Billions died, and the survivors were relocated to a cold, lifeless planet on the edge of the galaxy. Hundreds of years later, all knowledge of your previous existence has been lost. Only vague myths remain, until the discovery of an ancient tablet buried within the ruins of a half-destroyed craft in the great banded desert. This Guidestone reawakened knowledge of your ancestry, and set your race on the path home - coordinates leading straight into the heart of the galaxy. Sixty years ago, construction began on the giant Mothership that will carry millions of your people into deep space.
Construction is now complete.
Real time strategy has been around for a while now, and we're all very eager to see the next step in its evolution. Homeworld may not represent the future of gaming but it certainly takes a step in the right direction. This makes rushing your opponent out of the question, a move that will force many RTS fans to think of a whole new strategy. The problem is that the gameplay isn't deep enough to warrant such investigation. After a while the action segment takes precedence over the strategy, which is a bit of a let down after all the work put into managing your resources and setting up defenses all over the place.