Following THQ's purchase of intellectual property rights to the franchise, further developments were halted after the release of Homeworld 2 in 2003. One-hundred years after the disappearance of Karan, the fate of the galaxy is now in the hand of Imogen S'jet, her successor, who has dispatched a fleet in the hope of understanding and defeating the Anomaly.

After a successful victory over the Vaygr, Karan S’Jet was able to open the ancient hyperspace gate network across the galaxy, unveiling the 'Age of S'jet', an era of galactic trading and development, but this golden age seems to have reached the end: while she was opening gates at the edge of the galaxy, Karan disappeared and a mysterious scourge known as 'The Anomaly' has started to spread across the galaxy, darkening entire star systems and threatening the existence of all sentient beings.

Homeworld 3 is set after the events of the previous two games. The game will launch with a new co-op mode that 'will fuse Homeworld’s RTS gameplay with a roguelike structure' Setting One of new major gameplay features is huge megaliths and trenches massive space structures that will add coverage strategies for small spacecraft. As with the other games in the franchise, combat gameplay is built around an effective 3D ballistics system. According to the developers, following the responses to partner surveys, the game boasts an extensive campaign mode, giving solo gameplay an important role. Homeworld 3 is a 3D real-time strategy game set in space. The game is scheduled to be released in February 2024.

Homeworld 3 is an upcoming real-time strategy video game being developed by Blackbird Interactive and published by Gearbox Software.

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