Every Star Wars game, ranked
All 23 Star Wars games we hold, spanning 1983 to 2024: 19 ranked by the GamingPickz Score and plotted below, the rest listed in release order so nothing in the series is missing. Together they carry 662,982 Steam reviews.
Where to start
- For the best-reviewed: STAR WARS Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) (GamingPickz Score 8.1), the highest-rated entry we can score.
- For canon order: begin with Star Wars (1983) (1983) and follow the release-order timeline below.
- For the money: STAR WARS Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II gives the most score per dollar right now.
The Star Wars games on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueThe same 19 games, plotted rather than listed. The two axes below are the ones the ranking is built from, so a game sitting high and right is a game the formula placed near the top. Change either axis to see the field a different way. Where we hold a publisher wordmark, the game is drawn as its mark rather than a dot.
19 games have both
Axes are fitted to these 19 games rather than the full 0 to 100 scale, because a filtered list shares a narrow band and would otherwise sit in one corner. End values are marked. A point on the left edge is the lowest of thesegames, not a low score.
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Mobile
- Multi-platform
- Nintendo
- PC
- Xbox
Every point links to that game's entry. The value map and the reception map are fixed views of the same data.
How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
- Placed by the published method, not by us. Every coordinate is computed from the axis definitions and weights printed on this site. Nobody moves a point. See the axes.
- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Every game by critic score
The grid above is built from Steam data, so it can only place the Star Wars games that were on Steam. This one uses the Metacritic critic aggregate, which the older console-only entries have too, so the whole series lands on a single chart: critic score against release year.
On Steam (also has a GamingPickz Score) Console-only (Metacritic only)
19 best Star Wars games, ranked
Ordered by GamingPickz Score. Every figure links back to the source that produced it.
- 1
STAR WARS Battlefront II (Classic, 2005)
Best for: Players who trust other players over critics
8.1GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceSTAR WARS Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) at a glance Released 2009 Studio Pandemic Studios Player sentiment 95% positive of 54,262 Critics 78/100 Price $9.99 Steam Deck playable Install size Not stated Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 95% shrinks to 94.9 on 54,262 reviews, then blends with the 78 critic aggregate, giving 8.1.
Worth checking first- Players rate it well above critics, 95 against 78. Usually a sign it improved after launch, or that it delivers something reviewers undervalued.
- 2
STAR WARS Republic Commando
Best for: Players who trust other players over critics
8.0GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceSTAR WARS Republic Commando at a glance Released 2009 Studio LucasArts Player sentiment 96% positive of 17,143 Critics 78/100 Price $9.99 Steam Deck playable Install size Not stated Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 96% shrinks to 95.7 on 17,143 reviews, then blends with the 78 critic aggregate, giving 8.0.
Worth checking first- Players rate it well above critics, 96 against 78. Usually a sign it improved after launch, or that it delivers something reviewers undervalued.
- 3
STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy
Best for: Two people on one screen
8.0GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceSTAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy at a glance Released 2009 Studio Raven Software Player sentiment 96% positive of 13,821 Critics 81/100 Price $9.99 Steam Deck unsupported Install size Not stated Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 96% shrinks to 95.7 on 13,821 reviews, then blends with the 81 critic aggregate, giving 8.0.
Worth checking first- Players rate it well above critics, 96 against 81. Usually a sign it improved after launch, or that it delivers something reviewers undervalued.
- Valve rates it Unsupported on the Steam Deck.
- 4
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Best for: Trying the genre without spending anything
7.9GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceStar Wars: The Old Republic at a glance Released 2011 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 90% positive of 75,206 Critics 85/100 Price Free Steam Deck playable Install size 75 GB Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 90% shrinks to 90.0 on 75,206 reviews, then blends with the 85 critic aggregate, giving 7.9.
What the data supports- Free to download, so trying it costs only time.
Worth checking first- Carries in-game purchases. Check what they cost before committing.
- Multiplayer only. There is no solo mode to fall back on.
- 5
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.8GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order at a glance Released 2019 Studio Criterion Games Player sentiment 88% positive of 175,096 Critics 81/100 Price $39.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 55 GB Accessibility 4 declared features Raw 88% shrinks to 88.0 on 175,096 reviews, then blends with the 81 critic aggregate, giving 7.8.
