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Far Gate

Genres:Strategy
Themes:Action
Story:Far Gate is a 3D RTS in the vein of Homeworld. It is notable for it's colourful pallete, unique art design. It featured 3 different factions, a map editor, and a 20 mission campaign. Unfortunately, it failed to recieve commercial or critical success due to its direct competition with Homeworld.
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user avatar@bbjps97user avatar@bbjps97
January 31, 2025
I have fond memories of this game, if memory serves Homeworld and this game were developed at the same time, so it's kind of interesting to see another take on 3D movement in space, that didn't take notes from Homeworld. The two things that stand out in my memory are the soundtrack (which was hard to describe, the only way I can think to describe it is as a "big band from hell"(which is a good thing)) and the "desktop dreamscape" software which is still available for download off Super X's website which turned your desktop's wallpaper into a 3D background from Far Gate. I genuinely hope this will be added to the list of games as it is interesting from a historical perspective if nothing else, although I am personally nostalgic for the game.
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