Over one hundred

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s based on the ''

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'' franchise have been released, dating back to some of the earliest

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. Some are based directly on films while others rely heavily on the ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe. ''Star Wars'' games have gone through three significant development eras: early licensed games (1979–1993), games developed after the creation of

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(1993–2013), and games created after the closure of LucasArts (2014–present), which are currently licensed to

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, and include an ''EA Star Wars'' logo. The first ''Star Wars'' games were developed by a variety of companies after ''Star Wars'' creator

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licensed the rights to ''Star Wars'' video games; several of these games were released under the “Lucasfilm Games” banner. Early licensed games, released during the 8-bit and 16-bit eras of gaming, barely featured any kind of narrative, and many were action titles that either retold the stories of the original trilogy (1977–1983) or focused on a single scene of a film. Later on, Lucas took interest in the increasing success of the video game market, and decided to create his own video game development company, LucasArts, so he could have more creative control over the games and their narratives. During this era, graphics evolved enough for games to be able to tell complex narratives, leading to games that featured more advanced retellings of the stories of the films, with voice-overs and CGI cut scenes, as well as original titles with new narratives that were set in the same continuity as the films. After

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's purchase of Lucasfilm in 2012 and the closure of LucasArts the following year, the games developed during the first two eras were discarded from the canon in 2014 and reassigned to the non-canonical ''Star Wars Legends'' label. Following LucasArts' closure, the rights to produce ''Star Wars'' video games were reassigned solely to Electronic Arts. Games published during this era are considered canonical to the franchise, and have featured more influence from the Lucasfilm Story Group, responsible for managing aspects of ''Star Wars'' canon. The ''EA Star Wars'' license had been set to expire in 2023, but in 2021, Lucasarts announced new partnerships for others to produce ''Star Wars'' and other Lucasfilm games alongside Electronic Arts. Although many

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s and independent game developers have created

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games based on the ''Star Wars'' movie series and brand, this page lists only the games that have been developed or

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by LucasArts, or officially licensed by Lucasfilm. As of 2020, there have been over 90 million copies of ''Star Wars games'' sold.

Early licensed games (1979–1993)

In 1978,

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produced an unlicensed Star Wars game on

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for its

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. As a "space pilot trainee", the player destroys TIE fighters using a first-person

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. The first video game cartridge bearing the name Star Wars appeared that year on the RCA Studio II clones Sheen M1200 and Mustang Telespiel Computer. The first official licensed ''Star Wars'' electronic game was

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's 1979 table-top ''Star Wars'' Electronic Battle Command. The game had three levels of play (basic, intermediate, and advanced). Players took turns examining star systems with the aim of avoiding black holes, locating enemies, and searching for MAGNA, "the FORCE-giving star". The game was billed as "the most exciting computer game you will ever play".

The original trilogy

Licensed releases for the

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began with ''

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'' (1982) in which the player piloted a snowspeeder during the

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, destroying

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walkers. Several other games appeared, such as '' Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle'' (1983), where the player controlled the ''

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'' in a mission to destroy the second

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, and '' Jedi Arena'' (1983), the first game to attempt to simulate a

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battle (in this case, clearly inspired by the ''

'' scene, where

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trains with a seeker). In 1983, the ''

'' arcade game was released by Atari based on the 1977 film. In this game (featuring color vector graphics and the first ever digitized speech from a film) the player enters the seat of Luke's Red Five X-Wing fighter, battles waves of TIE fighters led by

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, weaves through towers across the surface of the

, and plummets through the battle station's trench in an attempt to destroy it. The sequel for the game, ''

'', used the same technology to re-create scenes from the second film, including battles with

walkers and an asteroid field. Due to the

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, which temporarily stalled the home console market, no further games based on the franchise were released until 1987 when UK software publisher

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released several 8-bit versions of the ''

'' vector arcade game, followed by similar conversions in 1988 of ''

'' machine. In 1987,

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developed a ''

'' game for the Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom) for the Japanese market exclusively, based on the 1977 film, but with several liberties taken with its storyline. In 1991, the

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'' was released for the

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(the Famicom's Western counterpart),

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and

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, and one year later, '' Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'' covered the plotline of the fifth episode of the saga. Also in 1992, ''

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'' was released for the

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, followed by the remaining games in the trilogy: '' Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'' (1993) and '' Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi'' (1994), the latter also receiving conversions for the

and

in 1995. The following is a list of ''Star Wars'' games that are based on the feature films, developed during this development era:

''Episode IV: A New Hope''

*''

'' (1983–88) -

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**Re-released for:

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ColecoVision ColecoVision is a second-generation home video-game console developed by Coleco and launched in North America in August 1982. It was released a year later in Europe by CBS Electronics as the CBS ColecoVision. The console offered a closer expe ...

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. * ''Death Star Interceptor'' (1984/85, System 3 Software Ltd) (unlicensed) - Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum *''

'' (1987) -

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*''Star Wars: Attack on the Death Star'' (1991) -

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*''

'' (1991–93) - NES,

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*''

'' (1992, the first game in the ''Super Star Wars'' trilogy) -

**Re-released for:

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Virtual Console,

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*'' Star Wars Arcade'' (1993) - Arcade **Re-released for: 32X

''Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back''

*'' Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'' (1982) - Atari 2600,

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*'' Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'' (1985/88) - Arcade **Re-released for: BBC Micro, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari. *'' Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'' (1992) - NES, Game Boy *'' Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'' (1993, the second game in the ''Super Star Wars'' trilogy) - SNES **Re-released for: Wii Virtual Console

''Episode VI: Return of the Jedi''

*'' Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – Death Star Battle'' (1983/84) - Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit family, Atari 5200, ZX Spectrum *'' Star Wars: Return of the Jedi'' (1984/88) - Arcade, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST, GameCube *'' Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi'' (1994, the third game in the ''Super Star Wars'' trilogy) - SNES, Game Boy, Game Gear **Re-released for: Wii Virtual Console *Canceled: '' Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – Ewok Adventure'' - Atari 2600 (unreleased)

Stand-alone titles

1980s

* '' Star Wars: Jedi Arena'' (1983) - Atari 2600 ** Re-released for: Mobile (2005) * '' Star Wars: Droids'' (1988) - Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum – based on the '' Star Wars: Droids'' series

LucasArts and modern self-published games (1993–2013)

In the early 1980s

decided to invest in videogames. So through

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, Lucas started his own video game company, which he named

. However, since Lucas had already licensed the rights to develop ''Star Wars'' games, the company instead developed original adventure games and

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flight combat games. LucasArts regained the rights to develop ''Star Wars'' games in 1993, at that point the videogame company put their previous experience in flight simulators to use, and released a '' Star Wars: X-Wing'', the first self-published ''Star Wars'' video game and the first space flight simulation based on the franchise.

