The number of new Star Wars video games in development has exploded since publisher Electronic Arts’ exclusive access to the Lucasfilm franchise expired. There are at least eight major Star Wars games in the works, with more likely to be announced in the coming months and years.
These video game projects join a long list of new films, TV shows, books and comics set in George Lucas’ galaxy far, far away as Lucasfilm Games works to rebuild the Star Wars presence in games. Many of those games are years away, as evidenced by the number of Star Wars logos and untitled projects you’ll see below.
Beyond recent releases like Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Star Wars – The Unleashed Force for Nintendo Switch and the further development of games like the MMO Star Wars The Old Republichere are all the Star Wars games in development (that we know of).
Star Wars: Hunters
Developed by Zynga and NaturalMotion, the studio known for its CSR racing games, Star Wars: Hunters is a free-to-play multiplayer arena fighting game coming to Android, iOS and Nintendo Switch sometime in 2022. Star Wars: Hunters
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic make new
The groundbreaking Star Wars RPG from BioWare and LucasArts Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is being “built from the ground up” by developer Aspyr with some help from Sony Interactive Entertainment. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Remastered promises “[honor] what fans love about the original while bringing new fans on this incredible journey.” The remake of the 2003 original will be exclusive to PlayStation 5 console and PC at launch.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Remastered has no release date.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2
Respawn Entertainment, developers of Titanfall and Apex Legends, is making a 2019 sequel Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderthe game that sent Jedi Padawan Cal Kestis on a galaxy-spanning chase after the events of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. Game Director Stig Asmussen (God of War 3) returns the lead role in the sequel, which has neither a release date nor an official title.
Untitled Star Wars FPS
Respawn Entertainment also has an all-new untitled Star Wars first-person shooter in the works. Game Director Peter Hirschmann is leading the development of the shooter, which is good news for fans of the early Medal of Honor games and the original Star Wars: Battlefront games, which he served as a producer. Respawn’s Star Wars shooter has no release date or announced platforms, but it appears to be publisher Electronic Arts’ replacement for the modern Battlefront franchise being developed by DICE.
Unnamed Star Wars strategy game
Respawn also has its fingers in a new Star Wars strategy game. The studio is producing the untitled game, but development will be led by Bit Reactor, a new studio formed by developers of the XCOM and Civilization franchises. Bit Reactor is directed by Greg Foertsch, the Art Director of XCOM and XCOM2. Again, there is no release date.
Unnamed Star Wars game by Ubisoft Massive Entertainment
Massive Entertainment, known for its work on the Tom Clancy’s The Division games, is developing a “new story-driven open-world video game set in the Star Wars galaxy.” Little is known about what Massive is calling “The Star Wars Project” other than that it will use the studio’s in-house Snowdrop engine and that Tom Clancy series veteran Julian Gerighty will serve as the game’s creative director .
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot called Massive’s Star Wars game “the start of a long-term collaboration with Disney and Lucasfilm Games.” So expect more from Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry.
Star Wars Eclipse
Revealed with a dramatic trailer at The Game Awards 2021, Star Wars Eclipse is the first announced video game set during the franchise’s relatively new High Republic era, the “golden age of the Jedi”. darkness is developed by Quantic Dream (Detroit: Become Human, heavy rain) and offers players a diverse cast of characters as they explore the uncharted region of the Outer Rim and encounter never-before-seen species and planets. Quantic Dream promises a deep, branching narrative: “The player’s choices will be at the heart of the experience, as each choice can have a dramatic impact on how the story unfolds.”
Star Wars Eclipse doesn’t have a release date or platforms, but early reports on its development suggest that journey across the Star Wars galaxy is far, far away.
Untitled Star Wars Game by Skydance New Media
Amy Hennig, who previously worked on a Star Wars game at EA studio Visceral Games but saw her project — known as Project Ragtag — reworked and eventually shelved, gets another chance at Star Wars. Hennig’s relatively new studio, Skydance New Media, is developing a “richly cinematic action-adventure game with an original story” set in the Star Wars universe. No title, release date, or platforms were announced.
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