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To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Homeworld series, Relic Entertainment and THQ have released the OEM version of the game, also known as Homeworld: Raider Retreat. Raider Retreat was given away by the original publisher (Sierra) to those that pre-purchased Homeworld: Cataclysm in 2000, and now it's available to everyone. It has five single player missions, including one that wasn't in the original Homeworld, and supports LAN (TCP/IP) multiplayer.

Players who are interested in digging up their old copies of Homeworld (or purchase a new copy somewhere for cheap) can install the v1.05 patch to start playing one of the best multiplayer games in PC history. Alternatively, players can just download the standalone Homeword: Raider Retreat demo, which has the extra mission. Both can be installed, but they don't work with each other (Homeworld games don't see Raider Retreat game listings and vice versa). In either case, Relicnews.com suggests installing GameRanger for online multiplayer support.

For a trip further down memory lane, the original single player demos for both Homeworld and the Homeworld: Cataclsym expansion are available to download and play.

Download Homeworld v1.05 Patch (2 MB)
Download Homeworld: Raider Retreat OEM Demo (195 MB)
Download Homeworld Demo (63 MB)
Download Homeworld: Cataclysm Demo (49 MB)