The prequel trilogy

As ''

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'' release approached, dozens of licensed ''Episode I'' tie-in titles appeared, even educational titles, the market was flooded with several games, most of them of questionable quality. However, at the same time, titles based on the Expanded Universe flourished with critical acclaim, such as the expansion to ''Jedi Knight'', '' Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith'' and the first game in the ''Rogue Squadron'' series.

''The Phantom Menace''

*'' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (1999) -

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*'' Star Wars: Episode I'' (1999) -

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*'' Star Wars Episode I: Racer'' (1999) –

, Mac,

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**Re-released for:

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(2020),

(2020) *'' Star Wars: Racer Arcade'' (2000) –

*'' Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles'' (2000/01) -

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*'' Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo'' (2000/01) -

*'' Star Wars Episode I: Obi-Wan's Adventures'' (2000) -

*'' Star Wars: Starfighter'' (2001) –

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**'' Star Wars: Starfighter Special Edition'' (2001) Xbox **''Star Wars: Starfighter'' (2003) Arcade *'' Star Wars: Obi-Wan'' (2001) -

After the release of ''Episode I'' in theaters in

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, games from the prequel trilogy were released for most major platforms. The first releases were ''

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'' (action-adventure) and '' Star Wars Episode I: Racer'', based on the

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sequence in movie. Others, including '' Battle for Naboo'' and '' Jedi Power Battles'', were released, but with little success. The first strategic game in the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe was titled '' Star Wars: Rebellion'' and broke new ground in that it incorporated ships and planets not found in the original canon, such as the Rebel Assault Frigate and the Bulwark Cruiser. But for all its ground-breaking new looks, it was not as successful as would have been hoped. The second strategic title, '' Star Wars: Force Commander'' was also released, but failed to keep up with other

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games, since it was more focused on battling (with no resource gathering) and used a primitive 3D engine. About a decade later, resource gathering lost popularity in favor of faster-paced combat-centric RTS games.

''Attack of the Clones''

*'' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (2002) (Action) PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox *'' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' (2002) - Game Boy Advance *'' Star Wars: The New Droid Army'' (2002) - Game Boy Advance In

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, ''

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'' premiered in theaters, and another wave of ''Star Wars'' based games, including '' The Clone Wars'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' were released, this time focusing on events and characters from ''Attack of the Clones'' such as bounty hunter

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and the

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. '' Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter'' was released, allowing the player to be a Jedi Master flying a

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. A third RTS game with a much more conventional approach to the genre's norms and using the '' Age of Kings'' engine, '' Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds'', offered a better alternative to those seeking strategy in the Star Wars universe.

''Revenge of the Sith''

*'' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' (2005) - PlayStation 2, Xbox **Handheld and mobile: Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, Mobile Adjoining the release of ''

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'', a

(action) was also released close to the premiere, with various degrees of success. '' Star Wars: Republic Commando'' was also released in 2005.

''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' animated series

*'' Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels'' (2008) -

*'' Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Jedi Alliance'' (2008) -

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*'' Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes'' (2009) - Windows,

, Nintendo DS,

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, Wii *''

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'' (2010) - Windows, Mac (Shutdown)

''Legends'' franchises

Formerly known as ''Star Wars Expanded Universe'', this continuity was renamed into ''Legends'' in 2014 and all media based on them, including video games, ceased to be canon. The ''X-Wing series'' marked the start of the ''Star Wars'' games moving away from remaking the official films and began to focus more on the Expanded Universe. Other titles were published or licensed by

, such as

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's '' Star Wars Chess'' who also used the first "multimedia explosion" to release '' Rebel Assault'' (1993), which used FMV and photos extensively. The 1996

title '' Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire'' was part of a LucasArts attempt to create a story between ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of Jedi'', putting the player in control of mercenary

Dash Rendar ''Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire'' is a 1996 multimedia project created by Lucasfilm. The idea was to create a story set between the films ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi'', and to explore all commercial possibilities of a ...

. ''Shadows of the Empire'' featured fan-favorite parts from the ''Super Star Wars'' line, such as another reenactment of the Battle of Hoth, piloting a snowspeeder and tying a cable around AT-ATs legs. After the original trilogy was re-released as the "Special Editions" in 1997, LucasArts published other titles, including '' Star Wars: Yoda Stories'' and ''Star Wars Monopoly'', as well as a ''Star Wars''-themed fighting game, '' Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi''.

''X-Wing''

*'' Star Wars: X-Wing'' (1993) - DOS, Macintosh **Expansion(s): '' Imperial Pursuit'' (1993) and ''B-Wing'' (1993) Compilation: '' X-Wing (Collector's CD-ROM)'' (1994) *'' Star Wars: TIE Fighter'' (1994) - DOS, Macintosh **Expansion(s): '' Defender of the Empire'' (1994) Compilation: '' TIE Fighter (Collector's CD-ROM)'' (1995) *'' Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter'' (1997) - Windows **Expansions: '' Balance of Power Campaigns'' (1997), and ''

Flight School Flight training is a course of study used when learning to pilot an aircraft. The overall purpose of primary and intermediate flight training is the acquisition and honing of basic airmanship skills. Flight training can be conducted under a str ...

'' (1998) *'' Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance'' (1999) - Windows ''Star Wars: X-Wing'' was one of the best-selling games of 1993, and established the beginning of the ''X-Wing'' computer game series, which garnered numerous awards and recognition. ''Star Wars: X-Wing'' was followed by several sequels and expansions, such as '' Star Wars: TIE Fighter'', '' Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter'', and '' Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance''.

''Rebel Assault''

* '' Star Wars: Rebel Assault'' (1993) DOS, Mac,

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, 3DO * '' Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire'' (1995) DOS, PlayStation, Mac

''Jedi Knight''

* '' Star Wars: Dark Forces'' (1995) DOS, Mac, PlayStation * '' Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II'' (1997) Windows **Expansion(s): '' Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith'' (1998) Windows * '' Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast'' (2002) Windows, Mac, Xbox, GameCube * '' Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy'' (2003) Windows, Mac, Xbox The first step towards modern games was done with 1995's ''

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'', the first ''Star Wars''

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video game. A hybrid

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incorporating puzzles and strategy, it featured new gameplay features and graphical elements not then common in other games, made possible by

' custom-designed

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, called the

Jedi Jedi (), Jedi Knights, or collectively the Jedi Order are the main heroic protagonists of many works of the '' Star Wars'' franchise. Working symbiotically alongside the Old Galactic Republic, and later supporting the Rebel Alliance, the Jedi O ...

