Video game

A video game is any game played on a video-game console, any interactive game software, or a computer game where a video display is the primary feedback device.

Game genres

• First-person shooter (FPS) games are video or computer games in which the player's viewpoint is a game character's perspective. They often feature guns and other combat weapons. Star Wars: Dark Forces and its sequels are FPSs, as is Star Wars: Republic Commando. See Category:First-person shooters for more examples.

• Flight simulators are games that put the player in the position of piloting an air- or spacecraft against opponents or obstacles. The X-wing and TIE Fighter series, Rogue Squadron series, Starfighter series, and Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed are all flight simulators.

• Real-time strategy (RTS) games are usually computer games in which the player views multiple characters from a top-down point of view. In RTSs, players usually command multiple groups of characters without actually fighting themselves. Examples of RTSs include Star Wars: Rebellion, Star Wars: Force Commander, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, and Star Wars: Empire at War.

• Role-playing games (RPGs) are video or computer games in which the player views the character from a third-person perspective and makes choices that ultimately change the games' story. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords are RPGs. They are similar in some ways to tabletop roleplaying games.

• Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) are online games where players take on characters and interact with each other on a broad scale. They often feature a variety of environments and numerous non-player characters (NPCs) to provide a more realistic feel. Examples include Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided, Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures and Star Wars: The Old Republic.

List of Star Wars games in order of publication

1980s

1982

• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was the first Star Wars video game. Developed by Parker Brothers and released in 1982 for the Atari 2600 and Intellivision consoles, The Empire Strikes Back is an adaption of the film of the same name, though the game is effectively impossible to win: players take on the role of a Rebel pilot attempting to destroy AT-ATs on the planet Hoth, and the AT-ATs will eventually reach their goal.^[1]

1983

• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle was produced by Parker Brothers for the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, and Atari 8-bit consoles that was released in 1983. The game's objective is to pilot the Millennium Falcon during the Battle of Endor and destroy the second Death Star.^[2]
• Star Wars: Jedi Arena was produced solely for the Atari 2600 by Parker Brothers in 1983. Jedi Arena is a basic arena battle game that sees two Jedi Knights face off against each other in an arena, and players win by deflecting laser blasts from a remote at their opponent.^[3]
• Star Wars: The Arcade Game is an arcade game produced by Atari and released in July 1983 as a first-person space simulator based on the Battle of Yavin, the climax of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The game was very popular and was re-released on a number of game consoles.^[4]

1984

• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

1985

• The Empire Strikes Back

1987

• Star Wars is a Japanese video game released in 1987 that adapts Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. A side-scrolling platformer, the game was released for the Famicom console, and takes liberties with the movie's storyline.^[5]

1988

• Star Wars: Droids

1990s

1991

• Star Wars: Attack on the Death Star
• Star Wars is a side-scrolling platformer released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in November 1991 that recreates the events of A New Hope.^[6]
• The Empire Strikes Back was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in December 1991. The player fights through the events of Episode V as Luke Skywalker.^[7]

1992

• Super Star Wars

1993

• Star Wars: X-Wing
  • Imperial Pursuit (expansion)
  • B-Wing (expansion)
• Star Wars: Rebel Assault
• Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
• Star Wars Arcade
• Star Wars Chess

1994

• Star Wars: X-Wing: Collector's CD-ROM (remake)
• Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
• Star Wars: TIE Fighter
  • Defender of the Empire (expansion)
  • Enemy of the Empire (expansion)

1995

• The LucasArts Archives Vol. I
• The LucasArts Macintosh Archives Vol. I
• Star Wars: Dark Forces
• Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire

1996

• The LucasArts Archives Vol. II: Star Wars Collection
• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

1997

• Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
• Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi
• Monopoly Star Wars
• Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
  • Balance of Power (expansion)
• The LucasArts Archives Vol. III
• Star Wars: Yoda Stories

1998

• Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
• Star Wars: Rebellion
• Star Wars: DroidWorks
• Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
• Star Wars: X-Wing Collector Series
• The LucasArts Archives Vol. IV: Star Wars Collection II
• Star Wars Trilogy Arcade

1999

• Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
• Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace
• Star Wars: Episode I Racer
• Star Wars Episode I: The Gungan Frontier
• Star Wars: Yoda's Challenge Activity Center
• Star Wars: Pit Droids
• Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide
• Star Wars: Jar Jar's Journey Adventure Book

