Highlights
- Homeworld Mobile celebrates its first anniversary with a series of updates and events, highlighting the developers' commitment to the game's innovation and the passionate engagement of its active community.
- Community feedback has been instrumental in shaping the development of Homeworld Mobile, with the developers actively listening to players' input and working closely with them to improve the game.
- The anniversary event introduces new features, such as improved ship customization and an Officer Exchange system, while also offering a limited-time narrative event called Nimbus Stories: Secrets of the Progenitors, providing players with unique rewards and an immersive experience.
Homeworld Mobile is the latest addition to a franchise with a rich 22-year-long history of breaking new ground in the real-time strategy genre, and its developers at Stratosphere Games have been working hard to uphold the series' tradition of innovation. The mobile RTS adaptation celebrated its first anniversary this month, and to celebrate, it's kicking off a series of major updates and events that pave the way for another solid year of on-the-go space strategy.
In an interview with Game ZXC, Stratosphere Games CEO Kristian Metzger reflected on the Homeworld franchise's long history under THQ and Gearbox Software as well as Homeworld Mobile's progress throughout its first year. In particular, he had high praise for Homeworld Mobile's active and vocal community who engage passionately both with one another and with the developers, and who played a major role in helping the game succeed as much as it has. He also spoke about the anniversary event and its accompanying game updates and how these new additions will help elevate the game even further.
Homeworld Mobile Is Influenced by the Homeworld Community
For decades, the Homeworld series has enjoyed a dedicated community that continues to host events and talk strategy across a number of forums, subreddits, and Discord servers, and the series' passionate community has taken to Homeworld Mobile as well. Players have created a wiki detailing Homeworld Mobile's features, systems, and ships, and they frequently interact with one another both in-game and on Discord.
"It's truly astonishing to realize that Homeworld has been a cornerstone of gaming for 22 years. As we journey through its rich history, Homeworld Mobile, developed by Stratosphere Games, has celebrated numerous pivotal milestones including the anniversary today. The introduction of tier 4 was a transformative moment, offering exhilarating content for our end-game players with great ships and exciting co-op experiences.
"On top of that, the way our community comes together, helping one another, and collectively working on improving the game, is truly incomparable. This is a community that has been evolving and growing for 22 years, and it's heartwarming to witness their passion and dedication. Our story is really a story of work and partnership."
Metzger says that community feedback has been crucial in shaping the game's development and that Stratosphere Games' community manager routinely chats with players to get a feel for what the team ought to work on next. When it comes to a real-time strategy series as significant as Homeworld, it's great to see that the developers are striving to live up to the legacy and are actively listening to the players.
Homeworld Mobile Is Celebrating with an Anniversary Event
Celebrating both its first anniversary and the 22nd anniversary of the Homeworld games, Homeworld Mobile has pushed update 1.7 which includes a number of quality-of-life features based on player feedback as well as new mission types and additional content for endgame players. Other highlights include an improved ship customization system that includes 3D previews of player-made ships and some new cosmetic options to test out, and the new Officer Exchange system, which gives players the ability to trade in their officers for new ones and refine their fleets.
"We're thrilled about the Anniversary Event starting today. A huge shoutout to our community and the teams of Stratosphere Games and Gearbox Publishing for making Homeworld Mobile a success. We pride ourselves on being player-centric and will continue working closely with the community to deliver an even better player experience, and we hope to continue doing that for a long time."
Homeworld Mobile is also kicking off a limited-time narrative event called Nimbus Stories: Secrets of the Progenitors. Players can participate in daily missions to help them unlock a missile destroyer along with a number of popular event ships from the last year. Whether players are dedicated mobile gamers or are looking for something to tide them over for the highly anticipated Homeworld 3, Homeworld Mobile has shaped up to be a rare gem when it comes to strategy games on mobile.
Homeworld Mobile is free to play on Mobile.