. The game was well received and well reviewed, the game put the player in the role of Kyle Katarn, who would later appear in multiple games, novels, and comics. After the Special Edition original trilogy re-release in 1997, LucasArts published '' Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II'', then '' Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith'' released in 1999. In 2002, its sequel '' Jedi Outcast'' was released and gave players the first chance to experience advanced lightsaber duels, and it also detached itself from the usual idea of movie tie-ins. One year later, the last game in the ''Jedi Knight'' series, ''

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'' was released. Katarn is a former Imperial stormtrooper who joins the Rebellion and ultimately becomes a Jedi, a plot arc similar to that of Finn in the 2015 film ''The Force Awakens''.

''Rogue Squadron''

* '' Star Wars: Rogue Squadron'' (1998) Windows, Nintendo 64 * '' Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader'' (2001) GameCube * '' Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike'' (2003) GameCube **Note: The co-op campaign of ''Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike'', is composed of all the missions of the single player campaign of the previous game, ''Rogue Leader'' (except for two missions which are not included), and such missions can only be played in multiplayer, and can not be played in single-player. Additionally as a bonus, the game includes the Arcade games of ''

'', ''

'', and ''

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''.

''Star Wars Racer''

* '' Star Wars Episode I: Racer'' (1999) Windows, Mac, Dreamcast, Nintendo 64 **Handheld: Game Boy Color * '' Star Wars: Racer Arcade'' (2000) Arcade * ''

'' (2002) PlayStation 2 **Re-released for: PlayStation Store (2015),

(2019) *''Racer''-related title: ** '' Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing'' (2001) PlayStation 2

''Galactic Battlegrounds''

* '' Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds'' (2001) Windows, Mac ** Expansion(s): '' Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns'' (2002) Windows, Mac

''Starfighter''

* '' Star Wars: Starfighter'' (2001) Windows, PlayStation 2 ** '' Star Wars: Starfighter Special Edition'' (2001) Xbox ** ''Star Wars: Starfighter'' (2003) Arcade * '' Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter'' (2002) Xbox, PlayStation 2

''Knights of the Old Republic''

* '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'' (2003) Windows, Xbox, Mac, iOS, Android * '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords'' (2004) Windows, Xbox, Mac * '' Star Wars: The Old Republic'' (2011) (MMORPG) Windows ** Expansion(s): ''Rise of the Hutt Cartel'' (2013), ''Galactic Starfighter'' (2014), ''Galactic Strongholds'' (2014), ''Shadow of Revan'' (2014), ''Knights of the Fallen Empire'' (2015), ''Knights of the Eternal Throne'' (2016), ''Onslaught'' (2019) and ''Legacy of the Sith'' (2021) * '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake'' (TBA) PlayStation 5, Windows *Canceled: '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic III'' Windows, Xbox ***Mobile: ''Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic'' (2013) iOS, Android In 2003, '' Knights of the Old Republic'', a

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RPG that debuted on the

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and PC. ''Knights'' (also known as KotOR among fans) was critically acclaimed, even winning "Game of the Year" at the

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, (along wit
many other critics
in 2003. '' Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords'' was developed by

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and released in 2004. ''The Sith Lords'' was praised for its cerebral writing and moral ambiguity, similar to ''

'', but criticized for being derivative of the first game and being released in an incomplete state. Another MMORPG titled '' Star Wars: The Old Republic'' was developed by BioWare, which released globally on December 20, 2011. Pre-orders went up for sale in July 2011 and open beta weekends were confirmed for September 2011.

''Star Wars: Battlefront'' (
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)

* '' Star Wars: Battlefront'' (2004) PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox, Mac * '' Star Wars: Battlefront II'' (2005) PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox,

*Canceled: ''Star Wars: Battlefront III'' (2008) (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) **Handheld: *** '' Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron'' (2007) PlayStation Portable *** '' Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron'' (2009) PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS **Mobile: *** ''Star Wars: Battlefront Mobile'' (2005) *** '' Star Wars Battlefront: Mobile Squadrons'' (2009)

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' ''Battlefront'' consisted of two games, '' Star Wars: Battlefront'' (2004) and '' Star Wars: Battlefront II'' in 2005, both games sharing three common platforms: the

and PC. A third ''Star Wars: Battlefront'' title was planned for 2006 but was cancelled. Two spin-offs were released, '' Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron'', released in 2007 for the

and '' Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron'' on November 3, 2009 for the

and the PlayStation Portable. ''Elite Squadron'' is the first ''Battlefront'' game to offer a transition from space to ground battles at the players choice. After Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm and the restructuring of the ''Star Wars'' canon, the ''Battlefront'' series was rebooted by

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''Empire at War''

* '' Star Wars: Empire at War'' (2006) Windows,

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** Expansion(s): '' Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption'' (2006) Windows Compilation: ''Star Wars: Empire at War: Gold Pack'' (game and expansion package) (2007) Windows

''The Force Unleashed''

* '' Star Wars: The Force Unleashed'' (2008) Windows, Mac OS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii **Complete edition re-release with all DLCs:'' Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Ultimate Sith Edition'' (2009) Windows, Mac OS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 ***Handheld: Nintendo DS, iOS (''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Mobile'') * '' Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II'' (2010) Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii ***Handheld: Nintendo DS, iOS '' Star Wars: The Force Unleashed'', released for the

and

, uses a new, detailed graphics engine. The Wii version utilizes the motion sensing and accelerometer capabilities of the

Wii Remote The Wii Remote, also known colloquially as the Wiimote, is the primary game controller for Nintendo's Wii home video game console. An essential capability of the Wii Remote is its motion sensing capability, which allows the user to interact with ...

(simulating the ability to swing a lightsaber) and its Nunchuk attachment (used to perform Force powers). Its sequel, '' Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II'', was released in the United States on October 26, 2010.

