Star Wars video video games have been round almost so long as the long-lasting Star Wars motion pictures have, letting gamers journey to a galaxy far, far-off for many years. Some have tried to recreate the films, others have supplied new tales set someplace within the canon of the Skywalker Saga, and others nonetheless have carved out their very own corners of the galaxy.
There’s actually no scarcity of video games to select from, however we’ve tapped into the Drive and whittled down the record to what we contemplate the ten greatest Star Wars video games of all time now that Star Wars: Jedi Survivor has arrived.
These entries stretch throughout console generations, genres, and tales, however they’ve all captivated us in their very own method.
Learn this record, you must.
10. Star Wars Darkish Forces (1995, MS-DOS, MAC)
Whenever you consider ’90s first-person shooters, Doom and Quake are sometimes probably the most recognizable ones, for apparent causes. But Star Wars: Darkish Forces is one other first-person shooter among the many greatest to come back out throughout that decade.
Whereas it lacked a multiplayer characteristic, Darkish Forces greater than made up for it with stable graphics for the time and very good degree design that supplied a superb problem all through. It additionally launched Star Wars followers to Kyle Katarn, a serious character in Star Wars video video games for years to come back.
9. Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005, PS2, Xbox, PC, PSP)
2005’s Star Wars: Battlefront II took the foundations of the primary Battlefront—particularly the Battlefield-inspired multiplayer -and added a fascinating single-player story mode on prime of that stable bedrock. It’s one thing the budding franchise didn’t want, but nonetheless pulled off surprisingly effectively.
Its story is instructed from the angle of a clone trooper (voiced by Jango Fett himself, Temura Morrison) combating within the Republic’s 501st Legion towards Seperatist forces. Battlefront II’s matches have the identical characteristic set as the primary Battlefront, however with a number of notable additions:
– Playable Heroes like Darth Vader and Prequel-era Obi-Wan, and House Assault, arguably the perfect of the multiplayer modes.
– In House Assault, two groups assault the opposing faction’s capital ship by way of starfighters till key programs are knocked out. It’s much like Battlefield 2142’s Titan mode, however with Star Wars ships. And it’s plenty of enjoyable.
8. Star Wars: Knights of the Outdated Republic 2 (2004, Nintendo Change, PC, Xbox, PS4)
Knights of the Outdated Republic 2 is in so some ways about Obsidian as a lot because it’s about Star Wars. It is undeniably unfinished, with the ultimate launch being riddled with bugs. Nonetheless, it retains a maintain over its followers, who’ve lovingly restored a lot of its lower content material whereas addressing its flaws. Its story is what makes it value it, that includes a darker tackle BioWare’s strategy to KOTOR, its essential character being the “Jedi Exile.” Its twisting narrative could be very a lot consistent with the Obsidian custom, and it is what nonetheless has followers speaking about KOTOR 2 at present. If you have not performed it, it is very a lot value grabbing KOTOR 2 off Steam, putting in the mods, and diving into probably the greatest Star Wars video games ever.
7. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019, PC, PS4, Xbox One)
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is without doubt one of the greatest single-player Star Wars video games to come back out in current reminiscence. Set 5 years after the occasions of Revenge of the Sith, gamers management Padawan Cal Kestis, one of many final surviving Jedi following Order 66, as he traverses throughout the galaxy making an attempt to finish his coaching and rebuild the Jedi Order.
Whereas the Soulsborne-esque fight may be difficult, it’s a rewarding system to grasp with the energetic and fast-paced lightsaber and Drive fight.
There’s additionally clearly a Metroidvania affect at work, nevertheless it’s put to nice impact in permitting you to discover a number of planets, unlock customization choices for Cal, your lightsaber, and one of many sweetest droids round, BD-1.
6. Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2: Rogue Chief (GameCube)
Rogue Chief was a showcase for the Gamecube at launch, and it’s simple to see why. Greater than its visuals, nevertheless, the second Rogue Squadron boasted one of many best renditions of the well-known Trench Run ever to be featured in a online game.
In comparison with its extra sophisticated cousin TIE Fighter, Rogue Chief is an unrepentant arcade recreation, pitting you towards waves of TIEs in quite a lot of acquainted Star Wars settings in a strong bundle that additionally included bonus ships and missions, permitting you to fly all the things from the Millennium Falcon to the Naboo N-1 Fighter.
