just came out 3: both titles got the better graphics 4: A Lot mods exist for Homeworld 2 The con 1: the remastered homeworld 1 is based off…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“For fans of RTS, I think this game has all the features of the genre, the graphics are old but not pixilated and the design I think is great for a space game. The controls take a while to get used to but is nothing game…”
“The game's controls will annoy you at the start and the game is harder than most games I have played. However, I would recommend playing this. Finally finished it after not doing it in my childhood”
“The game took a while to get used to, but once I got the hang of moving around in 3D space the campaign has been very enjoyable.”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I never played the original Homeworld when it first released. I only discovered the franchise recently after the announcement of Homeworld 3. Because of that, I went into the Remastered Collection without nostalgia…”
“Sucks harder than vacuum (3/10) I admit that there's wide variety of ship types which plays nicely and audio is cool except there's so much chatter some critical info can drown in ceaseless blabering and hum of radar…”
“For fans of RTS, I think this game has all the features of the genre, the graphics are old but not pixilated and the design I think is great for a space game. The controls take a while to get used to but is nothing game…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Homeworld was a fantastic, groundbreaking game that I loved as a young child, so coming back to a gorgeous, much more accessible version was truly a tremendous thing. Was it perfect? No, I can no longer hijack any fighters, the cutscenes have an inferior art style, but these are…”
— a player, Steam review · 32 hrs played“At the time of this review, I have played it across several machines, mostly on my ThinkPads using the trackpoint instead of a mouse. The gameplay still feels interesting, and I can only imagine what it must have been back in the day. If at all I could complete the two games, I…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“HW 1 classic is broken. Ships just circle around instead of docking”
— a player, Steam review · 98 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:01 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 Remastered Collection Update 2.303
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Patch 2.303
Update 2.303 removes the “beta” tag from Homeworld Remastered Collection’s cross-platform online multiplayer, while also introducing many fixes for outstanding issues. Here is the full list of changes
Homeworld Remastered Collection Update 2.302
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Homeworld Remastered Collection Update 2.301
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Patch 2.301
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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 · Strategy · RTS · Sci-fi · Classic · Great Soundtrack · Story Rich · Atmospheric · Multiplayer · Remake · Simulation · Tactical (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Save Anytime |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian * |
| Achievements | 34 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://homeworldremastered.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista Processor: 2.2GHz Dual Core Processor Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS (512MB) / ATI Radeon HD4800 (512MB) Storage: 20 GB available space Additional Notes: * Game engine uses OpenGL3.3 It is important that you get the latest drivers for your video card to ensure compatibility with this product.