Homeworld
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 15 of 24 real-time strategy games by recommenders
Recommended as a classic 3D space strategy game that people remember as magical and artful, with its 3D ship control praised.
Recommended as a classic 3D space strategy game that people remember as magical and artful, with its 3D ship control praised.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 92%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 12 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Remembered as magical and memorable
“Homeworld was awesome and it felt magical playing it.”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the thing I loved has changed” “it truely was a memorable experience”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the thing I loved has changed” “It was magical at the time”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the thing I loved has changed” Striking 3D art and interface
“Rob Cunningham had the idea of "painting with light" using giant polygons and spicing them up with pixels”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the thing I loved has changed” “had a great 3D interface for viewing and controlling ships”
Comment from 29 Nov 2025 in “Airloom – 3D Flight Tracker” “That game was a magnificent piece of art.”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the thing I loved has changed” Iconic game people grew up with
“Homeworld was an iconic game for me growing up”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the thing I loved has changed” “thanks for making Homeworld, it was great!”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the thing I loved has changed”
Other real-time strategy games people recommend
The four most recommended other real-time strategy games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond All Reason | 76 | 17 | 82% | 10 | 1 yr6 owners | Approved |
| Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | 51 | 2 | 96% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Total Annihilation | 48 | 7 | 87% | 7 | — | Approved |
| StarCraft | 36 | 22 | 62% | 10 | — | — |
| HomeworldThis page | 12 | 1 | 92% | 6 | — | Approved |
What people said
12 of the 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I liked the idea of full 3D strategy. Though, Homeworld had a lock-stop on orientation, which I think was a missed opportunity.”
“the dynamic difficulty scaling was IMO very poorly hidden”
“it truely was a memorable experience”
“Almost meditative, looking back.”
“The optimization the team did blows my mind”
“Rob Cunningham had the idea of "painting with light" using giant polygons and spicing them up with pixels”
“Homeworld was an iconic game for me growing up”
“thanks for making Homeworld, it was great!”
“It was magical at the time”
“That game was a magnificent piece of art.”
“Homeworld was awesome and it felt magical playing it.”
“had a great 3D interface for viewing and controlling ships”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.