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- 6
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.8GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic at a glance Released 2003 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 91% positive of 33,918 Critics No aggregate Price $9.99 Steam Deck playable Install size Not stated Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 91% shrinks to 90.9 on 33,918 reviews, giving 7.8. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
- 7
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.8GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceStar Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords at a glance Released 2004 Studio Obsidian Entertainment Player sentiment 94% positive of 26,011 Critics No aggregate Price $9.99 Steam Deck playable Install size Not stated Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 94% shrinks to 93.8 on 26,011 reviews, giving 7.8. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
- 8
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Best for: Two people on one screen
7.7GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceStar Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast at a glance Released 2002 Studio Raven Software Player sentiment 91% positive of 4,951 Critics 89/100 Price $9.99 Steam Deck unsupported Install size Not stated Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 91% shrinks to 90.5 on 4,951 reviews, then blends with the 89 critic aggregate, giving 7.7.
Worth checking first- Valve rates it Unsupported on the Steam Deck.
- 9
STAR WARS Battlefront (Classic, 2004)
Best for: Playing with other people
7.7GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceSTAR WARS Battlefront (Classic, 2004) at a glance Released 2019 Studio Pandemic Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 4,710 Critics No aggregate Price $9.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 3 GB Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 96% shrinks to 95.0 on 4,710 reviews, giving 7.7. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Cloud saves and cross-platform play, so progress follows you between machines.
- Small install at 3 GB.
Star Wars: Battlefront II at a glance Released 2005 Studio Pandemic Studios Player sentiment 88% positive of 99,746 Critics No aggregate Price $39.99 Steam Deck unsupported Install size 60 GB Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 88% shrinks to 88.0 on 99,746 reviews, giving 7.5. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
Worth checking first- Valve rates it Unsupported on the Steam Deck.
- 11
STAR WARS Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
Best for: Two people on one screen
7.2GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceSTAR WARS Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II at a glance Released 2009 Studio LucasArts Player sentiment 81% positive of 2,267 Critics 91/100 Price $5.99 Steam Deck playable Install size Not stated Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 81% shrinks to 81.4 on 2,267 reviews, then blends with the 91 critic aggregate, giving 7.2.
STAR WARS Battlefront at a glance Released 2020 Studio DICE Player sentiment 79% positive of 5,869 Critics 76/100 Price $19.99 Steam Deck unsupported Install size 40 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 79% shrinks to 79.3 on 5,869 reviews, then blends with the 76 critic aggregate, giving 6.9.
Worth checking first- Valve rates it Unsupported on the Steam Deck.
- 13
Star Wars Episode I: Racer
Best for: Playing with other people
6.8GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceStar Wars Episode I: Racer at a glance Released 1999 Studio Lucasfilm Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 2,363 Critics No aggregate Price $9.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 0.54 GB Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 86% shrinks to 85.7 on 2,363 reviews, giving 6.8. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Small install at 0.54 GB.
- 14
STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
6.6GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceSTAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition at a glance Released 2009 Studio LucasArts Player sentiment 76% positive of 12,235 Critics 65/100 Price $19.99 Steam Deck unsupported Install size Not stated Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 76% shrinks to 76.2 on 12,235 reviews, then blends with the 65 critic aggregate, giving 6.6.
Worth checking first- Valve rates it Unsupported on the Steam Deck.
- 15
STAR WARS: Squadrons
Best for: Playing through with a friend online
6.5GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceSTAR WARS: Squadrons at a glance Released 2020 Studio MOTIVE Player sentiment 65% positive of 28,169 Critics 79/100 Price $39.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 40 GB Accessibility 6 declared features Raw 65% shrinks to 65.3 on 28,169 reviews, then blends with the 79 critic aggregate, giving 6.5.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
Worth checking first- Critics rate it well above players, 79 against 65. Worth reading why before buying.