Stand-alone games

1990s

* '' Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire'' (1996) ( 3rd person shooter) Nintendo 64, Windows * '' Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi'' (1997) (

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) PlayStation * '' Star Wars: Yoda Stories'' (1997) (Adventure) Windows **Handheld: (1997) Game Boy Color * '' Star Wars: Rebellion'' (Star Wars: Supremacy - UK) (1998) (Real-time strategy) Windows * '' Star Wars Trilogy Arcade'' (1998) (Rail shooter) Arcade * ''Star Wars Millennium Falcon CD-Rom Playset'' (1998) (Rail shooter-adventure) Windows

2000s

* '' Star Wars: Force Commander'' (2000) (Real-time strategy) Windows * '' Star Wars: Demolition'' (2000) (Vehicular combat) PlayStation, Dreamcast * '' Star Wars: Bounty Hunter'' (2002) (Third person action) GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox * '' Star Wars: Republic Commando'' (2005) (First person shooter) Xbox, Windows **Mobile: '' Star Wars: Republic Commando: Order 66'' (2005) * Compilation: '' Star Wars: The Best of PC'' (2006) (Compilation) Windows

2010s

* ''

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'' (2014) (Rail shooter) Arcade

Stand-alone handheld and mobile games

The following is a list of ''Star Wars'' titles that are

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and

mobile game A mobile game, or smartphone game, is a video game that is typically played on a mobile phone. The term also refers to all games that are played on any portable device, including from mobile phone (feature phone or smartphone), tablet, PDA to ...

s. Additional handheld and mobile games are listed above. Unless otherwise mentioned, these games are also released for mobile phones. * '' Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon'' (2003) (Action/Space simulation) Game Boy Advance * '' Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force'' (2004) Game Boy Advance * ''Star Wars: Battle For The Republic'' (2005) * ''Star Wars: Grievous Getaway'' (2005) * ''Star Wars Imperial Ace 3D'' * ''Star Wars: The Battle Above Coruscant'' (2005) * ''Star Wars: Lightsaber Combat'' (2005) * ''Star Wars Trivia'' (2005) * ''Star Wars: Ask Yoda'' (2005) * ''Star Wars: Puzzle Blaster'' (2005) * '' Star Wars: Lethal Alliance'' (2006) (Action-adventure) PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS – set between episodes III & IV *''Star Wars Cantina'' (2010) *''Star Wars: Trench Run'' (2009) -

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*''Star Wars Battle of Hoth'' (2010) *''Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner'' (2010) *''Star Wars: Imperial Academy'' (2010) *''Star Wars: Force Collection'' (2013) *'' Star Wars: Tiny Death Star'' (2013)

Miscellanea games

The following games are more of ''Star Wars'' themed, rather than actually influencing the franchise's fictional plot, they are classified together because of sharing the same genre, rather than officially being part of the same series. Excluded are the games listed above.

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Plug It In & Play TV Games

* ''Star Wars: Lightsaber Battle Game'' (2005)

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*''Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith'' (2005) - Jakks Pacific TV Game **''Star Wars GameKey'' (expansion) (2006) * ''Star Wars: Original Trilogy'' (2007) Jakks Pacific TV Game * ''Star Wars: Republic Squadron'' (2009) Jakks Pacific TV Game

Kinect Motion Sensor

* ''

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'' (2012) (

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) Xbox 360

Educational

Developed by Lucas Learning: * ''Star Wars: Yoda's Challenge'' * '' Star Wars: The Gungan Frontier'' * '' Star Wars: Droid Works'' (1999) Windows, Mac * ''Star Wars: Pit Droids'' Windows, iOS * ''Star Wars Math: Jabba's Game Galaxy'' (Developed by

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) * ''Star Wars: JarJar's Journey Adventure Book'' * ''Star Wars: Anakin's Speedway'' * ''Star Wars: Early Learning Activity Center'' Other educational: * '' Star Wars: Behind the Magic'' (1998) (

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) Windows, Macintosh * ''Star Wars: Jedi Math'' (2008) (Educational)

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* ''Star Wars: Jedi Reading'' (2008) (Educational) Leapster * ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (2008) (Platform/Educational) Didj * ''Star Wars: Jedi Trials'' (2009) Didj

''Star Wars Galaxies'' (MMO/RPG)

* ''

Star Wars Galaxies ''Star Wars Galaxies'' was a ''Star Wars'' themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for Microsoft Windows, developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts. Released on June 26, 2003, to much critical ac ...

: An Empire Divided'' (2003) Windows ** Expansion(s): '' Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed'' (2004), '' Star Wars Galaxies: Episode III Rage of the Wookiees'' (2005), '' Star Wars Galaxies: Trials of Obi-Wan'' (2005), ** Spin-off : trading card game : ''Star Wars Galaxies: Trading Card Games - Champions of the Force'' (2008, PC), Compilations: ''Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit'' (2005), ''Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience'' (2005), and ''Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures'' (2006) The first

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, titled '' Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided'', was also released in 2003 and was subsequently followed in 2004 by its first expansion '' Jump to Lightspeed''. Two more games, '' Star Wars Galaxies: Episode III Rage of the Wookiees'' (its second expansion, which ties in with the concurrently-released ''Revenge of the Sith''), and after the films, more ''Star Wars'' titles continued to be developed and released. ''

Empire at War ''Star Wars: Empire at War'' is a 2006 real-time strategy video game developed by Petroglyph Games and published by LucasArts. Set between ''Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Episode III'' and ''Star Wars (film), Episode IV'', it fo ...

'' (an RTS), was released in early 2006. While released and being active for years, ''Star Wars Galaxies'' servers shut down on December 15, 2011. Notwithstanding the game's closure, there are several private

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projects in various stages of development that intend to allow users to experience ''Star Wars Galaxies'' in different incarnations of the game's existence. However, since the game can no longer be played the way it was originally meant, the game is considered to be cancelled.

Closure of LucasArts and cancelled stand-alone-games

At E3 2012, EA with LucasArts announced ''

Star Wars 1313 ''Star Wars 1313'' is a cancelled action-adventure video game that was under development by LucasArts. The game would take a more mature, gritty direction compared to past '' Star Wars'' video games and, like 2002's '' Star Wars: Bounty Hunter'' ...

'', which focuses more on the life of a bounty hunter as he descends to the level 1313 on Coruscant to unravel a criminal plot. The game focuses more on gunplay and bounty hunter gameplay rather than the Force users and lightsabers combat. It was set to release in Fall 2013 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows. ''1313'' has subsequently been cancelled by LucasArts following its purchase by Disney. The following are the stand-alone ''Star Wars'' videogames that were canceled, the canceled titles that were part of a series are listed along its respective series. * ''

'' (2013) (Action-adventure) * ''Star Wars Outpost'' (2013) * ''Star Wars: First Assault'' (2013) (First-person shooter) * '' Star Wars: Attack Squadrons'' (2014) * ''Star Wars: Battle of the Sith Lords'' (Action-adventure) * ''Star Wars: Rivals'' (2018) (Third-person shooter) With the 2012 acquisition of

, it was announced that

' development arm would stop making video games indefinitely. In addition to this, various online browser games have shut down their servers, and can no longer be played.

