Hyperspace (largely) successful.

Thankfully, even in these clumsier moments, the game looks and sounds fantastic.

Thankfully, you have some tools to keep things under control.

homeworld 3 key art showing the mothership in a tunnel in a megalithic structure

It’s a far cry from the older Homeworld games, which feel snappy and responsive in comparison.

There’s a similar feeling of regression with regard to Homeworld 3’s storytelling.

It’s a simple yet compelling story of a people, whose motivations and goals are always clear.

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By contrast, Homeworld 3 is a more personal story.

Homeworld 3 accessibility options

13 languages and customisable subtitles during cutscenes and speech log during gameplay.

Customisable UI scale and colours for own, allied, neutral and hostile forces.

homeworld 3 screenshot, showing a fleet on a giant ice sheet

Field of view and camera shake options.

Selection assist, double-click delay and HUD brightness/contrast options.

Tactical pause and game speed adjustment in 25 percent increments.

homeworld 3 screenshot, showing two resourcers next to a developer asteroid

Modern, legacy and mixed control presets with fully rebindable controls.

Independent sliders for music, sound effects and speech.

Replayable tutorials and extremely granular difficulty options.

homeworld 3 screenshot, showing the mothership in deep space

A copy of Homeworld 3 was provided for review by Gearbox Publishing.

homeworld 3 screenshot, showing an ai face swap mod available for download

homeworld 3 screenshot, showing the mothership above a proving ground

homeworld 3 screenshot, showing a resourcer with its drones

homeworld 3 screenshot, showing an enemy fighter ship

homeworld 3 screenshot, showing a ship leaving a hyperspace gate

homeworld 3 cutscene screenshot, showing a child and a bald woman

homeworld 3 screenshot, showing a large structure with a desert-like covering of space gas

homeworld 3 screenshot, showing the mothership next to a megalith

homeworld 3 screenshot, showing a hyperspace gate

homeworld 3 screenshot, showing a cluster of frigates next to a gate

homeworld 3 screenshot, showing the tactical map

homeworld 3 screenshot, showing a collection of small ships with prominent trails behind them

homeworld 3 screenshot, showing the mothership and many other ships dropping out of hyperspace

homeworld 3 screenshot, showing a ship next to a glowing orange structure

homeworld 3 screenshot, showing a large ship entering the mothership’s main hangar bay