- 16
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
6.4GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceStar Wars Jedi: Survivor at a glance Released 2023 Studio Respawn Entertainment Player sentiment 71% positive of 85,859 Critics No aggregate Price $69.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 155 GB Accessibility 5 declared features Raw 71% shrinks to 71.1 on 85,859 reviews, giving 6.4. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
- 17
Star Wars Outlaws
Best for: Sinking a long time into one world
6.1GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceStar Wars Outlaws at a glance Released 2024 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 72% positive of 12,488 Critics No aggregate Price $69.99 Steam Deck unsupported Install size 65 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 72% shrinks to 72.4 on 12,488 reviews, giving 6.1. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
Worth checking first- Carries in-game purchases. Check what they cost before committing.
- Valve rates it Unsupported on the Steam Deck.
- 18
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Best for: A smaller game its players are unusually fond of
5.9GamingPickz Scorelow confidence, thin evidenceStar Wars: Shadows of the Empire at a glance Released 1996 Studio Lucasfilm Games Player sentiment 74% positive of 871 Critics No aggregate Price $5.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 0.32 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 74% shrinks to 77.1 on 871 reviews, giving 5.9. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Small install at 0.32 GB.
- 19
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
5.6GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceStar Wars: The Force Unleashed II at a glance Released 2010 Studio Lucasfilm Games Player sentiment 63% positive of 7,997 Critics 59/100 Price $19.99 Steam Deck unsupported Install size Not stated Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 63% shrinks to 64.0 on 7,997 reviews, then blends with the 59 critic aggregate, giving 5.6.
Worth checking first- Valve rates it Unsupported on the Steam Deck.
Only the 19 Star Wars games with Steam review data can be scored and ranked. The complete series, scored or not, is charted in order below.
Best and worst entry
The best-received Star Wars game we can score is STAR WARS Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) at 8.1. The lowest is Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II at 5.6, a 2.5-point spread across the series. The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
How the series scored over time
GamingPickz Score against release year, 1996 to 2024. The later entries score lower than the earlier ones: the series has been trending down.
Cheapest way in, and best value
- Cheapest right now: Star Wars: The Old Republic at Free. Prices are read live from Steam and move.
- Best value: STAR WARS Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, the most GamingPickz Score per dollar in the series at its current price.
On a Steam Deck
Valve's own Deck compatibility rating for the Star Wars entries on Steam:
- Verified: STAR WARS: Squadrons
- Playable: Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, Star Wars Episode I: Racer, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, STAR WARS Battlefront II (Classic, 2005), STAR WARS Republic Commando, STAR WARS Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, STAR WARS Battlefront (Classic, 2004), Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- Unsupported: Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Star Wars: Battlefront II, STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy, STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, STAR WARS Battlefront, Star Wars Outlaws
Platforms across the series
Where the 23 Star Wars games have landed, counting every entry we hold:
| Platform family | Entries |
|---|---|
| PC | 15 of 23 |
| PlayStation | 5 of 23 |
| Xbox | 7 of 23 |
| Nintendo | 4 of 23 |
| Mobile | 2 of 23 |
The Star Wars series, game by game
Every Star Wars game we hold, in release order. Each description is the game's own, from Steam where it has a listing and Wikipedia for the older entries, never ours.
