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All Star Wars Games in Order, by Release and Timeline

Verified ByKristina Horvat
All Star Wars Games in Order, by Release and Timeline

Putting all Star Wars games in order takes more than sorting by year. The Star Wars series spans 33 years of releases on this list, two separate continuities and stories set almost 4,000 years apart. So where does a 1993 flight sim sit next to a 2026 racer once you follow the Star Wars games timeline instead of the calendar?

Most of the classics now count as Legends, and a handful of modern games belong to the current canon. The LEGO games retell the films in their own way. If one of them catches your eye, our Star Wars games collection page carries a good chunk of the list. Below, you'll find 33 main games and bigger spin-offs, from X-Wing to Star Wars: Galactic Racer, each with its key details and my verdict.

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Game

Released

Type

Star Wars era

1

Star Wars: X-Wing

1993

Space combat sim

Age of Rebellion (Legends)

2

Star Wars: TIE Fighter

1994

Space combat sim

Age of Rebellion (Legends)

3

Star Wars: Dark Forces

1995

First-person shooter

Age of Rebellion (Legends)

4

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

1996

Action

Age of Rebellion (Legends)

5

Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

1997

First-person shooter

New Republic (Legends)

6

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

1998

Arcade flight action

Age of Rebellion (Legends)

7

Star Wars Episode I: Racer

1999

Racing

Fall of the Jedi (Legends)

8

Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles

2000

Co-op brawler

Fall of the Jedi (Legends)

9

Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

2001

Real-time strategy

Fall of the Jedi to Age of Rebellion (Legends)

10

Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader

2001

Arcade flight action

Age of Rebellion (Legends)

11

Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

2002

Shooter with lightsaber combat

New Republic (Legends)

12

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

2003

RPG

The Old Republic (Legends)

13

Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy

2003

Lightsaber action

New Republic (Legends)

14

Star Wars: Battlefront

2004

Multiplayer shooter

Fall of the Jedi and Age of Rebellion (Legends)

15

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords

2004

RPG

The Old Republic (Legends)

16

Star Wars: Republic Commando

2005

Squad shooter

Fall of the Jedi (Legends)

17

Star Wars: Battlefront II

2005

Multiplayer shooter

Fall of the Jedi to Age of Rebellion (Legends)

18

Star Wars: Empire at War

2006

Real-time strategy

Reign of the Empire (Legends)

19

LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga

2007

LEGO action

Episodes I to VI (LEGO)

20

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

2008

Action

Reign of the Empire (Legends)

21

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

2010

Action

Reign of the Empire (Legends)

22

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

2011

LEGO action

Fall of the Jedi (LEGO)

23

Star Wars: The Old Republic

2011

MMORPG

The Old Republic (Legends)

24

Star Wars Battlefront

2015

Multiplayer shooter

Age of Rebellion (no story mode)

25

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2016

LEGO action

Rise of the First Order (LEGO)

26

Star Wars Battlefront II

2017

Shooter with campaign

Age of Rebellion to New Republic (Canon)

27

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

2019

Action-adventure

Reign of the Empire (Canon)

28

Star Wars: Squadrons

2020

Space combat sim

New Republic (Canon)

29

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

2022

LEGO action

Episodes I to IX (LEGO)

30

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

2023

Action-adventure

Reign of the Empire (Canon)

31

Star Wars Outlaws

2024

Open-world action

Age of Rebellion (Canon)

32

Star Wars Zero Company

2026

Turn-based tactics

Fall of the Jedi (Canon)

33

Star Wars: Galactic Racer

2026

Racing

New Republic

For the Star Wars games chronological order, split the list by continuity first. The canon run starts with Zero Company at the end of the Clone Wars and moves to Jedi: Fallen Order (14 BBY) and Jedi: Survivor (9 BBY). Outlaws comes next, between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Battlefront II (2017) and Squadrons overlap in the months right after Endor. Galactic Racer is set in the New Republic years after that, though Lucasfilm hasn't spelled out its canon status.

The Legends order opens about 3,956 years before A New Hope with Knights of the Old Republic, then KOTOR II and The Old Republic. Racer and Jedi Power Battles sit at The Phantom Menace, Republic Commando in The Clone Wars, and both Force Unleashed games just before A New Hope. Empire at War and Dark Forces lead straight into the Battle of Yavin. X-Wing, TIE Fighter, and Shadows of the Empire fill the original trilogy years, and the Jedi Knight trilogy closes things out from 5 to 14 ABY. The Battlefronts, Galactic Battlegrounds, and the Rogue Squadron games hop between eras, so they fit wherever you like.


