Home Wars
Released Jun 2017
Do you hate bugs and arachnids? Seeing them creeps you out? Would you like them to disappear off the face of the Earth? GOOD! This is the right game for you! In HW you’ll play as a General of a toy soldiers army, with the sole purpose of saving the owner’s house from the invasion of those damn Bugs.
79% positive · 1,180 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Home Wars launched on June 13, 2017 as a complete, self-contained strategy game. The store description presents a fully realized product with a campaign, two gameplay phases (Home Mode and Battle Mode), a technology tree, and a wide variety of units and ammunition types — there is no indication of any planned post-launch content for this game specifically.
All recent developer communications (from September 2025 through May 2026) are focused entirely on a separate, upcoming title called "Home Wars: Battlefield" — a co-op multiplayer FPS currently in development. The developer is using the Home Wars Steam news feed to promote this new game's development updates, including unit showcases, gameplay mechanic discussions, and demo planning posts. None of these posts announce new content for the original Home Wars.
The December 2025 developer post [NEWS-3] is candid about the studio's situation: the developer is a solo developer, acknowledged financial pressure, and stated that if "Home Wars: Battlefield" doesn't sell enough, the studio may close. This reflects the precarious situation of a one-person studio, but it does not constitute an announcement of closure — the developer explicitly affirmed continued work on the new title.
Home Wars itself appears to have launched as a finished product in 2017 with no post-launch content cycle. The game has received no major content updates, expansions, or DLC. The developer's focus has fully shifted to the new game. Home Wars is complete as originally shipped.
Evidence
Developer confirms they are a solo developer working on 'Home Wars: Battlefield,' discusses demo delays, and candidly states that if the new game doesn't sell enough, the studio may close — but affirms continued development of the new title. No new content announced for the original Home Wars.
Store description presents a fully featured campaign, multiple battle types, technology tree, and wide unit/ammunition variety — consistent with a complete, self-contained product with no mention of planned post-launch content.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Insane Dreamers
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Do you hate bugs and arachnids? Seeing them creeps you out? Would you like them to disappear off the face of the Earth? GOOD! This the right game for you!
In Home Wars you’ll play as a General of a toy soldiers army, with the sole purpose of saving the owner’s house from the invasion of those damn Bugs.
The special feature of this game is that you can go instantly into first person towards any selected unit, getting a damage bonus for everything you'll hit.
In the Campaign, there are two different phases:
- the Home Mode, where you’ll have to manage, turn after turn, your Headquarters, recruit troops, buy ammunition, spy on enemies, unlock new units and decide the best moves for your armies
- the Battle Mode, playable in real time, where you’ll fight face to face with the enemy till the last soldier falls.
The Bugs will aim to collect as much food as possible, they will use it to create new lethal Swarms and to evolve their Nest. On the other side, you’ll have to prevent that and get the right resources to create an army able to fight off those creatures.
Use the versatile Infantry, the armored Vehicles, the powerful Artillery and the deadly Aircraft to destroy anything that has more than 4 legs!
You can also build defensive structures and traps to protect sensitive targets such as Outposts, Trucks, Supply Crates.
Stop the enemy invasion room by room, fight it in the main 3 types of battles and in the other secondary missions. Attack enemy’s convoys, defend satellites through intense aerial dogfights, protect surrounded recon squads using a powerful gunship and much more to win the War.
There is a technology tree that allows you to unlock more powerful units using the Experience gained on the battlefield.
In Home Wars there are no maintenance costs for armies, but you’ll have to buy gradually the ammunition your men need. You can buy 7,62mm, 12,7mm, 20mm, 30mm, 40mm, 150mm, 320mm, rockets, missiles, bombs … and much more.
As regards the bombs, there are four types of ammunition: High Explosive, Incendiary, Cluster and Toxic.
Every single shot in Home Wars has unique characteristics, so it's up to you to find the winning combination for each battle.
Show no mercy to the enemies, they want to kill us!
Do not hesitate to burn them alive with napalm, to poison them with insecticide or to trap them in barbed wire, because remember:
THE ONLY GOOD BUG IS A DEAD BUG!
In Home Wars you’ll play as a General of a toy soldiers army, with the sole purpose of saving the owner’s house from the invasion of those damn Bugs.
The special feature of this game is that you can go instantly into first person towards any selected unit, getting a damage bonus for everything you'll hit.
In the Campaign, there are two different phases:
- the Home Mode, where you’ll have to manage, turn after turn, your Headquarters, recruit troops, buy ammunition, spy on enemies, unlock new units and decide the best moves for your armies
- the Battle Mode, playable in real time, where you’ll fight face to face with the enemy till the last soldier falls.
The Bugs will aim to collect as much food as possible, they will use it to create new lethal Swarms and to evolve their Nest. On the other side, you’ll have to prevent that and get the right resources to create an army able to fight off those creatures.
Use the versatile Infantry, the armored Vehicles, the powerful Artillery and the deadly Aircraft to destroy anything that has more than 4 legs!
You can also build defensive structures and traps to protect sensitive targets such as Outposts, Trucks, Supply Crates.
Stop the enemy invasion room by room, fight it in the main 3 types of battles and in the other secondary missions. Attack enemy’s convoys, defend satellites through intense aerial dogfights, protect surrounded recon squads using a powerful gunship and much more to win the War.
There is a technology tree that allows you to unlock more powerful units using the Experience gained on the battlefield.
In Home Wars there are no maintenance costs for armies, but you’ll have to buy gradually the ammunition your men need. You can buy 7,62mm, 12,7mm, 20mm, 30mm, 40mm, 150mm, 320mm, rockets, missiles, bombs … and much more.
As regards the bombs, there are four types of ammunition: High Explosive, Incendiary, Cluster and Toxic.
Every single shot in Home Wars has unique characteristics, so it's up to you to find the winning combination for each battle.
Show no mercy to the enemies, they want to kill us!
Do not hesitate to burn them alive with napalm, to poison them with insecticide or to trap them in barbed wire, because remember:
THE ONLY GOOD BUG IS A DEAD BUG!
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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