- 1983
Star Wars (1983)
not scoredStar Wars is a first-person rail shooter designed by Mike Hally and released as an arcade video game in 1983 by Atari, Inc. It uses 3D color vector graphics to simulate the assault on the Death Star from the 1977 film Star Wars. There are three connected gameplay sequences: combat against TIE fighters in space, flying… (Wikipedia)
Reception
The game was Atari's top-selling 1983 arcade release, with Atari producing 12,695 arcade cabinets. In the United States, it topped the Play Meter arcade chart for street locations in October 1983. In Japan, Game Machine listed Star Wars on their November 1, 1983 issue as being the most successful upright/cockpit arcade unit of the month. (Wikipedia)
- 1996
As Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance struggle to defeat Darth Vader and the Empire, a new threat arises. Dark Prince Xizor aspires to take Darth Vader's place at the Emperor's side. As Dash Rendar, it's up to you to protect Luke and help the Alliance. May the Force be with you! (Steam)
- 1998
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
Metacritic 85Star Wars: Rogue Squadron or Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D is an arcade-style flight action game co-developed by Factor 5 and LucasArts. The first of the Rogue Squadron trilogy, it was published by LucasArts and Nintendo and released for Microsoft Windows and Nintendo 64 in December 1998. The game's story was influenced… (Wikipedia)
Plot
Setting Star Wars: Rogue Squadron is set in the fictional Star Wars galaxy, where a war is fought between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance. The game's first fifteen levels occur six months after the Battle of Yavin as depicted in A New Hope and before the events of The Empire Strikes Back . As the Empire gathers strength for an all-out assault on the Rebel forces, Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles form Rogue Squadron, a group comprising twelve… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception The R2 unit and exhaust flames on the player's X-wing are examples of graphical detail that reviewers praised. Many reviews compared Star Wars: Rogue Squadron to one of its inspirations, the Battle of Hoth flight combat level in Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire , considered one of that game's best elements. GamePro remarked that Rogue Squadron "enhanced the flight model with true pitch, roll, and bank mechanics". (Wikipedia)
- 1999
Two Engines. One Champion. No Limits. (Steam)
Reception
Reception The game was met with positive to average reception. GameRankings gave it a score of 75. 78% for the Nintendo 64 version; 75. (Wikipedia)
- 2000
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo
Metacritic 84Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo is an arcade-style action game co-developed by Factor 5 and LucasArts. It is a spiritual successor to Star Wars: Rogue Squadron released two years earlier. Despite the similarities between the two games, the development team designed a new game engine for Battle for Naboo and… (Wikipedia)
Plot
Setting Battle for Naboo takes place in the fictional Star Wars galaxy. The overarching conflict is an escalating battle between the Trade Federation and the people of Naboo . All 15 missions occur during the events depicted in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace . (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Many reviews compared Battle for Naboo to Star Wars: Rogue Squadron . GamePro remarked that the games share the same "exciting aerial combat, sturdy controls, and ... absorbing story line", and IGN s Fran Mirabella III wrote, " Battle for Naboo proves to be a worthy follow up to Rogue by improving on nearly everything that held it back from perfection. (Wikipedia)
- 2002
The Legacy of Star Wars Dark Forces™ and Star Wars® Jedi Knight lives on in the intense first-person action of Jedi Outcast. (Steam)
Plot
Setting and characters The single-player story is set in 12 ABY, eight years after the events of Return of the Jedi and around two years after Mysteries of the Sith . As with the previous installments in the series, the player controls Kyle Katarn (voiced by Jeff Bennett ), a former Jedi who has cut his links with the Force after almost succumbing to the Dark Side. At the start of the game he is a mercenary working for the New Republic . (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception PC Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast received "universal acclaim" from critics. The PC version holds an aggregate score of 89 out of 100 on Metacritic , based on thirty-five reviews. Game Informer scored the game 9. (Wikipedia)
- 2003
It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side? (Steam)
Plot
Plot Four thousand years prior to the Star Wars films, Darth Malak – Darth Revan 's apprentice – has unleashed a Sith armada against the Republic . Many Jedi , scattered and left vulnerable by Malak's aggression, die in battle while others swear loyalty and allegiance to Malak. The game opens with the player's character awakening aboard a doomed Republic capital ship with no recollection of their past. (Wikipedia)
Characters
Main article: List of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic characters (Wikipedia)
Reception
The general critical response of Knights of the Old Republic was overwhelmingly positive. KotOR won numerous awards, including Game Developers Choice Awards ' game of the year, BAFTA Games Awards ' best Xbox game of the year, and Interactive Achievement Awards for best console RPG and best computer RPG. KotOR has seen success as the game of the year from many sources including IGN , GameSpot , Computer Gaming World , PC Gamer , GMR Magazine , The Game… (Wikipedia)
- 2004