2000s

2000

• Star Wars: Anakin's Speedway
• Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles
• Star Wars: Force Commander
• Star Wars: Early Learning Activity Center
• Star Wars Math: Jabba's Game Galaxy
• Star Wars: Demolition
• Star Wars: Episode I Obi-Wan's Adventures
• Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo

2001

• Star Wars: Starfighter
• Star Wars: Starfighter: Special Edition
• Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing
• Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
• Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
• Star Wars: Obi-Wan
• Carbon Connection

2002

• Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
• Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
• Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars
• Star Wars: Racer Revenge was released on PlayStation 2 on February 13 and is the sequel to Star Wars: Episode I Racer, focusing on Sebulba's attempt to gain revenge on Anakin Skywalker. Racer Revenge is a podracing game like Episode I Racer, featuring thirteen tracks and twenty-two pilots, and was developed by Rainbow Studios and rated E.^[8]
• Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter is the sequel to Star Wars: Starfighter, and was released on March 10 for the PlayStation 2 and May 13 for the Xbox. Jedi Starfighter takes place prior to and during the events of Attack of the Clones and introduced a number of elements in the film prior to the movie's release.^[9]
• Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast is the sequel to Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, and was released by LucasArts and Raven Software on March 26 on PC, Mac, Xbox, and GameCube. Jedi Outcast is set in 12 ABY, seven years after Dark Forces II, and centers on Kyle Katarn's battle against the Imperial Remnant and the Force-sensitive Reborn.^[10]
• Star Wars: The New Droid Army

2003

• Star Wars Galaxies
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
• Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
• Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
• Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon
• Star Wars: Clone Wars: Planetary Forces
• Garbage Masher
• Force Flight

2004

• Star Wars: Battlefront
• Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force
• Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed is the first expansion pack for Star Wars Galaxies and was published on October 27, 2004. Jump to Lightspeed adds space travel and space combat to Galaxies, as well as several new species and professions.^[11]
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords

2005

• Star Wars: Republic Commando
• LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Activity Center is a collection of minigames, wallpapers, screensavers and desktop themes.
• Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees is the second expansion pack for Star Wars Galaxies and was released on May 5, 2005. Rage of the Wookiees adds the planet Kashyyyk, as well as a significant amount of content adapted from Revenge of the Sith.^[12]
• Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience
• Star Wars: Battle Above Coruscant
• Star Wars: Republic Commando: Order 66
• Star Wars: Battlefront II
• Star Wars Galaxies: Trials of Obi-Wan is the third expansion pack for Star Wars: Galaxies and was released on November 1, 2005. Trials of Obi-Wan adds the planet of Mustafar, introducing elements that tie in to the recent DVD release of Revenge of the Sith as well as HK-47 from Knights of the Old Republic.^[13]
• Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit
• Star Wars: Battle for the Republic
• Star Wars: Lightsaber Combat

2006

• Star Wars: Empire at War
• LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
• Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
• Star Wars: Grievous Getaway
• Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures
• Star Wars: The Best of PC is a compilation of five of the best Star Wars video games: Star Wars: Battlefront, Star Wars: Empire at War, Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Republic Commando. The Best of PC also included a 14-day trial of Star Wars Galaxies, and it was released on November 21, 2006.^[14]
• Star Wars: Lethal Alliance

2007

• LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga was released on November 6, 2007 for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii, and the Nintendo DS that is a combination of LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy. The Complete Saga merges the two games, reworking the first game's levels and characters in the updated style of The Original Trilogy.^[15]
• Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Mobile
• Star Wars: Empire at War: Gold Pack contains Star Wars: Empire at War and the expansion Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption.

2008

• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Sharpshooter
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Live Fire
• Path of the Jedi (video game)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (mobile)
• Clones vs. Droids
• Fierce Twilight

2009

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes
• Star Wars: Trench Run
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition
• Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
• Clone Weapons Training
• Force Jump Training
• Gunship Over Florrum
• Swamp Station Sweep
• Droids Over Iego
• LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2

2010s

2010

• Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
• Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner
• Clone Wars Adventures: Jetpack Trooper
• Cad Bane: Jedi Hunter
• Air Strike
• Star Wars: Battle for Hoth
• Escape from Kamino
• Yoda Battle Slash
• Republic Ace
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: AT-TE Rescue
• Duel Action Lightsaber Battle
• Star Wars: Ultimate Lightsaber
• Star Wars: Naboo Rescue
• Star Wars: Lightsaber Battle
• Star Wars: Battle Orbs
• Star Wars: The Kessel Run
• Starfighter Rescue