1. Star Wars: X-Wing (1993)

1. Star Wars: X-Wing (1993)

Details

Information

Developer

Totally Games (published by LucasArts)

Release Date

February 1993 (MS-DOS)

Players

Single-player

Platforms

MS-DOS, Windows (1998 Collector Series), PC via Steam and GOG

Protagonist

An unnamed Rebel pilot (Keyan Farlander in the bundled novella)

Lawrence Holland and Edward Kilham's Totally Games built X-Wing as a full space combat sim, and it drops you into the Rebel Alliance's starfighter corps around the Battle of Yavin. You fly X-wings, Y-wings and A-wings through tours of duty, and split energy between shields, lasers and engines on the fly. The final operation puts you in Luke's seat for the Death Star trench run.

It was one of the first games to render its ships as 3D polygons. It was also the first LucasArts action title to use the iMUSE system, which shifts the score to match what happens in the cockpit. The 100,000-copy launch shipment sold out over its debut weekend, and Computer Gaming World named it Simulation of the Year for 1993. The Special Edition is still sold on Steam and GOG.

My Verdict: The game that turned Star Wars into a PC flight sim series. It feels stiff today, so play it for history and TIE Fighter for fun.


2. Star Wars: TIE Fighter (1994)

2. Star Wars: TIE Fighter (1994)

Details

Information

Developer

Totally Games (published by LucasArts)

Release Date

July 20, 1994

Players

Single-player

Platforms

MS-DOS, Mac, Windows (1998 Collector Series), PC via Steam and GOG

Protagonist

An unnamed Imperial pilot (Maarek Stele in the novella and strategy guide)

TIE Fighter flips the sides. You join the Imperial Navy soon after the Battle of Hoth, and the story plays the Empire straight, with secret objectives from the Emperor's inner circle layered on top of your regular orders. Grand Admiral Thrawn shows up in the main campaign and takes a bigger role in the expansions, and the TIE Defender you get to fly was later pulled into the current canon.

Computer Gaming World gave it a perfect score and put it in its Hall of Fame. PC Gamer named it the best game of all time in 1997, and IGN placed it second among all PC games in 2009. Mission design, flight handling, and the sense of serving a cold, ruthless military machine all got sharper compared with X-Wing.

My Verdict: My pick for the best Star Wars game of the 90s. If you only play one of the old flight sims, make it this one.


3. Star Wars: Dark Forces (1995)

3. Star Wars: Dark Forces (1995)

Details

Information

Developer

LucasArts (2024 remaster by Nightdive Studios)

Release Date

Early 1995 (MS-DOS); remaster on February 28, 2024

Players

Single-player

Platforms

MS-DOS, Mac, PlayStation; remaster on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch

Protagonist

Kyle Katarn

Kyle Katarn's debut opens with the mercenary stealing the Death Star plans for the Rebels, then sends him after the Dark Trooper project, a line of heavily armored Imperial battle droids. LucasArts created Kyle so the team had room to tell its own story. The new Jedi engine let you look up and down and climb through multi-floor levels when most shooters stayed flat.

LucasArts shipped over 300,000 copies before launch, a company record at the time, and US sales reached about 952,000 by 1999. Kyle carries blasters only here, since his lightsaber arrives in the sequel. The Dark Troopers later made the jump to canon in The Mandalorian. Nightdive's remaster is the version to grab now, since Steam no longer sells the original 1995 release.

My Verdict: A smart, tough 90s shooter that the remaster brings back in great form. Start the Kyle Katarn saga here.


4. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996)

4. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996)

Details

Information

Developer

LucasArts (published by Nintendo on N64)

Release Date

December 2, 1996 (N64); September 1997 (PC)

Players

Single-player

Platforms

Nintendo 64, Windows, PC via Steam and GOG

Protagonist

Dash Rendar

Shadows of the Empire was part of a whole multimedia project, with a novel and comics telling the same story from other angles. It fills the gap between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, following smuggler Dash Rendar as he helps track down Han Solo after Bespin. The opening snowspeeder level at the Battle of Hoth is still the part everyone remembers.

Nintendo enlarged the cartridge from 8 MB to 12 MB so the orchestral music would fit, and the game still shipped with 10 of the 19 levels that were planned. The third-person shooting drew mixed reviews, yet it sold over 1 million copies by 1997. The PC version lives on through Steam and GOG.

My Verdict: Uneven, but the Hoth level alone earns it a spot. Worth it for nostalgia and the story gap it fills.


5. Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (1997)

5. Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (1997)

Details

Information

Developer

LucasArts

Release Date

October 9, 1997

Players

Single-player, online and LAN multiplayer

Platforms

Windows, PC via Steam and GOG

Protagonist

Kyle Katarn

One year after Return of the Jedi, Kyle Katarn picks up a lightsaber and learns the Force to stop Jerec and his Dark Jedi from finding a hidden Jedi burial ground. The story plays out in live-action video cutscenes, which gave fans the first lightsaber footage filmed since Return of the Jedi. Your choice of light or dark side abilities, and how you treat civilians, decides which of two endings you get.

Computer Gaming World named it Game of the Year for 1997, and it sits at 91 on Metacritic. The Mysteries of the Sith expansion followed in February 1998 and made Mara Jade playable. It turned the Dark Forces series into the Jedi Knight series, which is the name it carries from here on.