5 years after the events of the award winning original, the Sith are on the verge of crushing the Old Republic. As a lone Jedi, will you follow the light side or succumb to the dark? (Steam)
Plot
Setting The game takes place five years after the events of Knights of the Old Republic and 3,919 years before Episode I: The Phantom Menace , in a time when the Jedi have been nearly exterminated by the Sith . The player's character, a former Jedi Knight exiled from the Jedi Order, is referred to as "The Exile" or "Jedi Exile". Throughout the game, the Exile restores their connection to the Force while, with the help of playable companions, setting out… (Wikipedia)
Characters
Further information: List of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic characters The Exile's backstory reveals that the character served under Revan during the Mandalorian Wars and ordered the activation of a devastating weapon in the climactic battle over Malachor V. The deaths that ensued created such a substantial "wound" in the Force that the character was forced to sever their connection to the Force to survive, and the Jedi Council ordered the… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Commercial performance According to The NPD Group , Knights of the Old Republic II sold 458,000 copies in North America during the month of December 2004. It entered their chart for the month at number 11, and at number 3 on the Xbox-only chart. After its North American release on Windows, it debuted at number 2 on the PC chart for the month of February. (Wikipedia)
- 2005
Be the hero in the ultimate STAR WARS™ battle fantasy with STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II: Celebration Edition! (Steam)
- 2008
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Metacritic 61Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a 2008 action-adventure game developed and published by LucasArts, and part of The Force Unleashed multimedia project. It was initially developed for the PS2, PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles and on iOS, second-generation N-Gage, NDS, PSP, and Java-equipped mobile phone handhelds. The… (Wikipedia)
Plot
Shortly into the Galactic Empire 's rule, Imperial spies locate a Jedi survivor of the Great Purge named Kento Marek on Kashyyyk . Darth Vader arrives as the planet is invaded and eliminates any Wookiee resistance between him and the fugitive Jedi. Reaching Kento's home, Vader easily defeats him in a lightsaber duel but senses someone far more powerful nearby. (Wikipedia)
Characters
Sam Witwer provides Starkiller's voice and likeness. Sam Witwer as Galen Marek / Starkiller — The forbidden child of a Jedi, Starkiller was adopted by his father's killer, Darth Vader, who, aware of his strong connection to the Force , raised him to be his secret apprentice. Once his training is complete, Starkiller is dispatched by his master to kill several prominent Jedi who survived the Great Jedi Purge . (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception 1. 738 million unit sales of The Force Unleashed across all platforms made it the third best-selling game globally in the third quarter of 2008; as of July 2009, it had sold six million copies. The Force Unleashed was both the fastest-selling Star Wars game and LucasArts' fastest-selling game. (Wikipedia)
- 2009
Join the rise of Darth Vader’s elite 501st Legion of Stormtroopers as you fight through an all new story-based saga where every action you take impacts the battlefront and, ultimately, the fate of the Star Wars galaxy. (Steam)
- 2009
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon. (Steam)
- 2009
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker. (Steam)
- 2009
A game that will show gamers the deepest, darkest side of the Force in a story that puts them on a collision course with Luke Skywalker himself. (Steam)
- 2009
Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II picks up where the award-winning Dark Forces™ game left off...with even more features and firepower in dazzling 3D graphics. As Kyle Katarn, you must acquire a lightsaber and learn the ways of the Force to become a Jedi Knight. (Steam)
- 2010
The Star Wars® Saga continues with Star Wars®: The Force Unleashed™ II, the highly anticipated sequel to the fastest-selling Star Wars game ever created. (Steam)
Plot
At an Imperial facility on the planet Kamino , Darth Vader observes the training of a clone of his former apprentice Starkiller. The clone experiences various memories and visions of Starkiller's life, and is unable to strike down a droid impersonating Starkiller's love interest, Juno Eclipse. Vader labels the clone a failure in his quest to create a perfect apprentice, and the clone remembers Vader's betrayal of Starkiller; realizing Vader will try to… (Wikipedia)
Characters
The primary cast from the previous game returns to voice their characters again in The Force Unleashed II . Sam Witwer returns to provide both the likeness and voice of Starkiller, the game's protagonist. He also voices Emperor Palpatine having earned the part during a read-through of the script during development. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Commercial performance The Force Unleashed II performed under expectations. In the United States, it sold 500,000 copies within its first two weeks, thereby becoming the fifth best-selling video game of October 2010. The Force Unleashed II was the fifth-highest selling game of the week in the United Kingdom, denoting sales of 56,064 copies. (Wikipedia)
- 2011
STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ is a free-to-play MMORPG that puts you at the center of your own story-driven saga. Play as a Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunter, or one of many other iconic STAR WARS roles in the galaxy far, far away over three thousand years before the classic films. (Steam)
