It has been years since Gearbox first announced plans for Homeworld 3 but numerous delays have pushed the game back. After the cancellation of a Fig investment scheme in 2021, the game had been fully funded and was due to launch this year. However, the game has unfortunately been delayed again. 

Homeworld 3 will no longer be released in 2023, but it will be arriving pretty early in 2024, with a new February launch window in place.

We are moving the launch of Homeworld 3 from the first half of 2023 to February 2024 so that we deliver the quality experience that fans deserve. pic.twitter.com/DaCX4eFMm4

— Homeworld (@HomeworldGame) May 25, 2023

This new development time will be used to ensure the game “lives up to the standards set by its predecessors”. The team says the game is “shaping up” to do that, but at this point in time, the game needs more “time to refine and polish”.

The Homeworld games are cult classic RTS titles, with the first coming out in 1999 and the sequel arriving in 2003. A remaster of both games came out back in 2015.

KitGuru Says: Currently, the release schedule for early 2024 is looking pretty bare, so it's nice to finally have something solid on the calendar. 

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