My Verdict: The point where Star Wars shooters became lightsaber games. The FMV is cheesy in the best way.


6. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (1998)

6. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (1998)

Details

Information

Developer

Factor 5 with LucasArts

Release Date

December 3, 1998 (PC); December 8, 1998 (N64)

Players

Single-player

Platforms

Nintendo 64, Windows, PC via Steam (as Rogue Squadron 3D) and GOG

Protagonist

Luke Skywalker

Factor 5 swapped the cockpit sim for fast arcade flight action. You lead Rogue Squadron as Luke Skywalker through missions set mostly between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, flying X-wings, A-wings, Y-wings, V-wings, and snowspeeders against Imperial ground and air targets. Medals on each mission push you to replay for better times and accuracy.

It was one of the first games to support the N64 Expansion Pak for a 640x480 high-resolution mode. Factor 5 was one of the studios that pushed Nintendo to sell the Pak on its own. It scored 85 on Metacritic and sold over 1 million copies. The one common complaint was the missing multiplayer.

My Verdict: Still a blast in short sessions. The PC version on Steam is the easy way in today.


7. Star Wars Episode I: Racer (1999)

7. Star Wars Episode I: Racer (1999)

Details

Information

Developer

LucasArts (2020 ports by Aspyr)

Release Date

May 18, 1999

Players

Single-player, 2-player split-screen (N64, Dreamcast), up to 8 players over LAN (PC)

Platforms

Nintendo 64, PC, Mac, Game Boy Color, Dreamcast, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Protagonist

Anakin Skywalker and the podracers from The Phantom Menace

Racer takes the Boonta Eve podrace from The Phantom Menace and builds a whole circuit around it. You race as Anakin, Sebulba, and the rest of the film's grid across Tatooine and other planets, with a sense of speed few racers of the time could match. Jake Lloyd voiced Anakin, and the game started life under the title Star Wars: Podracer before a trademark issue forced the change.

Guinness listed it as the best-selling sci-fi racing game, with 3.12 million copies sold. Aspyr brought it to PS4 and Switch on June 23, 2020, and to Xbox One that October, and the Switch version supports motion controls for the twin throttles. Podracers come back 27 years later in Galactic Racer.

My Verdict: More fun than the movie it's based on. The Switch version with motion throttles is a treat.


8. Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles (2000)

8. Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles (2000)

Details

Information

Developer

LucasArts (2025 remaster by Aspyr)

Release Date

April 4, 2000 (PlayStation); remaster on January 23, 2025

Players

1–2 players, local co-op

Platforms

PlayStation, Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance; remaster on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch

Protagonist

Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Mace Windu, Adi Gallia, Plo Koon

Jedi Power Battles retells The Phantom Menace as a two-player co-op brawler. You pick one of five Jedi and fight through droid armies from the Trade Federation ship to the duel with Darth Maul. Hidden characters such as Maul and Queen Amidala open up as you clear the game. The Dreamcast version added a duel mode.

The original drew criticism for its difficulty and awkward platforming, and those rough edges are part of why people remember it so fondly. Aspyr's 2025 remaster keeps the couch co-op and adds a Battle Droid and a Tusken Raider to the roster. It also lets you switch Mace Windu, Plo Koon, and Adi Gallia to their lightsaber colors from the films. There's no online co-op, so bring a friend to the couch.

My Verdict: Clunky and hard, and still a great couch co-op night. The remaster is the version to play.


9. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (2001)

9. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (2001)

Details

Information

Developer

Ensemble Studios with LucasArts

Release Date

November 13, 2001

Players

Single-player, online multiplayer

Platforms

Windows, Mac, PC via Steam and GOG (Saga edition)

Protagonist

Six playable factions, eight with the expansion

Galactic Battlegrounds runs on the Age of Empires II engine, and it shows. You gather resources, build bases, and train armies as the Empire, Rebels, Gungans, Trade Federation, Wookiees, or Royal Naboo, with carbon in place of wood and Holocrons in place of relics. The campaigns jump across eras, from The Phantom Menace to the Galactic Civil War.

The Clone Campaigns expansion arrived on May 14, 2002, and added the Galactic Republic and the Separatists. The Saga edition bundles both, and it's the one sold on Steam and GOG today. Reviews landed around 75 on Metacritic, and the game sold about 480,000 copies in the US by 2006.

My Verdict: Age of Empires with lightsabers, and that's all it needs to be. Great for RTS fans who want a Star Wars skin.


10. Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (2001)

10. Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (2001)

Details

Information

Developer

Factor 5 with LucasArts

Release Date

November 18, 2001

Players

Single-player

Platforms

Nintendo GameCube

Protagonist

Luke Skywalker, Wedge Antilles

Rogue Leader launched alongside the GameCube and recreated the biggest space battles of the original trilogy, from the Death Star trench run to the Battle of Endor. Factor 5 pushed the new hardware hard, and it was one of the best-looking games of the GameCube's launch. You fly as Luke or Wedge, depending on the mission.

