In the Homeworld games for PC, you play as Fleet Command, a human commander who controls a fleet of spaceships. Players will take on the same role in Homeworld: Vast Reaches in vicious combat against a mysterious newfoe.

Famous for three-dimensional combat encounters and striking environments in deep space, the Homeworld setting provides an ideal virtual stage for strategy game players. Homeworld: Vast Reaches drops fans directly into intense, 360-degree space battles, taking the classic strategy gameplay mechanics from the series and adapts them for virtual reality with quick and fluid control. Players can watch their command decisions unfold from any angle as they create and direct new ships into combat from the virtual command module on their wrist. This new perspective in VR allows players to build units, shape fleet formations, and orchestrate combat tactics while in the middle of the action.

Set between the events of Homeworld 1 and Homeworld 2, Homeworld: Vast Reaches tells a gripping new story that follows the iconic Kushan Mothership as it is pulled from retirement by its legendary commander Karan S’jet. She is joined by new Fleet Command, Tyrra Soban, to confront a mysterious new threat.

Homeworld: Vast Reaches represents a unique collaboration, where FarBridge has partnered with Gearbox Entertainment to bring this beloved universe to players in an all-new way, and who are focused closely on ensuring the game’s story, characters and lore remain true to the beloved franchise.

Developer FarBridge announced that Homeworld: Vast Reaches will launch on SteamVR on October 23.

Following the initial release on Meta Quest, this definitive version includes a dramatic single-player campaign, plus new Challenge Levels designed to put elite strategy players’ command skills to the ultimate test. Gamers with headsets across HTC Vive, Valve Index, Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest 3, and Pimax will be able to play the newest entry of the series on PCVR for the first time. 

“When we launched on Meta Quest initially, some core strategy players reported they had mastered the gameplay in Vast Reaches and wanted harder missions, so we built three new Challenge Levels for this new version with them in mind,” said Richard Rouse, FarBridge Creative Director. “Get ready!”

“We are exceedingly proud to be part of the Homeworld series, and to expand upon its rich lore in new and exciting ways," said Patrick Curry, CEO of FarBridge. “We built Homeworld: Vast Reaches to give fans a front row seat to colossal space combat, a riveting new story, and fully immersive, real-time strategy gameplay.”

Key Features:

• A New Perspective: Play as you never have before by getting up close and personal to epic space battles, commanding your ships in real-time all around you, immersed in VR for the first time in the Homeworld saga.
• The Fleet is in Your Hands: You embody Fleet Command, as VR allows you to fully immerse yourself in your new role and the responsibility of navigating the threats and obstacles that threaten your Homeworld! 
• A Bold New Chapter in the Homeworld Saga: A gripping new tale that expands the rich lore of Homeworld and centers on the iconic Mothership and its original commander, Karan S’jet, while introducing new Fleet Command, Tyrra Soban. 
• Encounter New Foes: Fight the Radaa, ruthless opportunists who assimilate their enemies and want to add your Mothership and its Hyperspace Core to their fleet.
• A New Way to Experience Space: Mixed Reality: Play this immersive strategy game surrounded by deep space in Virtual Reality, or switch to Mixed Reality to bring your fleet into your living room.

Currently available for Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest 3 headsets, Homeworld: Vast Reaches is coming to PC/SteamVR on October 23, 2025.