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Homeworld 3 has had a fascinating journey since it was first officially announced. Originally revealed as part of a crowdfunding campaign on Fig, Embracer Group’s acquisition of Gearbox saw the campaign canceled and development continue under more traditional funding models. Since then, the game has been mostly in the background of news as development continued on it, but it is scheduled to be out later this year.
This second sequel to the original 1999 game is being handled by Blackbird Interactive, a studio that earned critical acclaim for its Homeworld prequel, Deserts of Kharak, in 2016. Details are scarce on Homeworld 3, but with several developer diaries, trailers, and official details, we’ve gathered up everything that we know so far.
Release date
Originally scheduled to launch in Q4 2022, Homeworld 3 was delayed to the first half of 2023 and again to February 2024. Since that announcement back in June 2022. Publisher Gearbox and developer Blackbird Interactive say that they made the decision so that it could deliver a more polished experience and avoid development crunch on the game.
“Our primary goal is to deliver a Homeworld experience that lives up to the standards set by its predecessors and is worthy of the series’ incredible legacy,” the studio tweeted.
Platforms
While more real-time strategy games are landing on PlayStation and Xbox consoles, Homeworld 3 won’t be one of them when it launches. For now, this will be a PC-exclusive game.
Story
Not too much is known about Homeworld 3’s campaign, which takes place a century after Homeworld 2 and the golden age for humanity that was established in that sequel. After Karan S’Jet unlocked a vast and ancient hyperspace gate network that opened up the entire galaxy to trade and exploration, humanity began to do pretty well for itself until a darkness known as the Anomaly began to spread out across the cosmos.
“With her people’s hard-won peace and prosperity threatened, Karan led a fleet into Anomaly space to search for answers. She never returned. Now Imogen S’Jet, Karan’s successor, is the only one who holds the key to unlocking the mystery threatening the galaxy’s future,” the official synopsis for the game reads.
Graphics and soundtrack