It scored 90 on Metacritic, sold 1.03 million copies in the US, and was the first game on any platform to use Dolby Pro Logic II. It also won Best Action Game at E3 2001's Game Critics Awards. The sequel, Rebel Strike, brought these missions back in 2-player co-op in 2003. Rogue Leader has never been re-released, so original hardware is the only way to play it.

My Verdict: Star Wars dogfighting at its most cinematic. Shame it's stuck on the GameCube.


11. Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (2002)

11. Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (2002)

Details

Information

Developer

Raven Software (published by LucasArts)

Release Date

March 28, 2002

Players

Single-player, online multiplayer (PC), 2-player multiplayer (Xbox, GameCube)

Platforms

PC, Mac, Xbox, GameCube, PS4, Nintendo Switch

Protagonist

Kyle Katarn

Eight years after Return of the Jedi, Kyle Katarn has given up the Force, and an attack that seems to kill his partner Jan Ors pulls him back in. Raven built the game on the Quake III engine, and the lightsaber combat, inspired by Bushido Blade, still feels physical today. Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian both turn up along the way.

It scored 89 on Metacritic on PC. Raven released the source code in 2013, which led to the OpenJK community project that keeps it running on modern systems. Aspyr's 2019 ports for Switch and PS4 cover the campaign only, without multiplayer.

My Verdict: Kyle Katarn at his peak. The opening levels drag, so push through until the saber shows up.


12. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003)

12. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003)

Details

Information

Developer

BioWare (published by LucasArts)

Release Date

July 15, 2003 (Xbox); November 19, 2003 (PC)

Players

Single-player

Platforms

Xbox, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch

Protagonist

A custom character with no memory of their past

BioWare set Knights of the Old Republic about 3,956 years before A New Hope, long before the Skywalkers. That gave the team freedom to build its own war between the Republic and the Sith. You create a character, gather companions like Bastila Shan, Carth Onasi, and the assassin droid HK-47, and steer every conversation toward the light or dark side. The mid-game reveal is one of the most famous twists in RPG history, so avoid spoilers if you can.

Awards piled up, with Game of the Year at the Game Developers Choice Awards, IGN's overall GOTY for 2003, and BAFTA's best Xbox game. The Switch port arrived on November 11, 2021. Aspyr announced a remake in September as a PS5 console exclusive; Saber Interactive took it over in 2022, and it still has no release date as of October 2026.

My Verdict: The best Star Wars story in games, full stop. Start here before anything else on the Legends side.


13. Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (2003)

13. Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (2003)

Details

Information

Developer

Raven Software (published by LucasArts)

Release Date

September 16, 2003

Players

Single-player, online multiplayer (PC, Xbox)

Platforms

PC, Mac, Xbox, PS4, Nintendo Switch

Protagonist

Jaden Korr (custom species and gender)

Jedi Academy sends you to Luke Skywalker's academy on Yavin IV in 14 ABY as Jaden Korr, a student trained by Kyle Katarn. You hold a lightsaber from the very first mission, and later you can switch to dual sabers or a saberstaff, each with its own move set. You pick missions from a menu, so the campaign plays in a looser order than Jedi Outcast.

Multiplayer modes include Capture the Flag, Power Duel, and Siege, and the community still plays it through OpenJK. Critics found the Quake III visuals dated, yet it landed at 81 on Metacritic on PC. Aspyr's PS4 and Switch versions came out on March 26, 2020.

My Verdict: No Star Wars game since has matched its lightsaber sandbox. Pick it over Jedi Outcast if you care more about sabers than story.


14. Star Wars: Battlefront (2004)

14. Star Wars: Battlefront (2004)

Details

Information

Developer

Pandemic Studios (published by LucasArts)

Release Date

September 21, 2004

Players

Single-player, 2-player split-screen (PS2), online up to 64 players (PC)

Platforms

PC, PS2, Xbox, Mac; Classic Collection on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch

Protagonist

Soldier classes from the Republic, Separatists, Rebels, and Empire

Battlefront dropped Star Wars into a large-scale class-based shooter. You pick a trooper from one of four factions and fight for command posts across battles from the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil War, from Geonosis to Hoth. Galactic Conquest, which turns the battles into a campaign across a galaxy map, became a series staple.

It sold over 4 million copies by 2007. Steam multiplayer came back in 2020, and Aspyr bundled the game with its sequel in the Battlefront Classic Collection on March 14, 2024. That collection launched with server problems and bugs, and Aspyr patched it in the months after.

My Verdict: Its sequel does almost everything better. Play this one only if you want the full Battlefront history.


15. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (2004)

15. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (2004)

Details

Information

Developer

Obsidian Entertainment (published by LucasArts)

Release Date

December 6, 2004 (Xbox); February 8, 2005 (PC)

Players

Single-player

Platforms

Xbox, PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch

Protagonist

The Jedi Exile

Five years after the first game, the Jedi are nearly gone, and you play the Jedi Exile, a former Jedi cut off from the Force. Obsidian wrote a darker, more questioning story about the Force itself, carried by Kreia, the mentor GameSpy named best character of 2005. Your choices change how your companions grow, and several of them can train as Jedi.

The team had roughly 14 to 16 months, and cut content shows, with the droid planet M4-78 the best-known loss. On PC, the fan-made Restored Content Mod brings most of it back and fixes around 500 bugs. Aspyr promised it as free DLC on Switch, then canceled it in June 2023. The game sold about 1.5 million copies by early 2006.

My Verdict: The smartest writing in any Star Wars game. The PC version with the Restored Content Mod is the way to go.


16. Star Wars: Republic Commando (2005)

16. Star Wars: Republic Commando (2005)

Details

Information

Developer

LucasArts

Release Date

March 1, 2005

Players

Single-player (original Xbox and PC versions also had online multiplayer)

Platforms

Xbox, PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch

Protagonist

Boss (RC-1138) of Delta Squad

Republic Commando opens at the Battle of Geonosis and follows Delta Squad, four clone commandos led by Boss, with Fixer, Scorch, and Sev under your command. The squad orders are the hook: one button tells a teammate to breach a door, snipe, slice a terminal, or take cover, and the game is built around using them well.

It was the first Star Wars game with licensed music, a track by the band Ash over the credits, and it coined clanker as slang for battle droids. Aspyr's PS4 and Switch ports launched on April 6, 2021, to weaker reviews than the original, which sits at 78 on Metacritic.

My Verdict: Still the squad shooter every Clone Wars fan should play. The PC version is the one to get.


17. Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005)

17. Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005)

Details

Information

Developer

Pandemic Studios (published by LucasArts)

Release Date

November 1, 2005

Players

Single-player, split-screen on consoles, online up to 64 players (PC)

Platforms

PC, PS2, Xbox, PSP; Classic Collection on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch

Protagonist

A veteran of the 501st Legion (campaign narrator)

The 2005 Battlefront II added the three things fans wanted most: space battles, playable Jedi and Sith heroes, and a real campaign. Rise of the Empire follows the 501st Legion from Geonosis through Order 66 and on to Hoth, told by a weary veteran of the unit. Heroes such as Darth Vader and Yoda join the fight too, with one hero per side in play at a time.

It sold about 6 million copies by 2007 and was the sixth best-selling game in the US in 2005. GameSpy's servers closed in 2014, and online play on Steam and GOG returned in October 2017 with crossplay between the two. It's also half of the 2024 Classic Collection.

My Verdict: The Battlefront most fans picture when they hear the name. Still my favorite of the series.


18. Star Wars: Empire at War (2006)

18. Star Wars: Empire at War (2006)

Details

Information

Developer

Petroglyph (published by LucasArts)

Release Date

February 16, 2006

Players

Single-player, online multiplayer

Platforms

Windows, Mac, PC via Steam

Protagonist

The Rebel Alliance and the Empire (Zann Consortium in Forces of Corruption)

Empire at War plays across three layers: a galaxy map, space battles, and ground battles, all in real time. The campaigns run from the years before A New Hope up to the Battle of Yavin, with heroes like Darth Vader, the Emperor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Admiral Ackbar leading your forces. Frank Klepacki of Command & Conquer fame wrote the music.

The Forces of Corruption expansion arrived on October 24, 2006, and added crime lord Tyber Zann as a third faction. Steam multiplayer and Workshop support returned in 2017, and a November 2023 patch moved the game to 64-bit. Big mods such as Thrawn's Revenge keep players coming back two decades later.

My Verdict: The Star Wars RTS to beat, twenty years on. Get the Gold Pack with Forces of Corruption included.


19. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (2007)

19. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (2007)

Details

Information

Developer

Traveller's Tales (published by LucasArts)

Release Date

November 6, 2007

Players

1–2 players, drop-in local co-op

Platforms

Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PC, Mac, iOS, Android

Protagonist

Over 120 playable characters

The Complete Saga combines LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game (2005) and LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (2006) into one package covering Episodes I to VI. That's 36 story levels of smashing, building, and slapstick retellings, with a friend able to jump in or out at any point. Indiana Jones is one of the hidden extras.

It sold about 15.29 million copies by February 2017, which made it the best-selling Star Wars game at the time. The DS version alone sold 4.7 million. It's the version of the first two LEGO games to buy now, with both on one disc or one Steam page.

My Verdict: Great with kids or a partner on the couch. The Skywalker Saga is bigger, but this one is tighter.


20. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (2008)

20. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (2008)

Details

Information

Developer

LucasArts (PC version by Aspyr)

Release Date

September 16, 2008

Players

Single-player

Platforms

PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch

Protagonist

Starkiller (Galen Marek)

The Force Unleashed casts you as Starkiller, Darth Vader's secret apprentice, in the years between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. You hunt the last Jedi, then turn against your master in a story that ties into how the Rebel Alliance formed. Physics tech called Euphoria, and DMM made Force pushes and grips throw stormtroopers and bend metal in ways no Star Wars game had managed before.

It sold over 1 million copies in its first month and over 7 million by February 2010, the fastest-selling Star Wars game of its time. It also won the Writers Guild of America award for video game writing. PC players got the Ultimate Sith Edition in 2009, and a Switch port based on the Wii version arrived in April 2022.

My Verdict: A fun Sith fantasy with a great hook. Play the Ultimate Sith Edition for the extra missions.


21. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (2010)

21. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (2010)

Details

Information

Developer

LucasArts (PC version by Aspyr)

Release Date

October 26, 2010

Players

Single-player

Platforms

PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, Nintendo DS, iOS

Protagonist

A clone of Starkiller

Six months after the first game, Vader has cloned his apprentice, and the copy breaks free to find out who he really is. You get dual lightsabers from the start and a bigger set of Force abilities, with Boba Fett and Yoda turning up along the way. The story jumps between Kamino, Cato Neimoidia, and Dagobah, and it moves fast from the first scene.

Reviews were mixed, and critics hit the short length and repetitive fights hardest. It sold 500,000 copies in the US in its first two weeks. LucasArts planned a third game and canceled it, so Starkiller's story stops here.

My Verdict: Only for players who loved the first game. It's short, so finish it in a weekend.


22. LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (2011)

22. LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (2011)

Details

Information

Developer

Traveller's Tales (published by LucasArts)

Release Date

March 22, 2011

Players

1–2 players, local co-op and split-screen

Platforms

PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, Mac, PSP, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS

Protagonist

115 playable characters

LEGO Star Wars III covers The Clone Wars film and the first seasons of the animated series. The big addition is large ground battles, where you build bases and command clone armies across wide maps, on top of the usual LEGO puzzles. A Story Swap mode lets you switch between plot threads.

It sold over 7.3 million copies by December 2020, and reviews were mostly positive. The handheld versions skip the big battles, so play it on console or PC. If you grew up on the animated series, this is the LEGO game that speaks to you most directly.

My Verdict: The most overlooked LEGO Star Wars game. Worth it for Clone Wars fans.


23. Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011)

23. Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011)

Details

Information

Developer

BioWare (Broadsword since 2023; published by Electronic Arts)

Release Date

December 20, 2011

Players

Solo story, online group content, and PvP

Platforms

PC

Protagonist

A custom character in one of eight class stories

Star Wars: The Old Republic is BioWare's MMORPG, set about 3,640 years before A New Hope, roughly three centuries after the KOTOR games. Each of the eight class stories, from Jedi Knight to Sith Inquisitor to Smuggler, plays like its own fully voiced BioWare RPG. You can see most of them through solo before touching any group content.

It went free-to-play in November 2012, with an optional subscription on top. Broadsword took over development in 2023, and the game is still running in its 15th anniversary year. Game Update 8.0, Masters of the Force, is on the test server with no release date yet. For story fans, the class campaigns alone are the best value in Star Wars gaming.

My Verdict: Play it like a single-player RPG first. The Sith Inquisitor and Imperial Agent stories are the highlights.


24. Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

24. Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Details

Information

Developer

EA DICE (published by Electronic Arts)

Release Date

November 17, 2015

Players

Online up to 40 players, offline missions with split-screen co-op on consoles

Platforms

PS4, Xbox One, PC

Protagonist

None (troopers plus heroes such as Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader and Boba Fett)

DICE rebooted Battlefront with some of the best audio and visuals any Star Wars game had seen, built on scans of real props and locations. Hoth, Endor, Tatooine, and Sullust look and sound like the films, and the free Battle of Jakku DLC tied into The Force Awakens.

There was no campaign at all, and that drew the most criticism, along with a thin launch roster. Four paid expansions followed: Outer Rim, Bespin, Death Star, and Scarif. It sold strongly, but most players moved on to its sequel.

My Verdict: Gorgeous and shallow. Battlefront II (2017) covers everything it does and more.


25. LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2016)

25. LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2016)

Details

Information

Developer

TT Games (published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)

Release Date

June 28, 2016

Players

1–2 players, local split-screen co-op

Platforms

PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, PS Vita, PC, Mac

Protagonist

Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron and over 200 other characters

The Force Awakens retells the 2015 film in LEGO form, with extra story levels set between Return of the Jedi and the movie. It added Multi-Build, where one pile of bricks can become different objects, and cover-based blaster fights that break up the usual brawling.

It's the only LEGO Star Wars game built around a single film. The Skywalker Saga later covered the same film along with the other eight, so this one is mostly for collectors and fans of the sequel trilogy now.

