Homeworld Remastered Collection
Released Feb 2015
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.
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Evaluation
Homeworld Remastered Collection launched on February 25, 2015 as a remastered package of the classic Homeworld and Homeworld 2 games. It received steady post-launch attention in its early years: balance patches and modder tools in mid-2015, a major Update 2.0 in June 2016 that rewrote the formations system and rebalanced the entire game, and one notable piece of restored content — the long-lost Raider Retreat mission — in June 2015.
After Update 2.0 in June 2016, developer activity dropped off significantly. The next substantial update didn't arrive until July 2023, when Update 2.300 introduced cross-platform multiplayer between Steam and the Epic Games Store. This was followed by two quick stability patches in August and November 2023, the last of which (Update 2.303, released November 13, 2023) removed the beta tag from the cross-platform multiplayer feature, signaling that the work was considered complete.
The two DLC items in the store listing are both soundtrack releases from March 2015 and are fully released. There are no unreleased DLC entries. The store description does not reference any planned future content, seasonal systems, or ongoing roadmap.
Since November 13, 2023, there have been no further developer communications of any kind. The cross-platform multiplayer work appears to have been the final chapter of active development — a self-contained effort to modernize the multiplayer infrastructure ahead of the Homeworld 3 launch window. With no outstanding commitments, no announced future content, and silence stretching well beyond any observable update cadence, the game reads as a complete product that has reached its natural end of support.
Evidence
Update 2.303 removed the beta tag from cross-platform multiplayer, resolving the final outstanding issues with the feature. This is the last official developer communication on record.
Major Update 2.0 completely rewrote the formations system, rebalanced singleplayer and multiplayer, and implemented ballistic weapons — the largest content update since launch.
Content
2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Gearbox Publishing
Achievements
34
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer
About this game
The Homeworld Remastered Collection includes:
As a bonus, you will also receive free access to:
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. Utilize advanced research to construct ships ranging from light fighters to huge carriers and everything in between.
The Homeworld games have been painstakingly re-mastered with key members of the original development team and taking critical influence and assistance from the passionate fan community. The Homeworld Remastered Collection introduces Relic's acclaimed space strategy games Homeworld and Homeworld 2 to modern players and operating systems using the newest sophisticated graphics rendering technology, plus a fully remastered score and new, high fidelity voice recordings by the original actors.
As a free bonus, this collection also includes original, non-remastered versions of Homeworld Classic and Homeworld 2 Classic, preserving the purest form of the original releases with compatibility for modern operating systems.
Homeworld Remastered Collection also provides access to the Homeworld Remastered Steam Multiplayer. The competitive multiplayer modes for both Homeworld and Homeworld 2 have been combined into one centralized mode that will allow you access to content (races, maps and game modes) and improvements, features and technology from both games, allowing you to play unlimited competitive multiplayer space battles on an epic scale.
- Homeworld Remastered Edition
- Homeworld 2 Remastered Edition
- Homeworld Remastered Steam Multiplayer
As a bonus, you will also receive free access to:
- Homeworld Classic
- Homeworld 2 Classic
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. Utilize advanced research to construct ships ranging from light fighters to huge carriers and everything in between.
The Homeworld games have been painstakingly re-mastered with key members of the original development team and taking critical influence and assistance from the passionate fan community. The Homeworld Remastered Collection introduces Relic's acclaimed space strategy games Homeworld and Homeworld 2 to modern players and operating systems using the newest sophisticated graphics rendering technology, plus a fully remastered score and new, high fidelity voice recordings by the original actors.
As a free bonus, this collection also includes original, non-remastered versions of Homeworld Classic and Homeworld 2 Classic, preserving the purest form of the original releases with compatibility for modern operating systems.
Homeworld Remastered Collection also provides access to the Homeworld Remastered Steam Multiplayer. The competitive multiplayer modes for both Homeworld and Homeworld 2 have been combined into one centralized mode that will allow you access to content (races, maps and game modes) and improvements, features and technology from both games, allowing you to play unlimited competitive multiplayer space battles on an epic scale.
Key Features:
- Build and battle with more than 100 space ships
- Updated high-res textures and models
- New graphical effects
- Support for HD, UHD, and 4K resolutions
- New audio mix using original source effects and music
- Cinematic scenes recreated in beautiful high fidelity by original artists
- Mod support and mod tools
- Bonus archival versions of Homeworld Classic and Homeworld 2 classic, preserving the purest form of the original releases with compatibility for modern operating systems
- • Access to Homeworld Remastered Steam Multiplayer: play Homeworld races against Homeworld 2 races with up to eight players on 23 maps, plus brand new game modes
Last evaluated Jun 18, 2026
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