Electronic Arts gains the ''Star Wars'' license, and the restructuring of the ''Star Wars'' canon (2013–2020)

After LucasArts was shut down, on May 6, 2013, Disney and Lucasfilm revealed a partnership with

that granted EA exclusive rights to produce ''Star Wars'' games for consoles and PC, with Disney retaining the freedom to handle the games for mobile platforms, such as smartphones, tablets and browsers. This deal was set to expire in 2023. On April 25, 2014, most of the previous licensed ''Star Wars'' video games, novels, comics produced since the originating 1977 film ''

'' were rebranded as ''Star Wars Legends'' and declared non-canon to the franchise. Among the EA subsidiaries responsible for creating the ''Star Wars'' games within the deal, were the developers

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and

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. After the canon restructuring, EA announced their new games would fall under the restructured canon. As of the release of ''Jedi: Fallen Order'', all EA-produced ''Star Wars'' games are considered canonical, although only the ones with an actual "story mode" narrative.

Reboots

''Battlefront'' (EA DICE)

*'' Star Wars Battlefront'' (2015) - PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One **Multiplayer only. *'' Star Wars Battlefront II'' (2017) - PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One **Singleplayer and Multiplayer. After the restructuring of the ''Star Wars'' canon, the ''Battlefront'' series formerly developed by Pandemic was rebooted by

. The first game was released in 2015, rushed into the market to tie-in with to the release of ''

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''. As a result of the shorter development time, developer EA DICE decided to take a significant departure from all previous installments of the franchise and focus the game entirely on online multiplayer, completely axing the inclusion of a single player campaign or any sort of narrative; the move was heavily criticized by fans, including Finn actor

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. Only original trilogy characters (

Princess Leia Princess Leia Organa is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, portrayed in films by Carrie Fisher. Introduced in the Star Wars (film), original ''Star Wars'' film in 1977, Leia is princess of th ...

Han Solo Han Solo is a fictional character in the '' Star Wars'' franchise created by George Lucas. The character first appeared in the 1977 film '' Star Wars'' portrayed by Harrison Ford, who reprised his role in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) an ...

Boba Fett Boba Fett ( ) is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. First appearing in the ''Star Wars Holiday Special'' (1978), where he was voiced by Don Francks, he is an armored bounty hunter featured in both the original and prequel fi ...

and

Emperor Palpatine Sheev Palpatine, also known by his Sith name Darth Sidious, is a fictional Character (arts), character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise created by George Lucas. Initially credited as the Emperor in the original trilogy films, ''The Empire Strikes ...

) and planets (Tatooine, Hoth and Endor) were playable on launch. Downloadable content later added the planets

Jakku Jakku is a fictional desert planet in the '' Star Wars'' universe, first featured in the 2015 film ''The Force Awakens''. Remote, lawless, and inhospitable, it is the homeworld of sequel trilogy protagonist Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, and ''A ...

(from ''The Force Awakens''), Bespin (from ''The Empire Strikes Back''),

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(from ''

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''), in addition to the

battle station (from ''A New Hope''), and heroes Nien Numb,

Greedo Greedo Tetsu Jr. is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was a Rodian bounty hunter from the Tetsu Clan and worked for gangster Jabba the Hutt. Greedo's Huttese language is based on Quechua, the Inca language. He appe ...

(''Outer Rim''),

Lando Calrissian Landonis Balthazar "Lando" Calrissian III is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was introduced in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) as an old friend of Han Solo and the administrator of the floating Cloud City on the gas p ...

Dengar This incomplete list of characters from the ''Star Wars'' franchise contains only those which are considered part of the official ''Star Wars'' canon, as of the changes made by Lucasfilm in April 2014. Following its acquisition by The Walt Dis ...

(''Bespin''),

Chewbacca Chewbacca ( ), nicknamed "Chewie", is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He is a Wookiee, a tall, hirsute, bipedal, intelligent species originating from the fictional planet of Kashyyyk. Chewbacca is the loyal friend and firs ...

, Bossk (''Death Star''), and

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and Director Krennic (''Rogue One: Scarif''). The first ''Battlefront'' also received a

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add-on mission, the ''Rogue One X-Wing VR Mission''. The second ''Battlefront'' is the first in the series to be considered part of the ''Star Wars'' canon. It addresses a major criticism of the previous game by including a singleplayer campaign with a story-mode set between the ending of ''

'' and the beginning of ''The Force Awakens'', in which the player controls an Imperial special forces commander named

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; additionally, characters from the films, including

Leia Organa Princess Leia Organa is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, portrayed in films by Carrie Fisher. Introduced in the Star Wars (film), original ''Star Wars'' film in 1977, Leia is princess of th ...

and

Kylo Ren Kylo Ren is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He first appeared as the main antagonist of ''The Force Awakens (2015)'', in which he is portrayed by Adam Driver. Driver reprised his role in the sequel films '' Star Wars: The ...

are playable. The multiplayer mode features characters from the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies, as well as anthology films. Future content was originally going to be distributed in a "season" system, though this was changed to monthly updates.

''Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order'' (2019)

'' Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order'' is a singleplayer game developed by

. It was released on November 15, 2019 for

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and

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. The story revolves around a survivor of Order 66, Cal Kestis, who is on the run from the Empire and its Inquisitors. ''Jedi: Fallen Order'' takes place between ''

'' and '' A New Hope''.

''Star Wars: Squadrons (2020) ''

'' Star Wars: Squadrons'' is an action video game developed by

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. It was revealed on June 15, 2020, and was released on October 2, 2020, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with a singleplayer campaign and multiplayer modes, alongside

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between all three platforms and

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support for the PS4 and PC versions.

