What is the best game similar to Homeworld 3?

The closest game to Homeworld 3 is Offworld Trading Company, scoring 79/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including real-time strategy, deep simulation and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Homeworld 3?

The three closest games to Homeworld 3 are: 1. Offworld Trading Company (79/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (72/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Stellaris (68/100, 11 shared attributes). All share Homeworld 3's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 17 dimensions.

Is Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition similar to Homeworld 3?

Yes, very much so — Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition scores 72/100 similarity to Homeworld 3. They share 10 attributes, including real-time strategy and deep simulation. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What RTS games are similar to Homeworld 3?

The best RTS games similar to Homeworld 3 are Offworld Trading Company, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, Stellaris and Supreme Commander. All share the RTS genre alongside other key Homeworld 3 attributes like real-time strategy, deep simulation and single-player focus.

How is similarity to Homeworld 3 calculated?

We compare Homeworld 3 against every game in our catalog using 17 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Homeworld 3 experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

If Homeworld 3 left you wanting more, this list of 50 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — real-time strategy, strong narrative focus and procedural generation — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 17 attributes. Offworld Trading Company comes closest (79/100).

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Top games similar to Homeworld 3

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Homeworld 3. Each one has been evaluated across 17 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Offworld Trading CompanyClosest overall match

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GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPNarrativeSci-FiSpaceManagement3DIsometric

Steam👍 77%· 5.7KRAWG👍 58%· 122MC78IGDB89· 3OC81· 21

Year 2016Dev Mohawk Games · Stardock EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, deep simulation and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, online features and base building, while skipping roguelike runs

In the sci-fi game Offworld Trading Company, the player can lead an interplanetary corporation in a futuristic trade war for control of Mars. ###Gameplay The game mixes resource mining and construction used in real-time strategies with a stronger economic element.

It predates Homeworld 3 by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Age of Empires IV: Anniversary EditionClosest on combat

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPTacticalManagementIsometric3D

Steam👍 85%· 53KRAWG👍 74%· 106MC75IGDB81· 4OC83· 100

Year 2020Dev Forgotten Empires · Xbox Game StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, deep simulation and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with historical setting, setting medieval and online features, while skipping roguelike runs

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition completes the celebration of one of the most beloved real-time strategy franchises in definitive form with enhanced features and modernized gameplay.

Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld 3: setting.

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalNarrativeProceduralSpaceSci-FiManagementIsometric

Steam👍 86%· 194KRAWG👍 84%· 693MC78IGDB79· 11OC81· 42

Year 2016Dev Paradox Development Studio · Paradox InteractivePlaytime ~10hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, deep simulation and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping roguelike runs

Nova Edition Stellaris Nova Edition includes:Digital Original SoundtrackThe Stellaris soundtrack delivers two and a half hours of original music, including bonus tracks and alternate versions not included in the game.

Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld 3: tone.

It predates Homeworld 3 by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiSpaceIsometric

Steam👍 89%· 3.1KIGDB76· 3

Year 2007Dev Hellbent Games · THQOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, deep simulation and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings base building, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld 3: progression.

It predates Homeworld 3 by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalSci-FiSpaceIsometric

IGDB89· 5

Year 2010Dev Blizzard EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Nearly identical: real-time strategy, combat tactical and setting scifi.

≠ Missing: deep simulation.

It predates Homeworld 3 by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

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GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalManagementIsometric

Steam👍 95%· 178KRAWG👍 88%· 307MC85IGDB78· 3

Year 2019Dev Forgotten Empires · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, deep simulation and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping roguelike runs

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition celebrates the 20th anniversary of one of the most popular strategy games ever with stunning 4K Ultra HD graphics, a new and fully remastered soundtrack, and brand-new content, “The Last Khans” with 3 new campaigns and 4 new civilizations.

Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld 3: setting.

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#7Total War: Shogun 2

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GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalIsometric

Steam👍 92%· 67KIGDB88· 4

Year 2011Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, deep simulation and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, ranged combat and historical setting, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld 3: setting.

It predates Homeworld 3 by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode83Combat79Visuals54Setting0

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 3.8KRAWG👍 74%· 70MC80IGDB80· 2

Year 2009Dev Best Way · 1C CompanyPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, deep simulation and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with melee combat and historical setting, while skipping roguelike runs

Men of War is a great real-time strategy game set in the midst of World War II. Intense battles taking place in Europe and North Africa, in which the player can fight as Soviet, Allied or German forces.

Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld 3: setting and visuals.

It predates Homeworld 3 by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

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GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalSci-FiIsometric

Steam👍 85%· 16KIGDB75· 4

Year 2008Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, deep simulation and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, historical setting and fantasy world, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld 3: progression and setting.