2011

• LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
• Star Wars: The Old Republic is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game released by BioWare and LucasArts on December 20, 2011. The "sequel" to the two Knights of the Old Republic games, The Old Republic is set three hundred years after the original games, and succeeded Star Wars Galaxies as the primary Star Wars MMORPG. The Old Republic features eight classes divided into two factions and almost twenty planets, and the game was developed over the course of more than five years and also spawned an expansive multimedia metaseries.^[16]
• Galaxy of Heroes
• Ace Assault
• Ace Assault II

2012

• Kinect Star Wars
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Collection
• Angry Birds Star Wars is an Angry Birds game released for mobile devices and computers on November 8. The game contains many Star Wars characters and 6 chapters based on the original trilogy. In 2013, the game was released on console along with the release of the second game. The series shut down in 2020.
• Battle Orders
• Aquatic Adventure
• Star Wars: Fighter Pods Rampage Battle Game
• Star Wars Galactic Spy
• Sith Assault
• Ewok Village
• Racer Rush
• Jawa Junkyard: Droids

2013

• Star Wars: Force Collection
• Star Wars Pinball
• Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel
• Club Penguin Star Wars Takeover
• Angry Birds Star Wars II is the second game in the Angry Birds Star Wars series, released on September 18. The second game is based on the prequel trilogy and lets you play as either side in 8 chapters, including a bonus chapter from Star Wars Rebels. The series shut down in 2020.
• LEGO Star Wars The Yoda Chronicles
• Star Wars: Tiny Death Star
• LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar

2014

• LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters is a mobile LEGO game released January 30. The player completes missions using six iconic LEGO Star Wars ships.
• Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Starfighter
• Star Wars: Assault Team
• Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace
• Star Wars Scene Maker
• Star Wars Rebels: Ghost Raid
• Star Wars: Commander
• LEGO Star Wars The New Yoda Chronicles
• Star Wars Rebels: Rebel Strike
• Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds
• Star Wars: Galactic Defense
• Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan
• Star Wars Journeys: Beginnings
• LEGO Star Wars: Empire vs Rebels

2015

• Club Penguin Star Wars Rebels Takeover
• Star Wars Rebels: Recon Missions
• Disney Infinity 3.0
• Star Wars: Uprising
• Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire
• Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
• Star Wars Battlefront
• Star Wars Rebels: Strike Missions
• Star Wars Rebels: Team Tactics

2016

• Star Wars: Yoda's Jedi Training
• LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine
• Star Wars Battlefront: Rogue One: X-wing VR Mission
• Star Wars Rebels: Chopper Chase
• Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne
• Star Wars Hyperspace Dash
• LEGO Star Wars: Empire vs Rebels (2016)

2017

• Star Wars: Force Arena
• Star Wars: Puzzle Droids
• Star Wars: Rivals
• Star Wars Battlefront II
• LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters II
• Star Wars Rebels: Special Ops
• Star Wars Rebels: Imperial Heist
• Porg Invasion
• Star Wars: X-wing Fighter
• Rogue One: Boots on the Ground
• LEGO Star Wars: Empire vs Rebels (2017)

2019

• Star Wars Resistance Racer
• Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught
• LEGO Star Wars Battles
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
• Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series

2020s

2020

• Star Wars: Squadrons
• Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge
• Star Wars: Starfighter Missions
• The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu
• Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures: Fearless Flyers

2021

• LEGO Star Wars Battles
• Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge – Last Call
• LEGO Star Wars: Castaways
• Star Wars: Hunters received a soft launch in 2021 and a further release on June 4, 2024.
• Star Wars Pinball VR

2022

• Star Wars: The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sith
• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

2023

• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures: Galactic Training

2024

• Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster is a remaster of the old Star Wars: Dark Forces from 1995.
• Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection is a combination of the original Star Wars Battlefront series from 2004 and 2005.
• Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Remastered
• Star Wars Outlaws

Upcoming

• Star Wars Eclipse
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Remake
• Star Wars Zero Company
• Untitled Star Wars Jedi video game
• Untitled Skydance video game
• Star Wars: Beyond Victory - A Mixed Reality Playset
• Star Wars: Rise to Power