Plot
This story takes place in the Star Wars fictional universe shortly after the establishment of a tenuous peace between the re-emergent Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic , 300 years after the events of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic games, and more than 3,600 years before the events in the Star Wars films. The Jedi are held responsible for the success of the Sith during the devastating 28-year-long Great Galactic War (which led to the Treaty… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Upon release, the game received praise for its voice acting and class story arcs, while criticism focused on repetitive endgame content and server queue issues. With a score of 85 on Metacritic and an 84% on GameRankings . G4TV gave a review of 5/5 and praised the game for "Top notch music and voice acting" and "hundreds of hours of content". (Wikipedia)
- 2019
A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a 3rd person action-adventure title from Respawn. An abandoned Padawan must complete his training, develop new powerful Force abilities, and master the art of the lightsaber - all while staying one step ahead of the Empire. (Steam)
Plot
Setting and characters Cameron Monaghan Debra Wilson Monaghan and Wilson did voice work and motion capture as Cal Kestis and Cere Junda, respectively. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order takes place five years after the events of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith , in which the democratic Galactic Republic was replaced by the totalitarian Galactic Empire , which effectively controls the galaxy and oversaw the near-extermination of the Republic's… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Critical response Reception Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic . Critics liked the game for being a self-contained Star Wars single-player title, and felt that Fallen Order had successfully combined distinct systems from multiple game genres together. Many reviewers noted the game's subpar technical performance. (Wikipedia)
- 2019
Fight the greatest battles in the STAR WARS universe any way you want to. The choice is yours. (Steam)
- 2020
Master the art of starfighter combat in the authentic piloting experience STAR WARS™: Squadrons. Feel the adrenaline of first-person multiplayer space dogfights alongside your squadron, and buckle up in a thrilling STAR WARS™ story. (Steam)
- 2020
The STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Ultimate Edition includes the STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Deluxe Edition as well as the STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Season Pass. (Steam)
- 2023
The story of Cal Kestis continues in STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™, a galaxy-spanning, third-person, action-adventure game. (Steam)
Plot
Setting and characters Cameron Monaghan Debra Wilson Daniel Roebuck Monaghan, Wilson, and Roebuck reprised their roles as Cal Kestis, Cere Junda, and Greez Dritus, respectively. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor takes place five years after the events of Fallen Order . The game follows Jedi Knight Cal Kestis ( Cameron Monaghan ) as he fights the Empire while searching for a place to hide from them. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Critical reception Reception Star Wars Jedi: Survivor received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic . 88% of the critics recommended the game on OpenCritic . Many critics felt that Survivor was a notable improvement when compared with its predecessor. (Wikipedia)
- 2024
Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars™ game and explore distinct locations across the galaxy, both iconic and new. Risk it all as scoundrel Kay Vess, seeking freedom and the means to start a new life. (Steam)
Plot
Shortly after the Battle of Hoth , the leader of the upstart criminal syndicate Zerek Besh, Sliro Barsha, murders the leaders of his rival syndicates in a bid to consolidate his power. Meanwhile, Kay Vess seeks a way to escape her homeworld of Cantonica and start a new life in the Core Worlds. Desperate, she takes up a job with a crew led by Dennion, who plan to break into Sliro's vault and steal his fortune. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Critical reception Reception Star Wars Outlaws received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic . The game is recommended by 66% of 175 critics, according to OpenCritic . In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave the game a total score of 32 out of 40, with each critic awarding the game an 8 out of 10. (Wikipedia)
Star Wars, head to head
Two entries side by side on score, price, specs and reception:
Star Wars vs other series
How Star Wars stacks up against other series in the same genre, as a whole:
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Common questions
How many Star Wars games are there?
We hold 23 Star Wars games in the catalogue, released between 1983 and 2024. 19 of them carry enough Steam data to rank; the rest are listed in release order below, including console-only entries with no Steam listing.
Which Star Wars game is best?
By the GamingPickz Score, STAR WARS Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) rates highest at 8.1. That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, computed the same way for every game, not our opinion. The full ranking is above.
What order should I play the Star Wars games in?
Release order is listed below, from 1983 to 2024. For most series that is also story order, but we list dates rather than telling you a canon; the timeline is read from Wikidata.
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