Cancelled Games

"Project Ragtag"

Prior to its closure in 2017,

was working on an untitled game set in the time between ''Return of the Jedi'' and ''The Force Awakens''. Amy Hennig, former ''Naughty Dog'' writer and director who oversaw the ''

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'' series, joined Visceral as creative lead on the project codenamed ''Ragtag''. On October 17, 2017, EA announced the closure of Visceral Games. EA reassigned the game to its EA Worldwide Studios, led by EA Vancouver, and said they will revamp the gameplay, which had been described as a linear, story-heavy title, into "a broader experience that allows for more variety and player agency". On 15 January 2019,

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reported that the game codenamed "''

Project Ragtag ''Project Ragtag'' was a codename for an untitled third-person action-adventure video game set within the '' Star Wars'' universe. It had been under development by Visceral Games since around 2013 and set to be published by Electronic Arts befor ...

''" had been canceled according to three people familiar with goings-on at EA. ''

'' writer

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openly criticized Electronic Arts for the cancelation, adding that he hoped Disney would hand the ''Star Wars'' licence to other companies.

Future

Following the massive player reception of '' Star Wars Battlefront II'' and the success of '' Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order'', EA CEO Andrew Wilson said that they're doubling down on the Star Wars games, meaning that a possible revival for the Battlefront series or more video games that has yet to be reported in development. In January 2021, it is announced that Electronic Arts will no longer hold the exclusive rights to make Star Wars games. Though the license will be shipped off to other developers and publishers, Electronic Arts has some games in development for the near-future.

Other rumored console games

The lower than expected sales and mixed fan reception towards Electronic Arts' handling of the ''Battlefront'' sub-franchise has led to rumors of Lucasfilm considering to change the terms of the license, originally set to expire in 2024. Lucasfilm was rumored to be courting either

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to either replace EA, or sharing rights to develop ''Star Wars'' games with them.

Mobile games

*''Star Wars: Assault Team'' (2014) *'' Star Wars: Commander'' - Android, iOS, Windows Phone (2014) *''Star Wars: Galactic Defense'' - Android, iOS (2014). Spans both the prequel and original trilogies. *'' Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes'' - Android, iOS (2015). As of November 2019, the game covers the prequel, original and sequel eras, and the Expanded Universe; most of the EU content originates from the ''Knights of the Old Republic'' series of games. *'' Star Wars: Uprising'' - Android, iOS (2015, discontinued November 17, 2016) *''Star Wars: Heroes Path'' - iOS (2015) *''Star Wars Rebels: Recon Missions'' - Android, iOS, Windows Phone (2015) *''Journeys'' series: **''Journeys:

'' -

(2014) **''Journeys: Beginnings'' - iOS (2014) *'' Star Wars: Force Arena'' (2017) - ''Force Arena'' was a

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for

and Android. It was developed and published by

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in association with Lucasfilm. ''Force Arena'' is set in the

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era of the ''Star Wars'' storyline. Players control customized squads of characters and vehicles in a

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(MOBA) environment. The roster of over 80 available characters included

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Grand Admiral Thrawn Grand Admiral Thrawn (full name: Mitth'raw'nuruodo) is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He is notable for appearing as the eponymous character in the ''Thrawn'' trilogy of novels (1991–1993) by Timothy Zahn. Thrawn is an ...

Grand Moff Tarkin Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, introduced as the main antagonist of the original 1977 ''Star Wars'' film (played by Peter Cushing). In the film, Tarkin is depicted as a high-ranking officer of ...

Doctor Aphra Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra, or simply Doctor Aphra, is a fictional character in the '' Star Wars'' franchise. Created by writer Kieron Gillen, artist Salvador Larroca, and editors Jordan D. White and Heather Antos, she first appeared in Marvel Co ...

Ezra Bridger Ezra Bridger is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, voiced by Taylor Gray. He is featured as the protagonist of the animated series ''Star Wars Rebels'' (2014–2018) and appears in related works. Ezra also appears in ''Star W ...

, and

. The game was shut down in March 2019, following an announcement on December 19, 2018.

Non-exclusivity of ''Star Wars'' titles (2021–present)

In January 2021, Lucasfilm revived the Lucasfilm Games label as the licensing brand for all IP from the Lucasfilm production. This included a new ''

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'' game to be produced by

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, as well as a new open world ''Star Wars'' game to be produced by

and

Massive Entertainment Massive Entertainment AB is a Swedish video game developer and a studio of Ubisoft based in Malmö. The company has been fully owned by Ubisoft since 2008. The studio is known for ''Tom Clancy's The Division'', '' The Division 2'', '' Ground Co ...

, the first major non-EA ''Star Wars'' game. Lucasfilm did not speak to the state of EA's prior exclusive license to develop ''Star Wars'' games but affirmed EA would still be making such games, but stated that they "feel like there's room for others". In February 2021, a

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competitive arena combat game developed by

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called ''Star Wars: Hunters'' was announced. The game will be released for the Nintendo Switch and on the

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and

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appstores. On September 9, 2021 as part of the PlayStation Showcase, a remake of '' Knights Of The Old Republic'' is announced as a timed console exclusive for

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in development at

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. Several voice actors and developers who have worked on the original are returning including

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Bastila Shan Bastila Shan is a fictional character and party member in the 2003 action role-playing video game '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'', developed by BioWare and published by LucasArts. Bastila is a member of the Jedi Order, and plays a ...

. On December 9, 2021, during the Game Awards event, a new Star Wars game called ''Star Wars Eclipse'' was announced, set in the High Republic Era, and is being developed by

Quantic Dream Quantic Dream SA is a French video game developer and publisher based in Paris. Founded in May 1997, Quantic Dream has developed five video games: ''The Nomad Soul'' (1999), ''Fahrenheit'' (2005), ''Heavy Rain'' (2010), '' Beyond: Two Souls'' ...

. On January 25, 2022, EA announced that Respawn had three Star Wars titles in development: A sequel to ''Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order'', a first-person shooter, and a strategy game with new studio Bit Reactor.

''Star Wars'' crossover-based video game franchises developed by other companies

In some cases Lucasfilm has allowed other videogames franchises to do their own ''

'' games, resulting in crossover hybrid franchises, that are developed by other studios.

Table games

* '' Star Wars Chess'' (1993) (

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) DOS, Sega CD, Windows * ''

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'' (1996) Windows

Pinball and virtual pinball

Physical pinball

* The Empire Strikes Back by Hankin (1980) * Star Wars by Data East (1992) -''Star Wars'' is a 1992 pinball machine released by

Data East , also abbreviated as DECO, was a Japanese video game, pinball and electronic engineering company. The company was in operation from 1976 to 2003, and released 150 video game titles. Its main headquarters were located in Suginami, Tokyo. The Am ...