Canceled games

• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Ewok Adventure, for the Atari 2600, was developed alongside Death Star Battle but never released.^[17]
• Vernost, by LucasArts, would have centered on the Rebels and Galactic Empire battling for control of the volcanic planet Vernost.
• The New Emperor^[18]
• Project Hermes^[19]
• Proteus was the working title for an MMORPG that was developed alongside Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided as a console-only game. Development began around 2003, but it was canceled after several months due to difficulties creating the interface.^[18]
• Star Wars: Imperial Commando was the planned sequel to Star Wars: Republic Commando that was in planning even during the production of Republic Commando, but the game was canceled in 2004 with only concept paintings made.^[18]
• Star Wars: Rebel Commando^[20]
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 3 was the planned third installment in the Knights of the Old Republic series. Knights of the Old Republic 3 was canceled before it started official development, though the series received a "sequel" in the form of the spin-off MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic.
• Star Wars: Smuggler started development in 2004 but was canceled in 2005. The player would have assumed the role of a smuggler in an Imperial-controlled galaxy.^[18]
• Star Wars: Battlefront III was to be a sequel to the highly selling Star Wars: Battlefront II.
• Star Wars: Battlefront IV^[21]
• Star Wars: Rogue Leaders: Rogue Squadron Wii^[22]
• Star Wars: Rogue Squadron: X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter^[23]
• Star Wars Trilogy^[23]
• Star Wars: Jedi Knight III: Brink of Darkness^[24]
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed III^[25]
• Battle of the Sith Lords, code named Damage, would have revived Darth Maul in the Legacy era and had ties to Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The game was being developed by Red Fly Studios, which was to be bought by LucasArts. In 2011, LucasArts opted not to buy the video-game company, and the project was subsequently canceled.
• Star Wars: 1313 would have taken place in the deeper levels of Coruscant, specifically level 1313, and would have featured the darker side of Star Wars. A Mature rating was expected. However, the game was never released, as Disney shut down LucasArts after acquiring Lucasfilm.
• Star Wars: First Assault was a multiplayer Star Wars game in development at LucasArts. It was canceled along with Star Wars: 1313 after the closure of LucasArts following Disney's Lucasfilm acquisition.
• Death Star^[24]
• Star Wars: Outpost^[24]
• Star Wars: Rebel Agent^[24]
• Star Wars: Rebel Fury^[24]
• Star Wars: Rebel Jedi^[24]
• Star Wars: Rebel Scum^[24]
• Star Wars: Rebel Warrior^[24]
• Star Wars: Attack Squadrons was an online multiplayer space combat game in development by Disney Interactive and Area 52 Games. The game was officially announced in 2013, with a five-month beta occurring in 2014 before cancellation. The game would have featured modifiable ships, 16 player matches, and three battle modes.
• Star Wars: Dark Squadron^[26]
• Project Ragtag was in development by the studio EA Vancouver after Visceral Games, the game's previous developers, were closed down. It was canceled in early 2019.
• Star Wars: Galactic Conflict^[27]
• Star Wars Episode VII: Shadows of the Sith was to focus on Ben Skywalker. It never progressed beyond an initial pitch.
• Shadow of the Sith would have focused on Sith in a futuristic time period.
• Star Wars Scene Maker: Rebels would have let players place various characters in various scenes from the Star Wars Rebels animated series.
• Untitled Chewbacca game^[26]
• Untitled fighting game^[24]
• Untitled Electronic Arts first-person shooter game^[28]

Crossovers

• Brawlhalla
• Club Penguin
  • Club Penguin Star Wars Takeover
  • Club Penguin Star Wars Rebels Takeover
• Disney Emoji Blitz
• Disney Magic Kingdoms
• LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum
• Fall Guys
• Fortnite
  • Fortnite Battle Royale
  • LEGO Fortnite
    • LEGO Fortnite Odyssey
  • Fortnite Festival
  • Rocket Racing
• Minecraft
  • Minecraft Star Wars
  • Minecraft Star Wars: Path of the Jedi
• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
• Roblox
• Rocket League
• Soulcalibur IV
• The Sims 4
  • The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu

Bestselling

Sources

• The Lucasfilm Games Team's Favorite Star Wars Gaming Moments on StarWars.com (backup link)

Notes and references

External links

• Video game on Wikipedia
• Star Wars video games on Wikipedia
• List of Star Wars video games on Wikipedia

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