It is a full Star Wars nerd expertise, serving as each probably the greatest Star Wars video games ever and probably the greatest GameCube video games. We’d love a correct re-release now, thanks.
5. Star Wars Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast (2002, PC, OS X, GameCube, Xbox)
Whereas Star Wars: Darkish Forces launched us to the scrappy antihero Kyle Katarn, and Jedi Knight noticed him embrace the Drive, Jedi Outcast is the place Katarn actually shined.
Jedi Outcast nonetheless gave you a plethora of weapons to wield and sprawling ranges to discover that the collection had come to be identified for, however nothing fairly in comparison with its lightsaber fight on the time, due to its inclusion of many Drive-infused Sith decided to cease you in your quest.
Chaining collectively drive powers with three completely different lightsabers stances made each single encounter really feel intense – and nothing was fairly as satisfying as seeing the slowed down 360 diploma digicam spin after slicing an opponent’s arm off.
Even going through off towards common stormtroopers by no means acquired outdated, due to the power to freely drive choke and fling enemy troopers off a cliff on a whim.
Come again Kyle Katarn, we miss you!
4. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (2022, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Collection X/S, Change)
As the newest entry and a return to type for the LEGO Star Wars collection, The Skywalker Saga must be (and in some methods is) the premiere Star Wars online game. It’s the one recreation the place you possibly can play as virtually any character within the Star Wars universe and play by means of all 9 of the mainline motion pictures’ tales. In some situations, there are even slight modifications to the story that may add context or bridge the gaps between episodes. The reinvented fight mechanics and addition of voice performing are jarring at first if you happen to’re an old-school Lego Star Wars fan, however a welcome change to the system that makes issues really feel recent. And the up to date graphics on next-gen {hardware} appears to be like wonderful, whereas preserving the beautiful Lego artwork model and comedy. It is probably the greatest LEGO video games you possibly can play proper now.
3. Star Wars: TIE Fighter (1994, Microsoft Home windows, DOS, Macintosh, Basic Mac OS)
TIE Fighter remains to be the perfect recreation in regards to the Empire ever made. The sequel to X-wing, it casts you as a TIE pilot who has to navigate Imperial intrigue whereas taking pictures down many, many X-wings, Y-wings, and Z-95 Headhunters.
Boasting a surprisingly sturdy story spanning a lot of the unique trilogy, few flight simulators do a greater job of blending complicated mechanics with accessible arcade gameplay as TIE Fighter does. Extra importantly, it gave us the TIE Defender — the new rod of the TIE lineup.
So many Star Wars video games forged you within the function of the Empire solely to cop out and let your character see the sunshine. TIE Fighter embraces the Empire for the nefarious villains they’re, and it is higher for it.
2. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (2023, PC, Xbox, PlayStation)
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor picks up the place Fallen Order left off, reuniting gamers with one among Star Wars’ greatest protagonists within the fashionable period, Cal Kestis. Because the outdated adage goes, if it ain’t broke don’t repair it, Jedi: Survivor retains the identical satisfying exploration and fight Fallen Order launched, however with refinements to make these components even higher. It actually is the best-playing Star Wars recreation in a very long time, and the easiest way to expertise true Jedi powers this aspect of the galaxy.
Moreover, with the story and characters already established, Survivor is ready to combine Cal and his buddies deeper into the bigger Star Wars mythology. It actually looks like a matter of time earlier than we see Cal make the bounce to a Star Wars present or film.
1. Star Wars: Knights of The Outdated Republic (2003, Xbox, PC)
And naturally, no record of the perfect Star Wars video games may very well be full with out mentioning Star Wars: Knights of the Outdated Republic. Set hundreds of years earlier than the occasions of the films, Knights of the Outdated Republic was one thing extraordinary because it supplied followers of the franchise a totally completely different have a look at the Star Wars universe.
Whereas different video games on the record actually added depth to the Star Wars lore, Knights of the Outdated Republic totally immerses you on this fictional universe with wealthy additions to what we knew of the galaxy on the time.
Nothing has fairly delivered on the promise of being a Jedi traversing the galaxy happening an epic house journey that’s crammed to the brim with memorable areas, quests, and attention-grabbing characters fairly like KOTOR.
And that’s the reason, almost 20 years later, Knights of the Outdated Republic is remembered not solely as a gold normal for the RPG style, but additionally as a highpoint in Star Wars video video games.
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