Homeworld is a series of real-time strategy video games created by Relic Entertainment. Relic Entertainment developed the first two Homeworld games and Homeworld 3 was developed by Blackbird Interactive. Homeworld was released in 1999 and was followed by Homeworld 2 in 2003. A total of 6 games have been released in the Homeworld series so far. But we’re going to talk about the original Homeworld series. Homeworld was released in 1999 and continuing its legacy, Homeworld 2 was released in 2003, but 21 years later, Homeworld 3 was released by Gearbox Software. The gap between Homeworld 3 and Homeworld 2 is a whopping 21 years. So let’s find out if Homeworld 4 is happening.
Is Homeworld 4 happening?
There was speculation that the makers would parlay the success of Homeworld 2 into Homeworld 3 and it turned out to be 50-50 percent true, some liked it and some didn’t. There is no news about Homeworld 4 yet. Blackbird Interactive still needs to provide information about this. At present the effort is to focus on how to make the game successful. Let’s take a look at some of the Homeworld 3 review summaries available on Steam to see what the creators think of Homeworld 4 and whether or not fans of the series are excited for a 4th return.
Review summary about Homeworld 3 (Steam).
The reviewer, a long-time Homeworld fan, praises Homeworld 3’s artwork, gameplay mechanics, and soundtrack. However, they express disappointment in several aspects: inconsistent gameplay mechanics, lack of unit variety and purpose, flawed pathfinding, small maps hindering scale, short single-player campaign, absence of key features from previous games like collisions and kamikaze attacks, and a poorly executed story that diverges from the series’ compelling narrative and lore. Despite hopes for improvements, they fear Homeworld 3 may fall short of expectations.
Conclusion
Given such poor reviews, the developers will focus more on improving Homeworld 3 than Homeworld 4. If developers are thinking about Homeworld 4 then they will need a lot of time to make this game as of now there is no effort from the developer about Homeworld 4. For now, let’s enjoy Homeworld 3 without thinking about Homeworld 4.