My Verdict: Charming, but The Skywalker Saga does the same and more. Grab it only on a deep sale.


26. Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)

26. Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)

Details

Information

Developer

EA DICE, with Motive and Criterion (published by Electronic Arts)

Release Date

November 17, 2017

Players

Single-player campaign, online up to 40 players, offline split-screen co-op on consoles

Platforms

PS4, Xbox One, PC

Protagonist

Iden Versio

The 2017 Battlefront II added a canon campaign starring Iden Versio, commander of the Imperial special forces unit Inferno Squad, starting at the Battle of Endor. Multiplayer spans all three trilogies, and Criterion handled the starfighter combat.

EA's loot box controversy at launch got big enough that the publisher pulled paid progression and rebuilt the system. Free updates ran until April 2020 and added Clone Wars maps and heroes, and the Celebration Edition from December 2019 bundles all the cosmetics. The game went from punchline to fan favorite over those years.

My Verdict: A real comeback story with great multiplayer. Buy the Celebration Edition and ignore the launch history.


27. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019)

27. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019)

Details

Information

Developer

Respawn Entertainment (published by Electronic Arts)

Release Date

November 15, 2019

Players

Single-player

Platforms

PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S

Protagonist

Cal Kestis

Five years after Order 66, former Padawan Cal Kestis hides as a scrapper until one use of the Force puts the Empire on his trail. Respawn mixed FromSoftware-style combat with meditation points as checkpoints and Metroidvania-style planets you revisit with new abilities. His droid BD-1 steals a lot of scenes.

It brought back story-driven single-player Star Wars after years of multiplayer focus, and EA says it has passed 20 million players. PS5 and Xbox Series X|S upgrades arrived in June 2021.

My Verdict: The best starting point for anyone new to Star Wars games. Finish it before Survivor.


28. Star Wars: Squadrons (2020)

28. Star Wars: Squadrons (2020)

Details

Information

Developer

Motive Studio (published by Electronic Arts)

Release Date

October 2, 2020

Players

Single-player campaign, 5v5 online with crossplay, full VR support

Platforms

PS4, Xbox One, PC

Protagonist

Two custom pilots, one in the New Republic's Vanguard Squadron and one in the Empire's Titan Squadron

Squadrons brought back the cockpit-only space sim for the first time since the 90s. The campaign swaps between a New Republic pilot and an Imperial pilot in the months after Endor, and the whole game is playable in VR on PlayStation VR and PC headsets.

It launched at a budget price with a 5v5 multiplayer built around fleet battles and dogfights. EA said at launch it had no big content plan, yet free updates through December 2020 added the B-wing and the TIE Defender. It runs on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S through backward compatibility.

My Verdict: The spiritual successor to X-Wing and TIE Fighter. Grab a VR headset for it if you can.


29. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (2022)

29. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (2022)

Details

Information

Developer

TT Games (published by Warner Bros. Games)

Release Date

April 5, 2022

Players

1–2 players, local split-screen co-op

Platforms

PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC

Protagonist

Over 300 playable characters

The Skywalker Saga covers all nine Skywalker films on an engine TT Games rebuilt from scratch. Planets are open hubs you can fly between, combat finally has combos, and the camera moves behind your character for blaster fights.

It sold 3.2 million copies in two weeks, the biggest launch in LEGO game history. The Galactic Edition from November 2022 bundles every character pack.

My Verdict: The biggest and most polished LEGO game yet, and the easiest Star Wars pick for families.


30. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (2023)

30. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (2023)

Details

Information

Developer

Respawn Entertainment (published by Electronic Arts)

Release Date

April 28, 2023

Players

Single-player

Platforms

PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PS4, Xbox One

Protagonist

Cal Kestis

Survivor picks up five years after Fallen Order, in 9 BBY, with Cal still fighting the Empire on his own terms. The planets are bigger and semi-open, Koboh above all, and Cal can switch between five lightsaber stances, including dual-wield and a blaster stance.

Reviews were strong, but the PC version launched with serious performance problems. PS4 and Xbox One versions arrived on September 17, 2024, and EA says the two Jedi games together have passed 40 million players. EA and Respawn have confirmed a third game is in development.

My Verdict: Better than Fallen Order in almost every way. Run them back to back.


31. Star Wars Outlaws (2024)

31. Star Wars Outlaws (2024)

Details

Information

Developer

Massive Entertainment (published by Ubisoft)

Release Date

August 30, 2024

Players

Single-player

Platforms

PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, Nintendo Switch 2

Protagonist

Kay Vess, with her companion Nix

Outlaws is the first open-world Star Wars game, set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. You play scoundrel Kay Vess, working jobs for crime syndicates such as the Pykes and Crimson Dawn, with a reputation system that changes who welcomes you and who shoots on sight.

Two story DLCs followed: Wild Card with Lando on November 21, 2024, and A Pirate's Fortune with Hondo Ohnaka on May 15, 2025. Ubisoft said sales came in softer than expected. The Switch 2 version launched on September 4, 2025.

