Homeworld
Homeworld is a 3D real-time strategy game set in space and focusing on the conflict between the Kushan, who are attempting to locate their long-lost homeworld, and the Taiidan Empire which is trying to destroy…
Homeworld is an adventure developed by Relic Entertainment, released 28 September 1999 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Homeworld is
Homeworld is an adventure game developed by Relic Entertainment and released in 1999. It was published by Sierra Entertainment. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Homeworld is a real-time strategy video game developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Sierra Studios on September 28, 1999, for Windows. Set in space, the science fiction game follows the Kushan exiles of the planet Kharak after their home planet is destroyed by the Taiidan Empire in retaliation for developing hyperspace jump technology. The survivors journey with their spacecraft-constructing mothership to reclaim their ancient homeworld of Hiigara from the Taiidan, encountering a variety of pirates, mercenaries, traders, and rebels along the way. In each of the game's levels, the player gathers resources, builds a fleet, and uses it to destroy enemy ships and accomplish mission…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Homeworld holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1999 averaged 72, so it scored 18 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 87, across 70 votes.
What it launched against
Homeworld launched on 28 September 1999, within three weeks of Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Dead or Alive 2 and Freespace 2. It reviewed better than all of them.
Released around the same time: Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Dead or Alive 2, Freespace 2.
Cheats and codes
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