Can I Run Homeworld?
Gearbox Software released Homeworld in 2015. It is a simulation strategy game, published by Gearbox Publishing. It offers a single player campaign and competitive multiplayer. Over 11 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Because it hooks into the Steam Workshop, what a player installs on top can matter more for performance than the official figures. Alongside Windows it also ships for macOS. It is old enough that no current GPU generation existed when it shipped, so modern hardware tends to be far past what it can use. 6 languages are covered by the store listing. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. Metacritic places it at 86. Completionists have 34 achievements to work through.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | 2.2GHz Dual Core Processor |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS (512MB) / ATI Radeon HD4800 (512MB) |
| RAM | 1 GB |
| Storage | 20 GB |
| OS | Windows Vista |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | 2.3 GHz Quad Core Processor |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / ATI Radeon HD 5850 (1GB VRAM) |
| VRAM | 1 GB |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 20 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in space and the vessels that cross it, moving through tight tactical maps. There are 19 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Homeworld is demanding
Disk footprint is light, near 20 GB. Homeworld needs only 1 GB of video memory. At 4 GB, system memory is undemanding.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Homeworld?
Homeworld targets a mainstream modern PC: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS (512MB) / ATI Radeon HD4800 (512MB) and 1 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / ATI Radeon HD 5850 (1GB VRAM) for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Homeworld?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Homeworld?
The minimum requirements are CPU: 2.2GHz Dual Core Processor; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS (512MB) / ATI Radeon HD4800 (512MB); 1 GB RAM; OS: Windows Vista.
How much storage does Homeworld need?
Homeworld needs about 20 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Homeworld?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Homeworld is the CPU.