My Verdict: Flawed at launch and much better now. Best for fans of smuggler stories over Jedi ones.


32. Star Wars Zero Company (2026)

32. Star Wars Zero Company (2026)

Details

Information

Developer

Bit Reactor, with Respawn and Lucasfilm Games (published by Electronic Arts)

Release Date

August 27, 2026

Players

Single-player

Platforms

PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC

Protagonist

Hawks, a custom former Republic officer

Star Wars Zero Company is an XCOM-style turn-based tactics game from Bit Reactor, a studio built by former Firaxis developers. It's set in the twilight of the Clone Wars. You build Hawks, a disgraced former Republic officer, then recruit a squad that can include a clone trooper, a Mandalorian, and a Jedi Padawan.

Between missions, you run your base, the Den, and pick operations from a galaxy map of more than 150 planets. The villain is Kundri Fathom, who leads a cult called the Infinite Coil. It's one of the best-reviewed Star Wars games ever, sitting at 85 on OpenCritic.

My Verdict: The surprise of 2026. Strategy fans should play it right after Republic Commando.


33. Star Wars: Galactic Racer (2026)

33. Star Wars: Galactic Racer (2026)

Details

Information

Developer

Fuse Games (published by Secret Mode)

Release Date

October 6, 2026

Players

Single-player, online multiplayer up to 12 players with crossplay

Platforms

PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC

Protagonist

Shade

Star Wars: Galactic Racer is the first game from Fuse Games, a studio founded in 2023 by former Criterion leads. You race in the Galactic League, an unsanctioned circuit in the Outer Rim after Return of the Jedi, as the mysterious pilot Shade, who's chasing champion Kestar Bool.

The campaign uses roguelike seasons with sponsors and rivals, and you drive landspeeders, speeder bikes, and a new skim speeder through places such as Jakku and Ando Prime. Sebulba gives you your own podracer at the start of the final act, and it carries over into the Scenarios and Arcade modes. It sits at 87 on OpenCritic, the higher score of the two 2026 releases.

My Verdict: The racing game Star Wars has needed since Episode I: Racer. The on-foot bits are the only weak spot.


FAQs About Star Wars Games

What is the correct order to play the Star Wars games?

For the current canon, play Star Wars Zero Company, Jedi: Fallen Order, Jedi: Survivor, and Outlaws, then the Battlefront II (2017) campaign and Squadrons, which overlap after Endor. Galactic Racer fits after them. For Legends, start with Knights of the Old Republic and finish with Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy in 14 ABY.

How many Star Wars games are there?

Counting every console, PC, mobile, and arcade release, there are well over 100 Star Wars games. This list covers 33 of them, the main games and bigger spin-offs released from 1993 to 2026, and leaves out small mobile titles, licensed board game adaptations, and the 80s arcade era.

Which Star Wars games are canon?

Six games on this list are canon: Star Wars Battlefront II (2017), Jedi: Fallen Order, Squadrons, Jedi: Survivor, Outlaws, and Zero Company. Every Star Wars story released before April 2014 became Legends when Lucasfilm reset the timeline, including Knights of the Old Republic and The Force Unleashed. LEGO games retell the films and sit outside both continuities.

What are the best Star Wars games to play first?

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is the easiest modern entry point, with a self-contained story and a sequel ready to go. RPG fans should go straight to Knights of the Old Republic. Families should start with LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.

Is the Knights of the Old Republic remake still happening?

Yes, as far as anyone outside the studio knows. Saber Interactive took over the remake in 2022 and has said it's still in development, but there's no release date or window. A Saber executive floated 2028 in July 2026, and the company quickly said that wasn't an official date.

Which Star Wars games have split-screen co-op?

All the LEGO Star Wars games support 2-player local co-op, and so does the Jedi Power Battles remaster. The Battlefront Classic Collection keeps split-screen from the originals; Star Wars Battlefront (2015) has split-screen co-op missions on consoles, and Battlefront II (2017) has offline split-screen co-op on consoles.


Final Words

Thirty-three years in, the Star Wars games timeline looks healthier than it has in a long time. Zero Company and Galactic Racer both reviewed among the best Star Wars games ever, and both came from small studios trying something the series hadn't done in years. The big-budget projects aren't the only ones carrying the license anymore.

The older catalog is easier to reach than ever too. Aspyr and Nightdive have brought Dark Forces, Jedi Power Battles, Republic Commando, and both classic Battlefronts to modern consoles, so most of the 90s and 2000s list plays on current hardware. Rogue Leader is the one big exception, still locked to the GameCube.

Keep an eye on three games still in development: the third Star Wars Jedi game from Respawn, the Knights of the Old Republic remake, and Quantic Dream's Star Wars Eclipse. None has a release date yet. Until then, the Jedi games, KOTOR, and the two 2026 releases make a strong shortlist for anyone starting.


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