. It is based on the

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of films. A semi-official update, tweaking and refining the gameplay rules was released 20 years later. * Star Wars Original Trilogy by Sega Pinball (1997) * Star Wars Episode I by Williams (1999) *Star Wars by Stern Pinball (2017) *Star Wars The Pin by Stern Pinball (2019) *''Star Wars: The Mandalorian'' by Stern Pinball (2021)

Virtual pinball

Zen Studios Zen Studios is a Hungarian video game developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software with headquarters in Budapest, Hungary and offices in the United States. It is known for its game franchises, ''Pinball FX'' and ''Zen Pinball'', a ...

developed nineteen virtual pinball tables based on the ''

'' franchise, with none of them being imitations of previously released ''Star Wars'' physical pinball tables. All of them are released as

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add-ons for the sequels to ''

Pinball FX ''Pinball FX'' is a pinball machine video game for the Xbox 360. It was developed by Zen Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released on April 25, 2007 via the Xbox Live Arcade service. The game features three tables, with ...

'' and ''

Zen Pinball ''Zen Pinball'' is a series of pinball machine video games for iOS and the PlayStation 3 developed by Zen Studios. The iOS releases are two separate applications, each containing one table; ''Zen Pinball: Rollercoaster'', released July 7, 2 ...

''. A compilation of all 19 tables, titled ''Star Wars Pinball'', is also available on

, Android and

. The mobile versions of ''Star Wars Pinball'', are paid apps whose price unlocks one particular table and all other tables are unlocked via

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, while the Switch version, released in 2019 as both a retail and digital title, includes immediate access to all tables, plus additional features. An

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port of ''Star Wars Pinball'' has also been announced as a launch title. Star Wars Pinball (2013) Windows, Mac, Wii U, Xbox 360, 3DS, PSVita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Kindle Fire, Android, iOS :*'' Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'' (2013) :*'' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (2013) :*''Star Wars Pinball:

'' Star Wars Pinball: Balance of the Force (2013) Xbox 360, PSVita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS :*'' Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' (2013) :*''Star Wars Pinball:

'' :*''Star Wars Pinball: Starfighter Assault'' Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within (2014) Xbox 360, PSVita, PS3, PS4, Android, iOS :*''Star Wars Pinball: Masters of the Force'' :*''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' (2013) :*''Star Wars Pinball: Droids'' :*''Star Wars Pinball:

'' Star Wars Pinball: ''

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'' (2015) Star Wars Pinball: The Force Awakens (2016) :* ''Star Wars Pinball: Star Wars: Resistance'' :* ''Star Wars Pinball: Might of the First Order'' Star Wars Pinball: Rogue One (2017) Star Wars Pinball: The Last Jedi (2018) :* ''Star Wars Pinball: Ahch-To Island'' :* ''Star Wars Pinball: The Last Jedi - Survive'' Star Wars Pinball: Solo Pack (2018) :* ''Star Wars Pinball: Solo'' :* ''Star Wars Pinball: Calrissian Chronicles'' :* ''Star Wars Pinball: Battle of Mimban'' A twentieth pinball table, based on the first season of ''

The Mandalorian ''The Mandalorian'' is an American space Western television series created by Jon Favreau for the streaming service Disney+. It is the first live-action series in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, beginning five years after the events of ''Retur ...

'', was announced to be in development in late October 2020 and due for a spring 2021 release, along with a 21st table based on toy ''Star Wars'' action figures, titled ''Star Wars: Classic Collection''. Plans to include the two tables in ''Pinball FX 3'' were scrapped in favor of adding them to a new ''Star Wars Pinball VR'' game released on April 29, 2021, running on

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after Zen Studios announced a partnership with

Epic Games Epic Games, Inc. is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company was founded by Tim Sweeney as Potomac Computer Systems in 1991, originally located in his parents' house in Potomac, M ...

to use such engine for new pinball titles, including their upcoming ''Pinball FX'' reboot later in that year.

''Lego Star Wars''

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has licensed videogames based on their ''

Lego Star Wars Lego ''Star Wars'' is a Lego theme that incorporates the '' Star Wars'' saga and franchise. Originally it was only licensed from 1999 to 2008, but The Lego Group extended the license with Lucasfilm, first until 2011, then until 2016, then ag ...

'' toys, as part of their Lego video games franchise. Due to the technical limitations of handhelds, the handheld versions always result in an entirely different game telling the same story as the console version. However, the PlayStation handheld versions tend to imitate more closely the console versions albeit with some reduced areas and features. * '' Lego Star Wars: The Video Game'' (2005): Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Mac **Handheld(s): Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance * '' Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy'' (2006): Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube, Mac **Handheld(s): Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation Portable * '' Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars'' (2011): PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Windows, Mac **Handheld(s): Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Portable * '' Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2016): Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, Mac **Handheld(s): Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita *'' Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga'' (2022): Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, Nintendo Switch Compilation(s): '' Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga'' (2007), consisting of '' Lego Star Wars: The Video Game'', and '' Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy''. Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Mac *Handheld(s): Nintendo DS *Mobile: iOS, Android.

Other Lego mobile and web browser games

* '' Lego Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2'' (2009): Unity *''Lego Star Wars: Ace Assault'' (2011) *''Lego Star Wars: Ace Assault 2'' (2012) *''Lego Star Wars: Battle Orders'' (2012): Unity * '' Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles'' (2013): Android, iOS *''Lego Star Wars: The New Yoda Chronicles'' (2014): Android, iOS *''Lego Star Wars: Microfighters'' (2014): Android, iOS *''Lego Star Wars: Battles'' (2021): Apple Arcade *''Lego Star Wars: Castaways'' (2021): Apple Arcade

''Angry Birds Star Wars''

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'' made two ''Star Wars'' games. *''

Angry Birds Star Wars ''Angry Birds Star Wars'' is a discontinued puzzle video game, a crossover between the ''Star Wars'' franchise and the ''Angry Birds'' series of video games, launched on November 8, 2012, first for Windows, iOS, and Android devices, later also ...

'' (2012) *''

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'' (2013)

''Disney Infinity''

The third installment of the ''Disney Infinity'' series included ''Star Wars'' characters for the first time as playable characters, alongside characters from other franchises owned by

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, including characters from the

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and

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films. * '' Disney Infinity 3.0'' (2015): Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, iOS, Android

Cultural impact

Guest-appearances of ''Star Wars'' characters in other videogame franchises

This category refers to videogames from other franchises where the inclusion of ''Star Wars'' characters is very minor and restricted only to small easter eggs or an unlockable character cameo.