It predates Homeworld 3 by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Halo WarsClosest on game mode

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GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPTacticalSci-FiIsometric

IGDB70· 6

Year 2009Dev Ensemble Studios · Microsoft Game Studios

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, combat tactical and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: base building, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld 3: progression and setting.

It predates Homeworld 3 by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Company of Heroes 2

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GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalIsometric

Steam👍 79%· 113KRAWG👍 50%· 872MC80IGDB78· 11

Year 2013Dev Feral Interactive · SEGAPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, deep simulation and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: historical setting, while skipping roguelike runs

Company of Heroes 2 is the second installment in the series of real-time strategy games, following its predecessor’s legacy as one of the most complex and realistic WWII simulators.

Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld 3: setting.

It predates Homeworld 3 by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Age of Mythology: Extended Edition

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GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opIsometricMythology

Steam👍 93%· 36KIGDB69· 2

Year 2014Dev Ensemble Studios · Microsoft StudiosOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, deep simulation and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with setting mythology, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld 3: setting.

It predates Homeworld 3 by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Total War: WARHAMMER III

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GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPTacticalNarrativeIsometric

Steam👍 70%· 143KRAWG👍 79%· 68MC85IGDB78· 3OC86· 72

Year 2022Dev Creative Assembly · SEGAPlaytime ~17hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, strong narrative focus and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Far beyond the world and its petty wars there exists a dimension of pure, malevolent magic: The Realm of Chaos. It is a terrible place, incomprehensible to the mortal mind. It whispers promises of power, but to behold it is to be seduced by it. To relinquish your soul to it. To become it.

Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld 3: setting and tone.

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#14Impossible Creatures Steam Edition

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GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerTacticalSci-FiIsometric

Steam👍 96%· 1.8KRAWG👍 75%· 32MC72IGDB73· 3

Year 2003Dev THQ NordicPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, deep simulation and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, historical setting and fantasy world, while skipping roguelike runs

Update NotesPatch 3 not only brough more bug fixes but adds Workshop support to Impossible Creatures. Together with the great possibilities of the SDK (even with full C++ support) and the mod tools now the highest level of mod support comes with IC.

Where it drifts furthest from Homeworld 3: progression and setting.

It predates Homeworld 3 by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Star Wars: Empire at War

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GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerTacticalSci-FiSpaceIsometric

Steam👍 98%· 42KIGDB73· 2

Year 2006Dev Petroglyph Games · LucasArtsOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, combat tactical and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, melee combat and historical setting, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Homeworld 3 by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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Complete list of Homeworld 3 alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Homeworld 3, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Medieval II: Total War

RTS · Simulation

Rome: Total War

RTS · Turn-Based Strat

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II

RTS · Turn-Based Strat

Empire: Total War

RTS · Turn-Based Strat

Pikmin 2

RTS · Adventure

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

RTS · Turn-Based Strat

Total War: Attila

RTS · Turn-Based Strat

Majesty Gold HD

RTS · Simulation

Theme Hospital

RTS · Simulation

Homeworld

RTS · Adventure

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm

RTS

World in Conflict

RTS

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising

RTS

Mitos.is: The Game

RTS · Simulation

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void

RTS

Command & Conquer: Generals

RTS

Total Annihilation

RTS

Halo Wars 2

RTS

Total War: WARHAMMER II

RTS · Turn-Based Strat

Dawn of Discovery

RTS · Simulation

Command & Conquer: Red Alert

RTS

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth

RTS

The Settlers III

RTS · Simulation

East India Company

RTS · Simulation

Commander: Conquest of the Americas

RTS · Simulation

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2

RTS

Napoleon: Total War

RTS · Turn-Based Strat

Pikmin 3

RTS · Adventure

Rise of Nations

RTS

Command & Conquer

RTS

Cossacks: European Wars

RTS

Ironclad Tactics

RTS · Deck Builder

Grand Ages: Rome

RTS · Simulation

Knights and Merchants

RTS · Simulation

Maia

RTS · Simulation

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What is the best game similar to Homeworld 3?: The closest game to Homeworld 3 is Offworld Trading Company, scoring 79/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including real-time strategy, deep simulation and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Homeworld 3?: The three closest games to Homeworld 3 are: 1. Offworld Trading Company (79/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (72/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Stellaris (68/100, 11 shared attributes). All share Homeworld 3's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 17 dimensions.
Is Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition similar to Homeworld 3?: Yes, very much so — Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition scores 72/100 similarity to Homeworld 3. They share 10 attributes, including real-time strategy and deep simulation. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What RTS games are similar to Homeworld 3?: The best RTS games similar to Homeworld 3 are Offworld Trading Company, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, Stellaris and Supreme Commander. All share the RTS genre alongside other key Homeworld 3 attributes like real-time strategy, deep simulation and single-player focus.
How is similarity to Homeworld 3 calculated?: We compare Homeworld 3 against every game in our catalog using 17 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Homeworld 3 experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.