Multiple guest-appearances in a series

*''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' series: ** ''

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'' (2001),

– Skateboarding game featuring unlockable

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. Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation 2, PCRetro Gamer 149, 27 Nov 15 - p.29 ** ''

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'' (2002), Activision – Skateboarding game featuring unlockable

. Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation 2, PC *''Indiana Jones'' series: ** ''

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'' (2009), LucasArts – Action-adventure game featuring unlockable Han Solo. Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable **''LEGO Indiana Jones'' series: *** '' Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures'' (2008), LucasArts – Action-adventure game featuring unlockable Han Solo and cameos from other Star Wars characters. Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Windows *** '' Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues'' (2009), LucasArts - Action-adventure game featuring cameos from ''Star Wars'' characters. Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Windows * ''

Minecraft ''Minecraft'' is a sandbox game developed by Mojang Studios. The game was created by Markus "Notch" Persson in the Java programming language. Following several early private testing versions, it was first made public in May 2009 before being ...

'' (2009) - Various ''Star Wars'' DLC packs with ''Star Wars'' character skins released. PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, Switch * ''

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'' (2017) - A cosmetic Stormtrooper outfit was added to ''Fortnite'' in 2019.

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and

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from ''

'' also appeared as purchasable cosmetics in the 2020 chapter two, season five event, Zero Point. Djarin's Amban sniper rifle and his jetpack were included in the event as usable items. * ''The Sims 4: Journey to Batuu'' (2020) - The ninth game pack for the

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video game ''The Sims 4'', is a collaboration with ''Star Wars''. Titled ''The Sims 4: Journey to Batuu'', the Downloadable content, DLC is focused on adventures on the distant planet of Batuu. It was released on PC, Mac, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on September 8, 2020.

Single appearances

*''Night Shift (video game), Night Shift'' (1990), LucasArts, Lucasfilm Games – Platform game featuring action figures of various ''Star Wars'' characters. Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Mac, PC, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum * ''Secret Weapons Over Normandy'' (2003), LucasArts – Flight simulation game featuring unlockable X-Wing and TIE Fighter. Xbox, PlayStation 2, PC * ''Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction'' (2005), LucasArts – Features unlockable character

. Xbox, PlayStation 2 * ''Soulcalibur IV'' (2008), Namco Bandai Games – Fighting game. At release featuring

exclusively in the PlayStation 3 version, with Yoda exclusively in the Xbox 360 version, and Darth Vader's apprentice Starkiller, Galen ''Starkiller'' Marek in both versions. Months after the release, Darth Vader and Yoda were made available for purchase as downloadable content, each at the version they were absent at release. Each of the ''Star Wars'' characters had his own ending on the "Story Mode". However, in late 2016, all of the DLC in ''Soulcalibur IV'' was removed from the PlayStation and Microsoft stores for unknown reasons. It was later revealed to be due to unexpected licensing legal problems caused by Disney's purchase of ''Star Wars''.

Fan-made ''Star Wars'' games

* ''Star Wars MUSH'' was an unlicensed text-based role-playing game active in the early 1990s.

''Galaxy in Turmoil''

On January 25, 2016, Frontwire Studios began an attempt to produce an unofficial ''Battlefront'' installment called ''Galaxy in Turmoil''. The fan made game was in production using Unreal Engine, Unreal Engine 4 and was based on the cancelled ''Star Wars: Battlefront III'' by Free Radical Design. Although early versions of the game contained assets from Free Radical Design, they soon became "place holders" as the full game planned to be released using assets and music made from the ground up. On June 4, 2016, ''Galaxy in Turmoil'' gained a distribution deal through Valve Corporation, Valve and was planned to be released for free on Steam (service), Steam which generated a fair amount of attention. On June 22, 2016

requested the production of ''Galaxy in Turmoil'' be halted. On July 31, 2016, Frontwire Studios announced the cancellation of the game was due to the "possibility of ''Galaxy in Turmoil'' taking away attention from

' Battlefront franchise". Proposals of ''Galaxy in Turmoil'' falling under the paywall of

, and ideas of

giving Frontwire Studios a Star Wars IP licence were both rejected due to an agreement between

and

. Although Frontwire Studios may have fallen within Fair use, Fair Use laws, legal conflict was avoided and the fan made Star Wars inspired project was canceled. There is a playable alpha that contains assets from Free Radical Design that was released to the public then removed early on within ''Galaxy in Turmoil''s lifetime. ''Galaxy in Turmoil'' is now planned to be released as a brand new "Cyberpunk, cyber-punk" themed IP without any ''Star Wars'' references, but still with ''Battlefront III''-inspired mechanics including space-to-ground battles.

References

External links

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{{Disney franchises Star Wars video games,

Early licensed games (1979–1993)

The original trilogy

''Episode IV: A New Hope''

''Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back''

''Episode VI: Return of the Jedi''

Stand-alone titles

1980s

LucasArts and modern self-published games (1993–2013)

The prequel trilogy

''The Phantom Menace''

''Attack of the Clones''

''Revenge of the Sith''

''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' animated series

''Legends'' franchises

''X-Wing''

''Rebel Assault''

''Jedi Knight''

''Rogue Squadron''

''Star Wars Racer''

''Galactic Battlegrounds''

''Starfighter''

''Knights of the Old Republic''

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''Empire at War''

''The Force Unleashed''

Stand-alone games

1990s

2000s

2010s

Stand-alone handheld and mobile games

Miscellanea games

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Kinect Motion Sensor

Educational

''Star Wars Galaxies'' (MMO/RPG)

Closure of LucasArts and cancelled stand-alone-games

Electronic Arts gains the ''Star Wars'' license, and the restructuring of the ''Star Wars'' canon (2013–2020)

Reboots

''Battlefront'' (EA DICE)

''Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order'' (2019)

''Star Wars: Squadrons (2020) ''

Cancelled Games

"Project Ragtag"

Future

Other rumored console games

Mobile games

Non-exclusivity of ''Star Wars'' titles (2021–present)

''Star Wars'' crossover-based video game franchises developed by other companies

Table games

Pinball and virtual pinball

Physical pinball

Virtual pinball

''Lego Star Wars''

Other Lego mobile and web browser games

''Angry Birds Star Wars''

''Disney Infinity''

Cultural impact

Guest-appearances of ''Star Wars'' characters in other videogame franchises

Multiple guest-appearances in a series

Single appearances

Fan-made ''Star Wars'' games

''Galaxy in Turmoil''

Further reading

References

External links

''Star Wars: Battlefront'' (
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)

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